Principal Psychologist / Psychological Therapist

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd; Eastbourne; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust in Eastbourne seeks a Principal Psychologist / Psychological Therapist to provide expert psychological input within a multidisciplinary team. The role includes offering consultation, assessments (ideally including neuropsychological assessment) and short-term interventions, while contributing to training and supervision of staff.

The post holder will develop psychological thinking and interventions across the team and support reflective practice.

Qualifications

• Registration with HCPC as a psychologist would be expected.
• Experience in training and supervising other staff is advantageous.
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team and deliver psychological services.

Responsibilities

• Ensure multidisciplinary teams have access to psychological input and opinion.
• Contribute to development of psychological thinking, understanding and interventions.
• Provide consultation, assessments (including neuropsychological), and focused short-term interventions.
• Contribute to training and clinical supervision of other staff and reflective practice opportunities.

Skills

Neuropsychological assessment

Clinical supervision

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Education

Doctorate in Psychology

Job description

Principal Psychologist / Psychological Therapist

The successful candidate will ensure that the multi-disciplinary teams have access to a psychological opinion, and contribute to the development of psychological thinking, understanding and interventions/ approaches within the multi-disciplinary teams. As well as offering consultation, assessments (ideally including neuropsychological assessment) and focused, short-term individual and group interventions, they will contribute to the training and clinical supervision of other staff and offer reflective practice opportunities. The successful post holder must be flexible, confident and thrive on working within a multidisciplinary context. Experience or specialist skills in working with specific conditions, such as psychosis or complex emotional needs would be useful, as would a systemic or psychodynamic understanding of teams. Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is committed to the delivery of high quality, safe, effective, and therapeutic adult acute services based upon innovation and evidence-based practice. Please see job description for further details.