Assistant Psychologist (Maternity Cover) in Brighton inBrighton PUBLISHED TUE 21 OCT 2025 Jump to job information section

Job summary
The Assistant Psychologist (Maternity Cover) role at Brighton & Hove Clinic provides an exciting opportunity to work with a dedicated team, treating young people with eating disorders and other mental health conditions. This temporary position offers the chance to develop specialist skills and contribute to assessments, interventions, and clinical administration.

Main duties of the job
As an Assistant Psychologist, you will be responsible for conducting psychological assessments and formulations, facilitating individual and group interventions, assisting with training delivery, developing behavior support plans, and maintaining clinical databases. You will work under the supervision of the Senior Psychologist to make a real difference in the lives of vulnerable individuals.

About us
Elysium Healthcare is an established, stable, and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a network of over 90 services across England and Wales. As part of the Ramsay Health Care global network, Elysium Healthcare offers a unique approach to the delivery of care and opportunities for professional growth.

Details

Date posted
21 October 2025

Pay scheme
Other

Salary
£26,530 a year

Contract
Permanent

Working pattern
Full-time

Reference number
1404949610

Job location
sElysium HealthcareBrightonBN3 4FH

Job description

Job responsibilities
Are you looking for the next step in your career, in an environment where you can develop and specialise your skills? Then join Brighton & Hove Clinic as an Assistant Psychologist (Maternity Cover) where you will have the opportunity to work with a dedicated team to make a real difference in lives of some of the most vulnerable people in society.What you will be doingYou will be working with young people in a specialist eating disorder setting, focusing on treating eating disorders, alongside

Address
ing conditions like depression, self harm, physical health concerns, and psychological distress including trauma.As an Assistant Psychologist you will have the opportunity to assist with assessments, formulations, and treatment to our service users, under the supervision of the Senior Psychologist. You will also assist in clinically related administration including conduct of audits, collection of statistics, development of audit and/or research projects, teaching, and project work.At Brighton & Hove Clinic you will have the chance to develop specialist skills through out your time with us. Your professional growth is important, which is why there are numerous career development opportunities to keep you learning and improving.Please note that this role is a one year fixed time

Contract
.To start your career at Brighton & Hove Clinic apply today.As an Assistant Psychologist you will be:Contributing to psychological assessments and formulationsFacilitating psychological interventions on a 1:1 and/or group basis to service users, monitoring and reporting upon their effectivenessAssisting in designing and delivering specialist training to othersDeveloping individualised positive behaviour support plans with patientsArranging and co-facilitating the monthly family support groupMaintaining clinical databasesCompleting outcome measuresWriting reports for various audiencesService evaluation and other research tasks including collecting, analysing, and reporting upon an array of statisticsUndertaking clinically relevant auditsTo be successful in this role, you will have:A minimum of an upper second-class honours degree in Psychology conferring eligibility for Graduate Membership of the British Psychological Society (BPS)

Experience
working with patients with eating disorders, or in a CYPMHS or inpatient setting'in a similar role

Experience
of maintaining office systems and undertaking administration tasksCreative thinking, clinical efficacy, and a strong commitment to working with evidenced based models of therapeutic interventionStrong organisation skillsGood interpersonal and communication skillsTo meet professional practice expectations including the HCPC standards of conduct, performance and ethics, and the BPS code of ethics and conductWhere you will be working:Location: New Church Road Hove BN3 4FHBrighton & Hove Clinic provides a Children and Young People's Mental Health Service (CYPMHS) Tier 4 Eating Disorder service for young people aged 12 up to 18 years with a primary diagnosis of eating disorder; or an eating difficulty with a co-morbid presentation for example mental health or psychological issues, such as depression, OCD or anxiety or self-harm.What you will get:Annual

Salary
of £26,530The equivalent of 33 days annual leave – (inc Bank Holidays) plus your birthday off!Free mealsWellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance.Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals.Pension contribution to secure your future.Life Assurance for added peace of mind.Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time.There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts, special offers and much more.*Applicants who require sponsorship for this role and are applying from outside the UK will be eligible for an alternative International Relocation Package, further

Details
of which can be provided on application.About your next employer:You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.

Job description

Person Specification

Qualifications
EssentialA minimum of an upper second-class honours degree in Psychology conferring eligibility for Graduate Membership of the British Psychological Society (BPS), as well as

Experience
working with patients with eating disorders or in a CYPMHS or inpatient setting.

Person Specification

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.UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please seeNHS Careers website (opens in a new window).Additional information

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.UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please seeNHS Careers website (opens in a new window).Employer

Details