Overview
B8a Clinical Psychologist 12 month maternity leave cover
We are seeking to recruit a passionate, knowledgeable and dynamic Clinical Psychologist to join our Specialist Family Eating Disorder Service (SFEDS) based at Aldrington House Hove. SFEDS works with young people aged 10-18 with an eating disorder and their families across Sussex, and supports recovery through evidenced based interventions such as the Maudsley Family Therapy models and E-CBT. We pride ourselves on delivering high quality evidenced based treatment in accordance with NICE Guidelines and National Access and Waiting Times Standards. You will be joining a service of highly skilled and experienced Family and Systemic Psychotherapists, Consultant Psychiatrist, Clinical Psychology and Assistant Psychologists, Nurses, Dietitian, Support Workers and OTs.
You will work as a member of the clinical service/team, providing a high quality, specialist applied psychology service to clients, their families or carers. In addition, to support psychological practice within the team through consultation, supervision, formulation and training. You will participate in systematic clinical governance and to offer clinical supervision to assistant, trainee and more junior psychologists and other staff. To utilise research skills for audit, service development and research within the area served by the team/service. We offer and support hybrid and flexible working, we require staff to be on site for 60% of their working week.
Main duties
* Provide a qualified, high-quality specialist psychology service.
* Hold and manage a clinical caseload and exercise autonomous professional responsibility for planning and prioritising own workload.
* Use analytical and judgment skills and be responsible for taking clinical management decisions in complex clinical issues.
* Clinically supervise assistant psychologists, trainee psychologists and junior psychologists, psychological therapists or counsellors and other staff as appropriate.
* Professionally supervise and, when appropriate, manage assistant psychologists and trainee psychologists.
* Complete assessments of those referred to the service and report outcomes in a timely manner in line with the Code of Conduct.
* Provide consultation, mentorship, supervision as appropriate.
* Work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the governance of psychological practice within the service/team.
* Contribute to development, evaluation and monitoring of the team's operational policies and services.
* Utilise research skills to undertake service evaluation, audit and research as appropriate and disseminate the results in the service and nationally.
Requirements and Qualifications
* Post-graduate doctoral level training in applied psychology (or equivalent).
* HCPC registration as a Clinical Psychologist.
* Experience of working with young people with an eating disorder preferred but not essential.
* Extensive experience of working within a multidisciplinary team.
* Experience of supervising staff.
* Wide knowledge of local and national policies.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
* Well-developed communication skills and ability to use complex methods of psychological assessment, formulation and management.
* Ability to plan and manage a complex workload with competing demands.
* IT skills and experience inputting information into the Trust patient information record.
Approach and Values
* Support for the values of the Care Group and the Trust.
* Ability to travel across sites.
About Us
At SPFT we provide mental health and learning disability care for children, young people and adults across Sussex and for children.
Working in Sussex
Travel between coast and countryside, easy access to Brighton and London, Gatwick and Heathrow, with excellent railway links across the UK.
We are rated good overall and outstanding for caring by the CQC. In our staff survey, 82% said care for patients is our top priority.
Details
* Date posted: 03 October 2025
* Pay scheme: Agenda for Change
* Band: 8a
* Salary: £55,690 to £62,682 per year (pro rata)
* Contract: Fixed term
* Duration: 12 months
* Working pattern: Part-time
* Reference: 354-CS-21753-B
* Job locations: Aldrington House, 35 New Church Road, Hove, BN3 4AG
Contact for more information
For more information or an informal discussion please contact Jay Jameson-Allen, General Manager, jay.jameson-allen@nhs.net, 07393 140 156 or Pratima Hurrymun, p.hurrymun@nhs.net, 07471 032 027
Employer details
Employer: Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Aldrington House, 35 New Church Road, Hove, BN3 4AG
Website: https://www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk/
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