Job summary
- Main area
- Psychology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 354-CS-21733-C
- Employer
- Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Highmore
- Town
- Hailsham
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 26/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Practitioner Psychologist
NHS AfC: Band 7
Come and join us
We’re looking for people who share our values of compassion, accountability and optimism to help us provide high quality care for the patients, carers, families and communities we serve. We specialise in NHS mental health and learning disability services and we’re proud to make a difference every day.
At SPFT we put people first. We’ll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. You’ll have opportunities to learn, grow and gain new experiences to support your career, with access to lifelong learning and professional development.
We actively promote flexible working and understand how important work life balance is, especially in healthcare. Whether it’s part time hours, hybrid working or flexible start and finish times, we’ll explore what works for you and the role.
We recognise that AI is becoming part of daily life and you may choose to use it to help prepare your application. We welcome innovation but ask that anything you submit reflects your own abilities, experience and voice. AI can support how you describe your skills and experience, but it should never replace your own words as we want to get to know you.
We’re shaping a workplace where ideas are encouraged, technology supports you and everyone has a voice in how we improve. If that sounds like the kind of organisation you want to be part of, we’d love to hear from you.
Job overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic Practitioner Psychologist to join the East Sussex specialist CAMHS Learning Disability Family Intensive Support Service. You will work creatively within a wide range of approaches including Systemic, Positive Behaviour Support, Functional Analysis, Attachment theory, Mindfulness-based approaches and the Family Partnership Model and have the opportunity to develop new models of working too.
Main duties of the job
The key components of the job will be to provide:
- a high-quality community-based service to children with learning disabilities and their families, carers and networks.
- specialist psychological assessments, formulation and multi-disciplinary interventions for children presenting with challenging behaviours, including facilitating parent groups.
- supervision of undergraduate psychology students, assistant psychologist and trainee psychologists.
- psychological support and reflective space to other colleagues in the team.
- consultation and training to other agencies and services working with children with learning disabilities.
Working for our organisation
We are a friendly, innovative, award-winning, multi-disciplinary community team working with families whose children, including looked after children, have moderate to severe learning disabilities with significant psychological, behavioural and communication difficulties. The team is comprised of Clinical Psychologists, Speech and Language Therapists, Family Support Practitioners, Specialist Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner, Consultant Psychiatrist, Clinical Nurse Specialist and Occupational Therapist.
We are a community rather than clinic based service so your work will take place in a variety of settings including in family homes, schools, respite services and the wider community including in woodlands as part of our award winning Woodland Project.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the job descriptions with person specifications for qualification and registration requirements.
The post is based in Hailsham at the team office but as we cover the whole of East Sussex you will be required to travel between sites.
You will need to have experience of at least one of the following:
· working with children/young people with learning disabilities
· working with children/young people with Autism
· working with Looked After children
· working in a CAMHS setting
· working with adults with a learning disability
· working at a range of levels including direct work with children/young people, parents and carers
.
You will be supported within the team by experienced clinical psychologists and will work closely with other specialists within the service, CAMHS and universal children’s services. As a member of the psychological professions workforce you will be able to access additional CPD.
Professional development is encouraged through supervision, training, team CPD and wider CAMHS and Trust events. We welcome contact from interested candidates – call us to find out more about the team and the role!
If you’d like to know more, please contact Jasmine Lineker Lead Clinical Psychologists on 0300 304 0327 option 7
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in applied psychology [or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996 or outside the UK], including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as approved by the HCPC
- Professionally registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with the Health Professions Council (HCPC)
Knowledge/Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of specialist psychological working (assessment, formulation and treatment) with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings including outpatient, community, primary care, inpatient and residential care settings, maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
- Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis as practiced within the field of applied psychology
- High level of knowledge and skills in neuropsychology and evidence of further practice and/or training since qualification.
- Experience of the application of applied psychology in different cultural contexts and experience of working within a multicultural framework
- Evidence of continuing professional development as required by the HCPC.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Simon Hemmings
- Job title
- Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 304 0327
- Additional information
Alternatively contact Jasmine Lineker - Lead Clinical Psychologist on 0300 304 0327 option 7
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