Bank Practitioner Psychologist/ Specialist Psychological Therapist

Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust; Crawley; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in mental health is seeking a compassionate and experienced Psychologist or Psychological Therapist to join their specialist Veteran mental health team. This exciting opportunity offers the chance to work flexibly while providing essential psychological support to veterans and reservists facing mental health challenges. Candidates should possess significant experience in trauma-focused therapies, including CBT and EMDR, and be ready to contribute to a dynamic clinical environment. Join a forward-thinking organization that values diversity and is committed to delivering high-quality mental health care.

Qualifications

• Recognised postgraduate training in CBT is essential.
• Significant experience in trauma-focused therapies is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality psychological services to veterans and their families.
• Work autonomously and as part of a clinical team.

Skills

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)

EMDR

Psychological Assessment

Multi-disciplinary Care

Education

Postgraduate level training in CBT

Job description

Bank Practitioner Psychologist/ Specialist Psychological Therapist

Bank Band 7

Main area: Mental Health

Grade: Bank Band 7

Contract: Bank - 3 months

Hours: Flexible working - bank

Job ref: 354-Bank-PC-20024-A

Site: Wentworth House, Crawley Hospital

Town: Crawley

Salary: £24.82 per hour

Salary period: Hourly

Closing: 01/01/2025 23:59

Welcome from our Chief Executive

Our organisation is expanding, and we're looking for people with the right values, skills, and/or potential to join us. We need people with energy, expertise, and enthusiasm to help us provide the very best possible specialist NHS mental health and learning disability care.

Job Overview

Would you like the opportunity to work in a specialist Veteran mental health team? We are seeking a temporary experienced and compassionate Psychologist or Psychological Therapist to join our lively mental health team, supporting veterans and reservists presenting with mental health problems and their families.

Main Duties of the Job

This exciting role will involve working with a degree of autonomy alongside providing the opportunity to work as a member of the clinical service/team, providing a high-quality, specialist applied psychology service to clients, their families, or carers.

Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities

Detailed job description and main responsibilities can be found within the attached job description. Please only apply if you have significant experience in delivering NICE compliant trauma-focused psychological therapies, either trauma-focused Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and/or EMDR.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Recognised/accredited postgraduate level training in CBT
• Professionally registered as specified in the same Appendix

Knowledge/Experience

• Substantial post-qualification/accreditation experience of specialist psychological therapy (assessment, formulation, and treatment)
• A high level of competence in applying a psychological therapy to complex difficulties appropriate for this therapy with the client group
• Experience of offering teaching, training, and supervision within a demanding organisational context
• Experience of representing psychological therapy within the context of multi-disciplinary care
• Significant experience of working with the particular client group served by the team/service

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.

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.