Clinical Psychologist inPortslade inPortslade PUBLISHED
TUE 4 JUN 2024
Job summary
We are seeking maternity cover for a senior psychologist, to clinically lead a school-based Mental Health service in Brighton and Hove.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide strategic leadership and guidance to the team, including overseeing clinical governance and liaison with other organisations including other CYP mental health services. They will also provide supervision to senior team members, and CBT trainees, hold their own clinical caseload, offer training and specialist consultation to the team, and other teams including specialist educational facilities.
About us
Working for your organisation
We provide mental health and learning disability care for children, young people and adults across Sussex and for children and young people
Working in Sussex:
Travel easily between coast and countryside, with a blend of picturesque villages and seaside towns there's always new experiences to be enjoyed
Embrace the city life with great access to visit Brighton and London
With easy access to Gatwick and Heathrow and excellent railway links across the UK there is plenty of opportunity for adventure
We'd love you to join our organisation that is rated 'good' overall and 'outstanding' for caring by the
Care Quality Commission. Our staff agree, with 82% of people in our recent staff survey telling us that they recognise that care for patients is our top priority.
Other key staff survey results include:
70% highlighting flexible working opportunities as a key point for satisfaction at work
79% reporting feeling able to make suggestions to improve the work within their team
77% identifying the opportunities to show initiative in their roles
See the attached 'Partnership Perks' document for details about our benefits package.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This post was developed to ensure that specialist mental health input is available, in a timely, responsive, and flexible manner, to young people, their families and the professional systems around them.
The service is committed to ensuring equality of provision, working within Brighton & Hove which has pledged to be an anti-racist council. The team is fully committed to playing its part in dismantling racist structures and challenging racial inequality and all forms of discrimination.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This post was developed to ensure that specialist mental health input is available, in a timely, responsive, and flexible manner, to young people, their families and the professional systems around them.
The service is committed to ensuring equality of provision, working within Brighton & Hove which has pledged to be an anti-racist council. The team is fully committed to playing its part in dismantling racist structures and challenging racial inequality and all forms of discrimination.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Essential
Qualifications
Essential
Essential
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 .
From 6 April 2, 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. .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
Additional information
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 .
From 6 April 2, 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. .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
Employer details
Employer name
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Portslade Hub
Portslade Hub Mile Oak Road
Portslade
BN41 2PG
Employer's website
We are seeking maternity cover for a senior psychologist, to clinically lead a school-based Mental Health service in Brighton and Hove.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide strategic leadership and guidance to the team, including overseeing clinical governance and liaison with other organisations including other CYP mental health services. They will also provide supervision to senior team members, and CBT trainees, hold their own clinical caseload, offer training and specialist consultation to the team, and other teams including specialist educational facilities.
About us
Working for your organisation
We provide mental health and learning disability care for children, young people and adults across Sussex and for children and young people
Working in Sussex:
Travel easily between coast and countryside, with a blend of picturesque villages and seaside towns there's always new experiences to be enjoyed
Embrace the city life with great access to visit Brighton and London
With easy access to Gatwick and Heathrow and excellent railway links across the UK there is plenty of opportunity for adventure
We'd love you to join our organisation that is rated 'good' overall and 'outstanding' for caring by the
Care Quality Commission. Our staff agree, with 82% of people in our recent staff survey telling us that they recognise that care for patients is our top priority.
Other key staff survey results include:
70% highlighting flexible working opportunities as a key point for satisfaction at work
79% reporting feeling able to make suggestions to improve the work within their team
77% identifying the opportunities to show initiative in their roles
See the attached 'Partnership Perks' document for details about our benefits package.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This post was developed to ensure that specialist mental health input is available, in a timely, responsive, and flexible manner, to young people, their families and the professional systems around them.
The service is committed to ensuring equality of provision, working within Brighton & Hove which has pledged to be an anti-racist council. The team is fully committed to playing its part in dismantling racist structures and challenging racial inequality and all forms of discrimination.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This post was developed to ensure that specialist mental health input is available, in a timely, responsive, and flexible manner, to young people, their families and the professional systems around them.
The service is committed to ensuring equality of provision, working within Brighton & Hove which has pledged to be an anti-racist council. The team is fully committed to playing its part in dismantling racist structures and challenging racial inequality and all forms of discrimination.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 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, approved by the HPC
- Professionally registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with the Health Professions Council (HPC)
Essential
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settings
- Demonstrate specialist experience gained postqualification of working as an applied psychologist with evidence of having received a substantial amount of clinical supervision (normally in the region of approximately 50 hours)
- Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse
- Experience of the application of applied psychology in different cultural contexts and experience of working within a multicultural framework
- Knowledge of guidance and legislation in relation to the client group and mental health
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialist psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnoses, people with additional disabilities etc)
- Formal training in supervision of other psychologists
- Evidence of continuing professional development as required by the HPC
Qualifications
Essential
- 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, approved by the HPC
- Professionally registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with the Health Professions Council (HPC)
Essential
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settings
- Demonstrate specialist experience gained postqualification of working as an applied psychologist with evidence of having received a substantial amount of clinical supervision (normally in the region of approximately 50 hours)
- Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse
- Experience of the application of applied psychology in different cultural contexts and experience of working within a multicultural framework
- Knowledge of guidance and legislation in relation to the client group and mental health
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialist psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnoses, people with additional disabilities etc)
- Formal training in supervision of other psychologists
- Evidence of continuing professional development as required by the HPC
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 .
From 6 April 2, 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. .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
Additional information
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 .
From 6 April 2, 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. .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
Employer details
Employer name
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Portslade Hub
Portslade Hub Mile Oak Road
Portslade
BN41 2PG
Employer's website
Job summary
We are seeking maternity cover for a senior psychologist, to clinically lead a school-based Mental Health service in Brighton and Hove.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide strategic leadership and guidance to the team, including overseeing clinical governance and liaison with other organisations including other CYP mental health services. They will also provide supervision to senior team members, and CBT trainees, hold their own clinical caseload, offer training and specialist consultation to the team, and other teams including specialist educational facilities.
About us
Working for your organisation
We provide mental health and learning disability care for children, young people and adults across Sussex and for children and young people
Working in Sussex:
Travel easily between coast and countryside, with a blend of picturesque villages and seaside towns there's always new experiences to be enjoyed
Embrace the city life with great access to visit Brighton and London
With easy access to Gatwick and Heathrow and excellent railway links across the UK there is plenty of opportunity for adventure
We'd love you to join our organisation that is rated 'good' overall and 'outstanding' for caring by the
Care Quality Commission. Our staff agree, with 82% of people in our recent staff survey telling us that they recognise that care for patients is our top priority.
Other key staff survey results include:
70% highlighting flexible working opportunities as a key point for satisfaction at work
79% reporting feeling able to make suggestions to improve the work within their team
77% identifying the opportunities to show initiative in their roles
See the attached 'Partnership Perks' document for details about our benefits package.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This post was developed to ensure that specialist mental health input is available, in a timely, responsive, and flexible manner, to young people, their families and the professional systems around them.
The service is committed to ensuring equality of provision, working within Brighton & Hove which has pledged to be an anti-racist council. The team is fully committed to playing its part in dismantling racist structures and challenging racial inequality and all forms of discrimination.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This post was developed to ensure that specialist mental health input is available, in a timely, responsive, and flexible manner, to young people, their families and the professional systems around them.
The service is committed to ensuring equality of provision, working within Brighton & Hove which has pledged to be an anti-racist council. The team is fully committed to playing its part in dismantling racist structures and challenging racial inequality and all forms of discrimination.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Essential
Qualifications
Essential
Essential
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 .
From 6 April 2, 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. .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
Additional information
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 .
From 6 April 2, 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. .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
Employer details
Employer name
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Portslade Hub
Portslade Hub Mile Oak Road
Portslade
BN41 2PG
Employer's website
We are seeking maternity cover for a senior psychologist, to clinically lead a school-based Mental Health service in Brighton and Hove.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide strategic leadership and guidance to the team, including overseeing clinical governance and liaison with other organisations including other CYP mental health services. They will also provide supervision to senior team members, and CBT trainees, hold their own clinical caseload, offer training and specialist consultation to the team, and other teams including specialist educational facilities.
About us
Working for your organisation
We provide mental health and learning disability care for children, young people and adults across Sussex and for children and young people
Working in Sussex:
Travel easily between coast and countryside, with a blend of picturesque villages and seaside towns there's always new experiences to be enjoyed
Embrace the city life with great access to visit Brighton and London
With easy access to Gatwick and Heathrow and excellent railway links across the UK there is plenty of opportunity for adventure
We'd love you to join our organisation that is rated 'good' overall and 'outstanding' for caring by the
Care Quality Commission. Our staff agree, with 82% of people in our recent staff survey telling us that they recognise that care for patients is our top priority.
Other key staff survey results include:
70% highlighting flexible working opportunities as a key point for satisfaction at work
79% reporting feeling able to make suggestions to improve the work within their team
77% identifying the opportunities to show initiative in their roles
See the attached 'Partnership Perks' document for details about our benefits package.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This post was developed to ensure that specialist mental health input is available, in a timely, responsive, and flexible manner, to young people, their families and the professional systems around them.
The service is committed to ensuring equality of provision, working within Brighton & Hove which has pledged to be an anti-racist council. The team is fully committed to playing its part in dismantling racist structures and challenging racial inequality and all forms of discrimination.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This post was developed to ensure that specialist mental health input is available, in a timely, responsive, and flexible manner, to young people, their families and the professional systems around them.
The service is committed to ensuring equality of provision, working within Brighton & Hove which has pledged to be an anti-racist council. The team is fully committed to playing its part in dismantling racist structures and challenging racial inequality and all forms of discrimination.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 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, approved by the HPC
- Professionally registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with the Health Professions Council (HPC)
Essential
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settings
- Demonstrate specialist experience gained postqualification of working as an applied psychologist with evidence of having received a substantial amount of clinical supervision (normally in the region of approximately 50 hours)
- Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse
- Experience of the application of applied psychology in different cultural contexts and experience of working within a multicultural framework
- Knowledge of guidance and legislation in relation to the client group and mental health
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialist psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnoses, people with additional disabilities etc)
- Formal training in supervision of other psychologists
- Evidence of continuing professional development as required by the HPC
Qualifications
Essential
- 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, approved by the HPC
- Professionally registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with the Health Professions Council (HPC)
Essential
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settings
- Demonstrate specialist experience gained postqualification of working as an applied psychologist with evidence of having received a substantial amount of clinical supervision (normally in the region of approximately 50 hours)
- Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse
- Experience of the application of applied psychology in different cultural contexts and experience of working within a multicultural framework
- Knowledge of guidance and legislation in relation to the client group and mental health
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialist psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnoses, people with additional disabilities etc)
- Formal training in supervision of other psychologists
- Evidence of continuing professional development as required by the HPC
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 .
From 6 April 2, 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. .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
Additional information
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 .
From 6 April 2, 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. .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
Employer details
Employer name
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Portslade Hub
Portslade Hub Mile Oak Road
Portslade
BN41 2PG
Employer's website
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To work as a Clinical Psychologist in the UK, several key skills and qualifications are essential. Here’s an overview:
Educational Requirements
1. Undergraduate Degree: A degree in psychology that is accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS) is required. This usually includes a Bachelor’s degree with the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) from the BPS.
2. Postgraduate Training: You must complete a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (DClinPsy) or an equivalent qualification that is also accredited by the BPS and approved by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
Key Skills
1. Clinical Assessment: Ability to conduct assessments using a range of psychological tests, interviews, and observational methods.
2. Therapeutic Skills: Proficiency in various therapeutic modalities (e.g., Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), psychodynamic therapy, humanistic approaches) to effectively work with clients.
3. Research Skills: Capability to understand and conduct research, as clinical psychologists often engage in evidence-based practice and may be involved in research projects.
4. Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills to convey complex psychological concepts clearly and build rapport with clients.
5. Empathy and Emotional Intelligence: Ability to understand and relate to clients’ feelings and experiences, providing compassionate and supportive care.
6. Problem-Solving Skills: Competence in identifying problems, formulating hypotheses, and developing treatment plans tailored to individual clients.
7. Teamwork and Collaboration: Ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams, collaborating with other healthcare professionals.
8. Cultural Competence: Understanding and respecting diverse backgrounds, ensuring that treatment approaches are sensitive to cultural differences.
9. Professionalism and Ethical Practice: Adherence to ethical guidelines and professional standards as set by the HCPC and BPS.
10. Continuous Learning: Commitment to ongoing professional development and staying current with new research, therapies, and best practices in the field.
Additional Experiences
- Work Experience: Gaining relevant experience in clinical or healthcare settings prior to training, such as assistant psychologist roles, mental health support worker positions, or voluntary work in related fields.
- Supervision Experience: Engaging in regular supervision during training and practice to reflect on work and improve skills.
Registration
- HCPC Registration: After completing the necessary training and qualifications, you must register with the Health and Care Professions Council to practice as a Clinical Psychologist in the UK.
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