Senior Practitioner Psychologist

Sussex Partnership; Brighton; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A health service provider in Brighton is seeking a Practitioner Psychologist for a ten-month secondment to cover maternity leave. The successful candidate will join a multi-disciplinary team to support vulnerable individuals experiencing severe mental illness. Responsibilities include psychological assessments, individual and group interventions, and case consultations. Flexible working arrangements are encouraged. The role requires HCPC registration and prior experience in mental health settings.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Positive work-life balance

Qualifications

• Registered with the HCPC as a Practitioner Psychologist.
• Experience in working with vulnerable populations.

Responsibilities

• Apply skills and expertise in psychological assessments.
• Hold a caseload of clients.
• Offer individual and group psychological interventions to clients.
• Collaboratively develop formulations and care plans.
• Provide case consultations to other agency partners.
• Deliver reflective practice sessions for staff.
• Contribute to complex clinical decision making.

Job description

Position

Applications are invited from Practitioner Psychologists registered with the HCPC for a ten‑month secondment to cover maternity leave, based at the East Brighton Community Mental Health Centre, Brighton General Hospital.

About the Service

As the psychologist within the Mental Health Homeless Team (MHHT), you will help support some of the most vulnerable, disadvantaged and marginalised people in society. The MHHT works with rough sleepers and insecurely housed individuals across Brighton and Hove, who have a severe and enduring mental illness and who may have additional substance misuse problems. The service collaborates with colleagues from the housing department, health workers and VCS organisations.

Team

You will join a friendly, highly-skilled and enthusiastic multi‑disciplinary team of mental health nurses, social workers, an STR worker and a consultant psychiatrist.

Application Criteria

We invite applications from people who are already in an 8a post and who are motivated to work with this population, as well as suitable applicants who are currently in a Band 7 role for whom this could be an opportunity to gain experience in an 8a role.

Responsibilities

• Apply skills and expertise in psychological assessments.
• Hold a caseload of clients.
• Offer individual and group psychological interventions to clients and their families/carers.
• Collaboratively develop formulations and care plans.
• Provide case consultations and formulation sessions to other agency partners in the community.
• Deliver reflective practice sessions for staff (to support staff wellbeing).
• Contribute a psychological perspective and advice in MDT meetings where appropriate and contribute to complex clinical decision making about clients.
• Provide teaching, training and supervision to assistant and trainee psychologists.

Benefits

We encourage flexible working. We know that a positive work/life balance brings about huge health‑related benefits, which has a positive impact on the care we provide. Please speak to us about flexible working, for example, home‑working, part‑time hours, flexible start/finish times or anything else. If it works for you and works for the role, we will do our best to make it happen.

About the Trust

Sussex Partnership provides mental health care for all age groups across Sussex. We’d love you to join our Trust, rated ‘good’ overall and ‘outstanding’ for caring by the CQC. Our staff agree, in our recent staff survey 82% told us that they recognise that care for patients is our top priority.

Key Survey Results

• 70% highlighting flexible working as a key point for satisfaction at work.
• 79% reporting feeling able to make suggestions to improve the work in their team.
• 77% identifying opportunities to show initiative in their roles.

Contact

Name: Emily Cooper
Job title: Clinical Lead
Email address: [e-mail]
Telephone number: 07471 034102