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Clinical/Counselling Psychologist/Psychotherapist/CBT Therapist

Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust

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Location
Salary
£49,387 - £56,515 per annum, pro rata
Profession
Mental health professionals
Grade
Band 7
Deadline
15 May 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
01 May 2026

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Younger Adults Psychological Service in Mental Health Together Plus, in the East Kent Directorate.

This post would suit someone who has a genuine interest in working therapeutically with this varied and rewarding client group. An understanding of and ability to work with people with severe and complex mental health difficulties is essential.

We are serious about diversity and inclusion, and we are working hard to build this into our DNA. We warmly welcome applications for any of our roles from people from diverse backgrounds, and we are proactively encouraging applications from under-represented communities for our more senior roles, like this one. We also welcome trainees nearing the end of their training to apply.

You will be working across our Dover and Folkestone localities, so being a driver would be an advantage.

We are serious about diversity and inclusion, and we are working hard to build this into our DNA. We warmly welcome applications for any of our roles from people from diverse backgrounds, and we are proactively encouraging applications from under-represented communities for our more senior roles, like this one.

Main duties of the job

  • To be responsible for the systematic provision of a range of evidence-based psychological interventions to working age adults with severe and enduring mental health difficulties referred by the Mental Health teams within the locality.
  • To undertake high quality direct (assessment and therapeutic) and indirect(consultative, advisory and evaluative) specialist psychology interventions within the service and taking substantial professional responsibility and exercising autonomous judgement in their professional practice.
  • To ensure the clinical effectiveness of own practice and of service functioning by undertaking research and development relevant to the service area

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This is a varied and busy post, which will provide you with opportunities to learn and develop invaluable skills, both clinically and organisationally. We look forward to welcoming you to the team.

Please see Job Description & Person Specification for full details. This is essential reading for all applicants.