Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT) provides mental health and social care services across Kent and Medway. Their mission is to deliver high-quality, patient-centered mental health care that supports recovery and improves the well-being of individuals. Their purpose is to enhance mental health services through compassionate care, effective treatment, and community support.

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Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust

We provide secondary mental health services across Kent and Medway, both in the community and within inpatient settings.

You must travel between bases efficiently and handle emotionally challenging content while managing high mental exertion on a daily basis.

You will support psychology staff with assessments, treatment planning, group facilitation, audits, and administrative tasks while working directly with patients.

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It’s an exciting time to join us. The Forensic Outreach and Liaison Service is a specialist service for Kent, providing a safe, effective and timely pathway from medium/low secure care into the community, for people requiring ongoing specialist forensic mental health care. We are recruiting two Band 4 Assistant Psychologists, one full-time post and one part-time post These are challenging posts for two dedicated and enthusiastic Assistant Psychologists who are keen to support patients moving from secure services to be reintegrated into the community. These posts are subject to a six-month probationary period for candidates external to the Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust. To deliver an effective service, it is essential that you are able to travel between bases in a timely manner. We take pride in our services, which are underpinned by our values: * We are caring-This is where it all begins and where we make a real difference, for everyone. We're here to care, truly care. That means seeing each other, listening and knowing we're all valued. We look after each other because happy people give the best care. Every win, big or small, matters – it's someone's progress. And even when things get tough, we'll always be kind, always listen and always respect. * To provide clinical, research and administrative support to the psychology staff in the FOLS team, under their direct guidance and supervision, in order to assist in providing and monitoring the service provision within the Service Line. * Take an active role in coordinating and conducting initial assessments and formulations under the supervision of a qualified clinician. Contribute to the development of risk formulations and treatment planning. * Administer and score assessment instruments and other forms of assessment and compile reports. * Co-facilitate structured groups such as anger management, social skills and problem solving. * Take part in audit, Qi and research. * Supporting FOLS to provide tailored support to autistic clients. * Provision of administrative support to the psychologist and psychotherapist, including literature searches for relevant articles and the collation of information for case conferences. * The posts will be based in the FOLS team and are predominantly patient-facing. * The post holders will work with highly emotive content and manage high levels of mental exertion for extended periods of time on a daily basis Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life. We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving 1.8 million people in Kent and Medway, as well as specialist services for adults in Sussex and Surrey. We are rated Good overall by the CQC. Each year we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 people in the community. We are proud to employ over 3,800 people from 66 nationalities, and to serve an increasingly diverse range of communities across rural and urban areas. You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones. The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service. Our strategy Our mission is what we set out to do every day We deliver brilliant care through brilliant people Our vision is where we want to be in the future To provide outstanding care and to work in partnership to deliver this in the right place, for every service user, every time. Check out our recruitment videos Recruitment - YouTube For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Philip Malone Job title: Principal Psychotherapist Email address: philip.malone@nhs.net Telephone number: 01622 723114

It’s an exciting time to join us.The Forensic Outreach and Liaison Service is a specialist service for Kent, providing a safe, effective and timely pathway from medium/low secure care into the community, for people requiring ongoing specialist forensic mental health care.We are recruiting two Band 4 Assistant Psychologists, one full-time post and one part-time postThese are challenging posts for two dedicated and enthusiastic Assistant Psychologists who are keen to support patients moving from secure services to be reintegrated into the community.These posts are subject to a six-month probationary period for candidates external to the Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust.To deliver an effective service, it is essential that you are able to travel between bases in a timely manner.We take pride in our services, which are underpinned by our values: * We are caring-This is where it all begins and where we make a real difference, for everyone. We're here to care, truly care. That means seeing each other, listening and knowing we're all valued. We look after each other because happy people give the best care. Every win, big or small, matters – it's someone's progress. And even when things get tough, we'll always be kind, always listen and always respect. * To provide clinical, research and administrative support to the psychology staff in the FOLS team, under their direct guidance and supervision, in order to assist in providing and monitoring the service provision within the Service Line. * Take an active role in coordinating and conducting initial assessments and formulations under the supervision of a qualified clinician. Contribute to the development of risk formulations and treatment planning. * Administer and score assessment instruments and other forms of assessment and compile reports. * Co-facilitate structured groups such as anger management, social skills and problem solving. * Take part in audit, Qi and research. * Supporting FOLS to provide tailored support to autistic clients. * Provision of administrative support to the psychologist and psychotherapist, including literature searches for relevant articles and the collation of information for case conferences. * The posts will be based in the FOLS team and are predominantly patient-facing. * The post holders will work with highly emotive content and manage high levels of mental exertion for extended periods of time on a daily basis      Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life.We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving 1.8 million people in Kent and Medway, as well as specialist services for adults in Sussex and Surrey. We are rated Good overall by the CQC.Each year we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 people in the community.We are proud to employ over 3,800 people from 66 nationalities, and to serve an increasingly diverse range of communities across rural and urban areas.You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones.The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service.Our strategyOur mission is what we set out to do every dayWe deliver brilliant care through brilliant peopleOur vision is where we want to be in the futureTo provide outstanding care and to work in partnership to deliver this in the right place, for every service user, every time.Check out our recruitment videos Recruitment - YouTubeFor further details / informal visits contact: Name: Philip Malone Job title: Principal Psychotherapist Email address: philip.malone@nhs.net Telephone number: 01622 723114

Assistant Psychologist - Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust

&lt;strong&gt;It’s an exciting time to join us. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;The Forensic Outreach and Liaison Service is a specialist service for Kent, providing a safe, effective and timely pathway from medium/low secure care into the community, for people requiring ongoing specialist forensic mental health care.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We are recruiting two Band 4 Assistant Psychologists, one full-time post and one part-time post&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;These are challenging posts for two dedicated and enthusiastic Assistant Psychologists who are keen to support patients moving from secure services to be reintegrated into the community.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;These posts are subject to a six-month probationary period for candidates external to the Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;To deliver an effective service, it is essential that you are able to travel between bases in a timely manner.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We take pride in our services, which are underpinned by our values:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt; We are caring-This is where it all begins and where we make a real difference, for everyone. We're here to care, truly care. That means seeing each other, listening and knowing we're all valued. We look after each other because happy people give the best care. Every win, big or small, matters – it's someone's progress. And even when things get tough, we'll always be kind, always listen and always respect.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;To provide clinical, research and administrative support to the psychology staff in the FOLS team, under their direct guidance and supervision, in order to assist in providing and monitoring the service provision within the Service Line. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Take an active role in coordinating and conducting initial assessments and formulations under the supervision of a qualified clinician. Contribute to the development of risk formulations and treatment planning.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Administer and score assessment instruments and other forms of assessment and compile reports.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Co-facilitate structured groups such as anger management, social skills and problem solving.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Take part in audit, Qi and research.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Supporting FOLS to provide tailored support to autistic clients.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Provision of administrative support to the psychologist and psychotherapist, including literature searches for relevant articles and the collation of information for case conferences.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The posts will be based in the FOLS team and are predominantly patient-facing. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The post holders will work with highly emotive content and manage high levels of mental exertion for extended periods of time on a daily basis&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving 1.8 million people in Kent and Medway, as well as specialist services for adults in Sussex and Surrey. We are rated Good overall by the CQC.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Each year we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 people in the community.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We are proud to employ over 3,800 people from 66 nationalities, and to serve an increasingly diverse range of communities across rural and urban areas.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Our strategy&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Our mission is what we set out to do every day&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;We deliver brilliant care through brilliant people&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Our vision is where we want to be in the future&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;To provide outstanding care and to work in partnership to deliver this in the right place, for every service user, every time.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Check out our recruitment videos Recruitment - YouTube&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Philip Malone Job title: Principal Psychotherapist Email address: philip.malone@nhs.net Telephone number: 01622 723114

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