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 have an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Psychologist to work with adults with learning disabilities in the community in Bognor/Chichester area, West Sussex.
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, Mindfulness, CBT, Positive Behavioural Support approaches, EMDR, Attachment and Trauma Informed approaches and Neuropsychological Assessments. West Sussex is commissioned to offer a healthy brain screening programme for all adults with Down Syndrome over 30 years old, and offer a diagnostic dementia assessment pathway. The postholder would be actively involved in these initiatives.
You will be joining a large established team of Psychologists, Family Therapists and Behaviour Support Practitioners based in West Sussex, and work closely with a range of multidisciplinary health and social care colleagues. Service provision is clustered around three community learning disability teams, together with an Enhanced Support service.
We have strong links with both Surrey and Salomon's training courses, offering training placements, teaching and supporting research. We have an active research agenda and work closely with service users and carers to support service delivery.
We welcome applications from candidates who are newly qualified or in the final year of clinical training.
Main duties of the job
As a Clinical Psychologist in our team you willwork primarily with people presenting with difficulties around their mental health and/or behaviour that challenges. You will be working in a variety of community settings, with individuals, groups, families and staff teams, providing psychological assessment, formulation, intervention and applying a range of therapeutic approaches. You will also work as part of the dementia clinical pathway. You may undertake specialist assessments including forensic assessments, Autism diagnostic assessments and neuropsychological assessment, with support, supervision and training. You will have the opportunity to join a family therapy clinic.
You will be contributing to the management of a team caseload of clients with complex needs, you will assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions, which will be delivered mainly in the home or community setting.
You will be expected to develop your supervisory skills and experience within the post. There will be training, research and service development and innovation opportunities within the post. We run regular Tree of Life groups and other pro-active training initiatives that the postholder would be part of.
Individual supervision will be provided by the principal clinical psychologist, with wider West Sussex professional leadership from the Consultant Clinical Psychologist and close support and management from the team lead.
Working for our organisation
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 20 learning disability psychological practitioners in West Sussex alone. We meet quarterly as a pan Sussex group of psychology learning disability practitioners CPD events. There is specialist practice supervision/ development eg a specialist systemic practice group, PBS supervision, and neuropsychological supervision. The learning disability and neurodevelopmental service is innovative and dynamic, and there is strong tradition of 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 encourage flexible working. We know that a positive work/life balance brings about huge health-related benefits, which has a positive impact on the care we provide. Please speak to us about flexible working, for example, home-working, part time hours, flexible start/finish times or anything else. If it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
REQUIREMENTS
In order to be a successful Clinical Psychologist in our team you will be:
* Doctoral level trained in applied psychology
* Professionally registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with the Health Professions Council (HPC)
* Experienced in specialist psychological assessments and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings
* Comfortable working in a fast-paced and varied role
* Experienced working within a mental health setting
* Experienced working with people with learning disabilities
It would also be advantageous if you have:
* Experience of working with people with learning disabilities who can present with mental health difficulties and /or behaviour that challenges
The post will be based in Bognor/Chichester area but will require work across West Sussex at times. You will need to be able to travel in a timely manner by car and/or public transport where necessary.
See attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.
Please apply using the link in this advert, or for more information explore the attachments or contact:
Dr Becky Cooper, Senior Clinical Psychologist becky.cooper7@nhs.net
Stacey Knight, Team Leader - stacey.knight17@nhs.net
Person specification
Qualifications
* Post-graduate doctoral level training in applied psychology (e.g. clinical / counselling psychology) (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996), including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology
* Registration as a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist with the Health Professions Council.
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 clinical / counselling psychology
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.
Name Dr Karin Fuchs Job title Consultant Clinical Psychologist Email address k.fuchs@nhs.uk Additional information
Dr Becky Cooper, Senior Clinical Psychologist becky.cooper7@nhs.net
Stacey Knight, Team Leader - stacey.knight17@nhs.net
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