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Job summary

Main area
Mental Health
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 4
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
354-PC-20702
Employer
Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Wentworth House
Town
Crawley
Salary
£27,485 - £30,162 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
01/10/2025 23:59

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Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust logo

Assistant Psychologist

NHS AfC: Band 4

Come and join us

We're looking for people who share our values (compassion, accountability and optimism) to help us provide high quality care to the patients, carers, families and local communities we serve. We specialise in providing NHS mental health and learning disability services.

So what can we offer you in return?

We're an organisation which puts people first. We'll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. We'll help you learn, acquire new skills and gain further experience to support your career development. And we'll provide the opportunity for you to bring your fresh ideas to work about how we can do things differently and continue improving.

You will also be joining a health and care system committed to working together to do the best we can for the communities we serve. Above all, at Sussex Partnership you'll have the chance to make a difference to the lives of the patients, carers and families across our communities.

As a Trust we are committed in making a difference. Your development is important to us, so don't forget to ask us during interview what opportunities we can offer. We can offer fully funded lifelong learning opportunities such as an apprenticeship from GCSE to Masters level.

If you like the sound of that, then come and join our team.

Job overview

Are you passionate about supporting the mental health and wellbeing of veterans?

We are looking for a dedicated and compassionate Assistant Psychologist to join our multidisciplinary team in the Veterans' Mental Health and Wellbeing Service.

You will play a key role in supporting the delivery of high-quality psychologically informed care to former members of the UK Armed Forces experiencing mental health difficulties.

The service is based at Crawley Hospital and serves the counties of Sussex, Surrey and Kent.  Travel to Kent and Surrey will be required on occasion as part of this role.

The successful applicant will have a relevant psychology degree and experience of working with databases, spreadsheets and using advanced IT skills in evaluation audit and research. They will also have excellent interpersonal skills, experience of team working and be highly motivated.

You will work in partnership with a diverse team of clinicians and support staff including nurses, assistant psychologists, psychologists, psychiatrists, peer support workers and our third sector partners.

We are passionate about involving people, family and friends in care and we welcome candidates with experience of co-production.

Main duties of the job

As an assistant psychologist your primary goal will be to offer psychologically informed individual and group interventions, as well as being involved in the assessment process.

You will also work alongside other multi-disciplinary professions to support with risk assessment and wider team functions. There will be quality improvement and audit opportunities.

Op Courage has an active research group and there will be opportunities to be part of current research projects.

As part of your role, you will receive regular clinical and managerial supervision with a HCPC registered psychologist.

Working for our organisation

We are Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, providing mental health, learning disability and neurodevelopmental services to people living in southeast England. Our services are for children, young people, adults of working age and older people. You can help us do this by bringing your skills, experience and commitment to Sussex Partnership.

We are passionate about research and it's our aim to put it at the core of everything we do so we can continually improve our clinical care. 

Our vision is to deliver great care and improve outcomes together.

Our Vaues underpin everything we do and the experience we want people to have when using our services, working within them and working alongside them, as a partner.  Compassionate, Accountable and Optimistic.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

In order to be a successful Assistant Psychologist in our team you will have:

• Degree in Psychology.

• Experience in risk management

• Experience working within a mental health setting

It would also be advantageous if you are:

• Experienced working with the veteran community.

• To contribute to the management of a team caseload of clients with evidence based/client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate group based and individual interventions.

• To support with check in and supportive calls.

• To undertake quality improvement and audit work for the service.

• To provide interventions as part of a multi-disciplinary approach, with specific responsibilities regarding the care pathway

• To contribute to risk screening and assessment as well as risk management and care planning

• To contribute to and facilitate evidence-based assessments and individual and group interventions

• To contribute to the maintenance and development of the Service

• To regularly share and supervise students on practice placement, and junior staff as appropriate

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Honours degree at 2:2 or above in Psychology, or equivalent. Eligible for Graduate Basis for Chartership with the BPS
Desirable criteria
  • Further post graduate training in relevant area of professional psychology, health and social care practice, and / or research design and analysis

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Jane Bray
Job title
Clinical Service Manager
Email address
[email protected]
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