Main area CAMHS Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity leave cover. FTC /Secondment until November 2026) Hours Part time - 22.5 hours per week Job ref 354-CS-21778
Employer Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust Employer type NHS Site Royal Alexander Hospital Town Brighton Salary £47,810 - £54,710 pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 18/09/2025 23:59
Clinical Psychologist
NHS AfC: Band 7
Come and join us
We're looking for people who share our values (compassion, accountability and optimism) to help us provide high quality care to the patients, carers, families and local communities we serve. We specialise in providing NHS mental health and learning disability services.
So what can we offer you in return?
We're an organisation which puts people first. We'll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. We'll help you learn, acquire new skills and gain further experience to support your career development. And we'll provide the opportunity for you to bring your fresh ideas to work about how we can do things differently and continue improving.
You will also be joining a health and care system committed to working together to do the best we can for the communities we serve. Above all, at Sussex Partnership you'll have the chance to make a difference to the lives of the patients, carers and families across our communities.
As a Trust we are committed in making a difference. Your development is important to us, so don't forget to ask us during interview what opportunities we can offer. We can offer fully funded lifelong learning opportunities such as an apprenticeship from GCSE to Masters level.
If you like the sound of that, then come and join our team.
Job overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic and flexible band 7 Psychologist (0.6WTE) with some skills in and experience of working in paediatrics, to join the paediatric oncology psychology service at Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital for a one year fixed term maternity cover. We are wanting someone with well- developed general skills in working with children and families and multidisciplinary working. We are looking with someone with CBT or ACT skills, and knowledge of attachment and systemic based models who is keen to develop their skills in working within paediatric MDT settings.
The post holder will also be a member of the wider Paediatric Psychology Support Service (PPSS) at the Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital as well as Brighton & Hove Psychology team, which is a lively and active team of psychologists working within Specialist CAMHS, Learning Disability, Community Child Health and Neuro-developmental disorders, Social Services and Educati
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be providing psychological support to children and young people aged 0-19 years and their families under the care of the paediatric oncology medical team at Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital. There is an in and outpatient workload for patients on current treatment and receiving long term follow up. It will involve direct assessment and intervention with individuals and families as well as facilitating group work with children and with parents. Specialist consultation and advice on patients’ psychological care will be provided regularly to medical colleagues on the oncology daycare ward and at psychosocial and multidisciplinary team meetings. .
Working for your organisation
The team is involved in a number of innovative audit evaluation and research projects, as well as developing and delivering a number of groups and workshops such as Mindfulness groups adapted for adolescents within Specialist CAMHS and the acute paediatric hospital, CBT for anxiety groups for young people with ASD and their parents, and DBT groups.
Working for our organisation
The team is involved in a number of innovative audit evaluation and research projects, as well as developing and delivering a number of groups and workshops such as Mindfulness groups adapted for adolescents within Specialist CAMHS and the acute paediatric hospital, CBT for anxiety groups for young people with ASD and their parents, and DBT groups.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This post holder will work closely with the paediatric oncology psychology service to provide a specialist clinical psychology service to patients and their family members across the cancer pathway on active treatment to long term follow up. The post holder will be well integrated within the paediatric medical oncology team and be physically located on the oncology daycare ward for part of the role to provide consultation on the psychological care of patients and a responsive psychology service to oncology patients receiving treatment on daycare and as inpatients.
The post holder will be also a member of the wider Paediatric Psychological Support Service (PPSS) which includes psychologists working with the teams for Cystic Fybrosis, Oncology, diabetes and CFS/MEas well as those in the Function First team for medically unexplained physical symptom. The PPSS service offers a range of innovative interventions, including Forest School workshops, Mindfulness and ACT groups, EMDR and Tree of Life therapies, as well as being involved in a number of research projects.
Informal discussions and visits are encouraged. Please contact: Dr Alice Emond, Principal Clinical Psychologist in paediatric oncology
Person specification
Qualifications
* 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 HCPC
* Professionally registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with the Health Professions Council (HCPC)
Knowledge/Experience
* 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 HCPC
Sussex Partnership NHS FT is committed to supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our communities. Our workforce is currently under-represented from Black and Minority, Ethnic and disabled communities and we would welcome applications from these communities.
We regret that we are unable to advise candidates if they have not been shortlisted. If you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
In the event of an excessive number of applicants the Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy earlier than indicated.
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust takes its responsibilities for the safeguarding and protection of children and young people and vulnerable adults very seriously and expects this of all its employees and bank workers. The Trust works with adult and children’s social care to ensure that the integrated service has systems in place to equip staff and bank workers with the knowledge and skills to recognize abuse, and take action to safeguard and protect vulnerable adults and children and young people. It is expected that all staff and bank workers familiarise themselves with the appropriate structures and policies and with the Sussex child protection and safeguarding procedures and the Sussex multi-agency policy and procedures for safeguarding vulnerable adults and undertake the relevant essential training and further training appropriate to their role.
Successful candidates are normally offered salaries at the bottom of the relevant salary range. However, where previous or equivalent NHS experience in a similar role can be demonstrated and evidenced, this may be taken into consideration when setting the starting salary.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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