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About the role
Applications are invited from Practitioner Psychologists registered with the HCPC for a one-year secondment to cover maternity leave (starting in October 2025), based at the East Brighton Community Mental Health Centre, Brighton General Hospital.
As the psychologist within the Mental Health Homeless Team (MHHT), you can make your own powerful contribution by helping us support some of the most vulnerable, disadvantaged and marginalised people in society. The MHHT is an exciting community mental health service that collaborates with colleagues from the housing department, health workers and voluntary community services. 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.
Location
East Brighton Community Mental Health Centre, Brighton General Hospital, East Brighton, Brighton, England.
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.
Qualifications
* Registered Practitioner Psychologist with the HCPC.
* Experience in a Band 7 or similar senior role (for those seeking to gain experience in an 8a role).
* Strong background in community mental health and working with people with severe and enduring mental illness.
Benefits
* Flexible working arrangements including home working, part‑time hours and flexible start/finish times.
* Positive work/life balance supported by the Trust.
* Outstanding care rating by the CQC, with 82% of staff indicating care for patients as a top priority.
* 70% of staff highlight flexible working as a key satisfaction factor.
* 79% feel they can make suggestions to improve team work.
* 77% see opportunities to show initiative in their roles.
How to apply
For full details of the role and responsibilities, please see the attached Job Description document. For further information regarding the Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, visit our website at www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk.
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