Senior Practitioner Psychologist

Job overview
This is an exciting time to join our West Sussex Community Adult services. We have secured additional funding to develop our Enhanced Community Rehabilitation Services for people experiencing complex psychosis as part of community transformation. You will be joining a small team of psychologists and psychological practitioners in ECRS teams in West Sussex and provide clinical input at our Bognor team. We are a friendly and committed group who are passionate about working with people experiencing psychosis. We are looking for someone who is motivated to ensure our service users have access to gold-standard services and interventions. You will also enjoy working alongside colleagues to support the psychological culture in the service and help others to deliver psychologically informed interventions.
Main duties of the job
You will provide specialist evidence-based psychological interventions for service-users, their families or carers and consultation and supervision to other professionals and psychological practitioners in the service. You will work closely with colleagues from SPFT's Research and Development department to bring new models and approaches to the service . You will have access to supervision and support from a Consultant Clinical Psychologist with expertise in this area. We will support you to access CPD such as further training in CBT for psychosis, Family Interventions and a bespoke leadership programme.
Working for our organisation
Sussex Partnership provides mental health and learning disability care for all age groups across Sussex and for children and young people in Hampshire.
You will be joining a friendly community of psychologists and psychological therapists who bring a rich and diverse range of skills and experience. You will receive regular clinical and professional supervision from expert colleagues as well as a commitment to your own continuing professional development. We are committed to the promotion of excellent professional standards by embedding professional practice within the Trust clinical governance structures. Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust promotes high quality clinical research, and our links with the R&D department are valued and strong.
Living and Working in West Sussex:

• Travel easily between coast and countryside, with a blend of picturesque villages and seaside towns
• Good schools and vibrant communities. West Sussex is also the sunniest county in the UK!

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.
Key survey results include:

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

Detailed job description and main responsibilities
In order to be a successfulSenior Practitioner Psychologist in our team you will:

• Be an experienced Practitioner Psychologist, registered with the HCPC
• Have experience of evidence-based assessments and interventions for people experiencing psychosis.
• Be comfortable working in a varied role, where you will support us in the development of our services.

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.
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Applicant requirements
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.