Vacancy: Highly Specialist Psychologist/ Psychological Practitoner

Employer: Kent and Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust; Eastern & Coastal Area Offices, Canterbury, Kent

Ref: R635

Band 8b: £43,221 - £53,432 p.a.

Details: An interesting opportunity has arisen for someone with advanced therapeutic skills and an interest in teaching and staff development to work as part of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) team working to develop the competence of the workforce and support the delivery of mental health services across the Trust in line with NICE guidelines.

The work will cover all ages in terms of adult services in both primary care and secondary care psychological provision.

By supporting Trust staff to develop their skills in delivering NICE recommended psychological treatments, particularly cognitive behavioural approaches, you will contribute to and facilitate the process of implementation of NICE guidance. You will also develop training and provide clinical supervision and continuing support for NICE-recommended practice across all the main care groups and will initiate and support research and audit as appropriate. You will work as part of a small team and have frequent contact with a broad range of professionals within the Trust.

As a chartered clinical or counselling psychologist you will have considerable experience of mental health practice with a substantial breadth of knowledge regarding therapeutic models and clinical practice, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. There will be ample opportunities to use and further develop these therapeutic skills as you will be expected to carry a clinical case load determined by the needs of the psychological service and your areas of clinical interests.

The team is based in Canterbury, however you will be required to travel to other mental health sites within the Eastern and Coastal Directorate of the Trust.

An ability to work independently is key to this post, as you will be required to work on your own initiative as well as within a team setting.

This post is an ideal opportunity to gain consultancy and training experience in line with New Ways of Working.

For an informal discussion and for further information about the post please contact John Howes, Lead: NICE Implementation Team, Consultant Psychological Practitioner, on 01227 812127.

If your application is successful, you will be notified by e-mail. It is important therefore that you regularly check your NHS jobs account.

TO APPLY: We encourage applicants to apply on-line – go to www.kmpt.nhs.uk

Completed applications by: 14th November 2008.
Interviews to be held Monday 1st December 2008.
Employment in this post is subject to a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure from the Criminal Records Bureau.

Car owner/driver essential, subject to the provisions of the Disability Discrimination Act (1995).

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