SEDS Assistant Psychologist

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Brighton; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity to join a multidisciplinary team as a Senior Assistant Psychologist, focusing on clinical work with eating disorders. This role includes providing assessments and treatment under supervision while benefiting from a supportive environment dedicated to staff well-being and professional development.

Benefits

Access to full psychological support

Ongoing training and development opportunities

Discount schemes

Excellent NHS Pension

Generous holiday entitlement

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering CBT-T is essential.
• Previous work with eating disorders is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Conduct specialist eating disorder assessments.
• Hold a caseload for delivering CBT-T.
• Contribute to outcome and audit strategy.

Skills

Clinical assessments

CBT

Group supervision

Job description

An opportunity has arisen for 2 x Senior Assistant Psychologists (1 year fixed term) to join the team. We are a passionate multidisciplinary team delivering NICE recommended treatments, aiming to provide the best possible care to adults living with eating disorders.

In this senior assistant psychologist role, you will hold a clinical workload, including initial assessments and a CBT-T caseload.

You will be supervised by a psychologist/psychological therapist in the team, in addition to receiving highly specialised CBT-T group supervision.

Covering the whole of Sussex, SEDS provides specialist eating disorder services across a large geographical area, including Coastal West Sussex, North West Sussex, Brighton, and East Sussex. With the introduction of remote working, there is scope to tailor your working pattern/location to the needs of both the service and you.

This is a chance to join an organisation that prioritizes service development in collaboration with experts through experience and carers, and to work with dedicated and supportive colleagues.

Key Responsibilities of the Role

• The post holder will offer specialist eating disorder assessments.
• You will hold a caseload delivering CBT-T, with support from weekly highly specialised group CBT supervision from one of the manual's authors.
• You will contribute to the SEDS outcome and audit strategy.

We are committed to supporting staff well-being, developing new roles within teams, and have a thriving Recovery College. We have close links with local universities and support training schemes for clinical psychology and nursing, providing high-quality placements.

The trust is committed to strong, integrated, collaborative leadership between managers and clinicians.

Your Benefits

• Access to full psychological support via our internal wellbeing team
• Excellent supervision programmes, with ongoing opportunities for training and development
• Access to a host of discount schemes
• A position within a trust rated as ‘Outstanding’ for caring and ‘Good’ overall by the CQC
• Excellent NHS Pension
• Generous holiday entitlement (starting at 27 days + 8 bank holidays)

About The Trust

We provide mental health and learning disability care for children, young people, and adults across Sussex. SPFT is rated ‘good’ overall and ‘outstanding’ for caring by CQC. In our staff survey:

• 82% agree that care for patients is our top priority
• 70% highlight flexible working opportunities as key to satisfaction at work
• 79% report feeling able to make improvements within their team
• 77% identify opportunities to show initiative in their roles

For further details or informal visits, contact:

Name: Dr Emily Palmer
Job title: Senior Clinical Psychologist
Email: [e-mail]