Practitioner psychologist

Sussex Partnership Nhs Foundation Trust; Kemp Town Estate; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health service provider in the UK is seeking a skilled psychologist to join their Mental Health Homeless Team. The role involves conducting psychological assessments and providing individual and group interventions to clients facing severe mental illness. Applicants should have a doctorate in psychology and experience with vulnerable populations. This position offers opportunities for professional development and flexible working conditions to ensure a healthy work-life balance.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Professional development opportunities

Supportive work environment

Qualifications

• Experience in applying psychological assessments and interventions.
• Ability to manage a caseload of clients.
• Capable of collaborative formulation development.

Responsibilities

• Conduct psychological assessments and offer interventions.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams.
• Provide teaching and supervision to junior staff.

Skills

Psychological assessments

Individual and group psychological interventions

Formulation and care plans

Case consultations

Teaching and supervision

Education

Doctorate in Psychology

NHS experience

Job description

Responsibilities

• Apply skills and expertise in psychological assessments.
• Hold a caseload of clients.
• Offer individual and group psychological interventions to clients and their families/carers.
• Collaboratively develop formulations and care plans.
• Provide case consultations and formulation sessions to other agency partners in the community.
• Deliver reflective practice sessions for staff (to support staff wellbeing).
• Contribute a psychological perspective and advice in MDT meetings where appropriate and contribute to complex clinical decision making about clients.
• Provide teaching, training and supervision to assistant and trainee psychologists.

Successful candidates are normally appointed to the bottom of the pay scale unless previous NHS experience in a similar role can be evidenced.

About the Service

As the psychologist within the Mental Health Homeless Team (MHHT), you can make your own powerful contribution by helping us support some of the most vulnerable, disadvantaged and marginalised people in society. Our service works with rough sleepers and insecurely housed individuals across Brighton and Hove, who have a severe and enduring mental illness and who may have additional substance misuse problems.

The MHHT is an exciting community mental health service that collaborates with colleagues from the housing department, health workers and VCS organisations.

You will join a friendly, highly-skilled and enthusiastic multi-disciplinary team of mental health nurses, social workers, an STR worker and a consultant psychiatrist.

We invite applications from people who are already in an 8a post and who are motivated to work with this population, as well as suitable applicants who are currently in a Band 7 role for whom this could be an opportunity to gain experience in an 8a role.

SPFT is committed to building a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We particularly welcome applications from people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds and from disabled candidates, as these groups are currently underrepresented.

SPFT takes its responsibilities for safeguarding children, young people and adults at risk very seriously. We expect all staff and bank workers to share this commitment and complete the relevant safeguarding training for their role.

Employment Information

NHS AfC: Band 8a

Values and Working Environment

We're looking for people who share our values of compassion, accountability and optimism to help us provide high quality care for the patients, carers, families and communities we serve. We specialise in NHS mental health and learning disability services and we're proud to make a difference every day.

At SPFT we put people first. We'll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. You'll have opportunities to learn, grow and gain new experiences to support your career, with access to lifelong learning and professional development.

We actively promote flexible working and understand how important work life balance is, especially in healthcare. Whether it's part time hours, hybrid working or flexible start and finish times, we'll explore what works for you and the role.

We recognise that AI is becoming part of daily life and you may choose to use it to help prepare your application. We welcome innovation but ask that anything you submit reflects your own abilities, experience and voice. AI can support how you describe your skills and experience, but it should never replace your own words as we want to get to know you.

We're shaping a workplace where ideas are encouraged, technology supports you and everyone has a voice in how we improve. If that sounds like the kind of organisation you want to be part of, we'd love to hear from you.

Sussex Partnership provides mental health care for all age groups across Sussex.

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.