Practitioner Psychologist or Psychological Therapist

NHS; Eastbourne; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job description

Job summary

We are delighted to have been awarded funding to appoint to this new post for our inpatient wards at the Dept of Psychiatry. This is part of the trust's ongoing commitment to ensuring our service users have access to the best therapeutic and evidence-based inpatient support. Psychological services are fundamental to this.

We have two adult wards here and the successful candidate will join a large and growing psychological professions team across East Sussex and within our inpatient and urgent care services. The service is currently at Eastbourne General Hospital but the units are moving to a brand-new purpose build hospital (Coombe Valley Hospital) within the next year.

There is considerable scope to be part of exciting developments under way in East Sussex mental health services. We are currently spearheading the establishment of a dedicated Multiple Admissions Patient Pathway (MAP) with consultant psychologist leadership based on the systemic principles of Open Dialogue.

Main duties of the job

This post is most likely to be particularly attractive to recently qualified psychologists (or trainees soon to qualify) as well as accredited psychological therapists. As such the successful candidate will benefit from expert support and supervision to develop their skills and career.

They will work within a supportive multi-disciplinary team and help in providing psychological opinion and formulations, and contribute to the development of psychological thinking, understanding and interventions/approaches within the multi-disciplinary team. They will also be in a position to offer consultation, assessments and focused, short-term individual and group interventions.

We are building a new hospital in Bexhill to replace our inpatient services at the Department of Psychiatry. This means that, if you are successful in your application, you will be asked to transfer to the new facilities when they open in 2025.

About us

The post holder will be a part of the wider East Sussex Psychological Professions group who work closely together and collaborate to promote and support the development and implementation of effective psychological services across our county. They will also be part of the Trust's Adult Acute Psychological network, which provides specialist guidance and support on governance and best practice, including specialty CPD days.

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is a leading teaching and research mental health trust. We were granted teaching status in 2008 in recognition of our research background and our links with the Brighton and Sussex Medical School and other academic institutions. Currently we are in the top 12 mental health trusts in terms of research participants. Applicants with an interest in research will be welcomed.

Working here offers continued training and development, variety and a rewarding challenge, plus the benefits of living in Sussex, by the sea, in the beautiful South Downs or in any one of the exciting towns and cities we have to offer.

If you would like to ask anything or have a chat about this opportunity, please do get in touch.

Date posted

14 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year PA

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

354-AE-21123

Job locations

Dept. of Psychiatry, Eastbourne General Hospital

Eastbourne

BN21 2UD

Job description Job responsibilities

This post is to support the provision of psychological and psychologically-informed interventions to service users in our acute units in Eastbourne. The ward accepts adults of working age with a range of severe mental health problems that require inpatient admission. This might be for problems including psychosis, personality issues and severe or risky mood disorders. As such it is a point in people's lives when they may be very vulnerable and good psychological support is especially important.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• 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 HPC
• Professionally registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with the Health Professions Council (HPC)

Knowledge/Experience Essential

• 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 HPC

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name: Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address:

Dept. of Psychiatry, Eastbourne General Hospital

Eastbourne

BN21 2UD

Employer's website

https://www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk/