Assistant Psychologist

Job summary
As an Assistant Psychologist you will provide clinical, research and administrative support to the psychological therapies staff in the all-age eating disorder service under their direct guidance and supervision, in order to assist in providing and monitoring the service provision within the Service Line.

This role can be based at either Canterbury or Maidstone.

Main duties of the job
The post holder will be a member of the Kent and Medway All-age Eating Disorders team. The post holder will be required to identify, assess and manage people who present with a range of eating disorder issues. The post holder will be a member of the team and have support of other team members in the management of these cases. The post holder will be expected to attend and participate in team meetings.

The post holder will support people and enhance the professional psychological care within the service, across all sectors of care, providing psychological assessment and psychological interventions of a routine nature, under the direct supervision of a qualified professional psychologist drawing on their supervisor's expertise. To work according to a plan agreed with a qualified psychologist and within the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures. To assist in clinically related administration, conduct of audits, collection of statistics, and development of audit and/or research projects, teaching and project work.

About us
We are Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway and are rated 'Good' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our teams support children, young people and adults with a wide range of mental health needs. We also provide specialist services, including all-age eating disorder services and neurodevelopmental assessments for children and young people, such as autism and ADHD.

Because we work across the whole county and across hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the people we serve.

Our vision is simple: we are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It's why we're passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. Everything we do is guided by our values: caring, inclusive, curious and confident.

Join us if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that's working well together.

Details
Date posted: 05 August 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 4
Salary: £28,392 to £31,157 a year per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 380-CED045
Job locations: The Courtyard/Georges Turle House, Pudding Lane, Canterbury/Maidstone, ME14 1PA, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for full details and main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification
Training, Qualifications and Registration
Essential

• An upper second-class honours degree or higher in psychology.
• Entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society.

Desirable

• Further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis.

Experience
Essential

• Working with people with mental health problems and/or other disabilities.
• Undertaking audits/data collection

Knowledge and Skills
Essential

• Ability to communicate sensitive information to patients, carers and colleagues in a way that addresses psychological resistance.
• An understanding of and interest in the needs and difficulties of people with eating disorders.
• Excellent IT and reporting skills

Desirable

• Experience using RIO

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details
Employer name: Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust
Address: The Courtyard/Georges Turle House, Pudding Lane, Canterbury/Maidstone, ME14 1PA, United Kingdom
Employer's website:

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Clinical and Strategic Lead, Susie Greenwood, View email address on meeveem.com, View phone number on meeveem.com

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975.