Senior Practitioner Psychologist

We are looking to recruit a motivated and HCPC registered Practitioner Psychologists (Clinical/Forensic/Counselling) to work within our acute inpatient mental health services. This post will be based at Meadowfield Hospital in Worthing. an acute inpatient service for people presenting with acute mental health problems. The post will provide input across two acute care working age wards supporting MDT colleagues
This is an exciting role that includes a broad range of leadership development opportunities such as leadership of service delivery. Opportunities to lead on the development of evidence-based interventions, including DBT informed skills, trauma informed care or the psychosis pathway. Your views and ideas would be valued in the development, delivery and leadership of this project. There will also be opportunity to access further training in these modalities. Within the Acute Psychology Service, we pride ourselves on our strong peer support network. You will be a valued member of a team consisting of qualified psychologists, CBT therapists, trainees and assistants working across three inpatient adult mental health services across West Sussex.
If you feel that you may require additional support to work within the inpatient or urgent care context, we can offer you an enhanced support package for you to reach your potential and develop your skills in these areas.
As a Senior Practitioner psychologist, you will;

• Apply skills and expertise in psychological assessments
• Collaboratively develop formulations and care plans,
• Facilitate group and individual psychological interventions
• Provide case consultations and reflective practice sessions for staff
• Provide teaching, training and supervision, to assistant and trainee psychologists.

Sussex Partnership provides mental health and learning disability care for all age groups across Sussex and for children and young people in Hampshire.
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.
We’d love you to join our Trust, rated ‘good’ overall and ‘outstanding’ for caring by the CQC. Our staff agree, in our recent staff survey 82% told us that they recognise that care for patients is our top priority.
Other key survey results:

• 70% highlighting flexible working as a key point for satisfaction at work
• 79% reporting feeling able to make suggestions to improve the work in their team
• 77% identifying opportunities to show initiative in their roles

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To protect the health and safety of our staff/workers, patients, and those attending our sites, we encourage our workforce to get fully vaccinated against COVID.
REQUIREMENTS
In order to be a successful Senior Practitioner Psychologist in our team you will;

• Be a qualified Clinical/Counselling/Forensic Psychologist, with HCPC registration
• Be analytical and show good attention to detail
• Be comfortable working in a fast-paced and varied role.
• Be Passionate about working with people with a range of complex mental health needs.

See attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.