Job summary
We have an exciting band 8a clinical psychologist opportunity, working primarily in our Enhanced Support service that offers rapid and high intensity assessment and intervention for people with learning disabilities most at risk of admission in West Sussex. You will be based in one of our CLDT teams (this can be Worthing, Horsham or Bognor Regis) but work across West Sussex. The post is full time but we will consider part time applications.
Main duties of the job
West Sussex specialist learning disability services are clustered around three community learning disability teams, together with an Enhanced Support service. You will join an established team of psychologists, family therapist and behaviour support practitioners and work closely with a range of multidisciplinary health & social care colleagues. We are a friendly, supportive service and you would work primarily with people presenting with difficulties around their mental health and/ or behaviour. You would be working in a variety of community settings, with individuals, groups, families and staff teams, providing psychological assessment, intervention and applying a range of therapeutic approaches. More specifically you would offer work within the Enhanced support service for people at risk of admission requiring more intensive community provision and work closely to the expected outcomes around the transforming care agenda. We provide a range of psychological assessments and interventions for people with learning disabilities and their networks, with local specialist expertise and interests in systemic approaches, CAT, Autism, mindfulness, CBT, positive behavioural support approaches, attachment and trauma informed approaches and neuropsychological assessments. Outcomes and measuring effectiveness are a key part of our service delivery.
About us
Sussex Partnership is a successful and well-respected Foundation Trust. It has a large, well-established psychological therapies department with close links with Sussex University and good links with carer and service user local organisations. We have a thriving learning disability and psychology speciality with around 25-30 psychology learning disability staff working across East and West Sussex and Brighton & Hove with quarterly Sussex wide CPD events. There is a strong tradition of research and working in close partnerships with service users and carers. The learning disability and neurodevelopmental service is innovative and dynamic, and there are strong shared research, service development and learning opportunities across the Sussex region. You will be part of a service that strives for clinical excellence and aims to support its staff to feel valued and actively participate in relevant service developments. The CQC rated the trust outstanding for caring and good overall.
We have strong links with both Surrey and Salomons training courses and have an active research agenda. Individual supervision will be provided by experienced colleagues and encouragement and CPD time given to develop both clinically and professionally, with dynamic leadership from the Consultant Clinical Psychologist and local team leaders.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The psychology speciality and Sussex Partnership NHS Trust value highly the involvement and expertise of service users from being part of interviews for all posts, through to projects to enable their voices to be heard and to influence services. It is recommended that you contact the service before applying.
You will need to be able to travel in a timely manner by car and/or public transport where necessary.
Please see Job description and person specification for full details
For further details contact:
Dr Karin Fuchs, Consultant Clinical Psychologist karin.fuchs@sussexpartnership.nhs.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
The psychology speciality and Sussex Partnership NHS Trust value highly the involvement and expertise of service users from being part of interviews for all posts, through to projects to enable their voices to be heard and to influence services. It is recommended that you contact the service before applying.
You will need to be able to travel in a timely manner by car and/or public transport where necessary.
Please see Job description and person specification for full details
For further details contact:
Dr Karin Fuchs, Consultant Clinical Psychologist karin.fuchs@sussexpartnership.nhs.uk
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)
Knowledge/Experience
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).
- Experience of working with people with learning disabilities who can display significant challenging behaviour and /or mental health problems and the application of a range of psychological assessment and intervention in relation to this client group.
- 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)
- High level of knowledge and skills in neuropsychology and evidence of further practice and/or training since qualification.
- Formal training in supervision of other psychologists
- Evidence of continuing professional development as required by the HPC
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)
Knowledge/Experience
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).
- Experience of working with people with learning disabilities who can display significant challenging behaviour and /or mental health problems and the application of a range of psychological assessment and intervention in relation to this client group.
- 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)
- High level of knowledge and skills in neuropsychology and evidence of further practice and/or training since qualification.
- Formal training in supervision of other psychologists
- 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.
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS 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.
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
