Senior Practitioner Psychologist/Senior Psychological Therapist

NHS; Hove; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious mental health organization in Hove is seeking an experienced Applied Psychologist to join their team in providing therapeutic care in an acute setting. You will work closely with a dynamic team, engaging in assessments and interventions for complex presentations. The role demands HCPC registration and experience in an NHS context. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to innovative care strategies while enhancing your professional development in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Regular clinical and professional supervision

Professional development opportunities

Collaborative team environment

Qualifications

• Must be HCPC registered as a Practitioner Psychologist.
• Experience in specialist psychological assessment and treatment.
• Familiarity with NHS settings and complex mental health issues.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychological assessments and interventions.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams.
• Lead service improvements and supervise colleagues.

Skills

Specialist psychological assessment

Teamwork in a clinical setting

Leadership skills

Cultural competency in psychology

Crisis intervention experience

Education

Post-graduate doctoral training in applied psychology

Registration with Health Professions Council (HCPC)

Job description

Job summary

Applications are invited from HCPC-registered Applied Psychologist or Psychological therapist to fill a newly created post at Mill View Hospital. This is an exciting opportunity for an innovative, motivated, creative and enthusiastic applied practitioner interested in working within adult acute care, to join our skilled and motivated multidisciplinary team based at Mill View. The ward is part of a service implementing a new clinical model - aiming to deliver therapeutic and trauma informed care in an acute setting.

The post provides psychology input into a new female acute ward, and the successful applicant will work closely with the psychologists and therapies team across the unit. Applicants must be registered with the HCPC.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be a key member of the acute clinical team and must have a strong commitment to multi-disciplinary working. The role will include direct assessment and formulation of people with complex presentations, working with the whole team to develop formulations and care plans, direct interventions with service users and their families, supporting the wider team in the application of psychologically-informed approaches and supervision of colleagues. We are looking for someone with leadership skills appropriate to the grade such that you will be able to work alongside others to innovate and implement service improvements. The post-holder will ideally be familiar with working in an NHS setting. Experience in working with people with severe and complex mental health difficulties in crisis (across the age span) is required.

We will support you in this role and provide regular clinical and professional supervision. We know the best way to provide outstanding care to our patients is through team work and sharing our ideas. We are also very fortunate to have a neuropsychologist working in our service who provides group supervision in neuropsychology which provides an excellent opportunity for developing your skills in this area. Brighton and Hove has an active psychology network and strong psychology leadership.

About us

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health, learning disability and substance misuse services in and across Sussex. It aims to realise the potential of everyone who uses its services and to enable staff to do a great job. Sussex Partnership has teaching status and is developing into one of the country's leading teaching mental health trusts. Working here offers continued training and development, variety and a rewarding challenge, plus all the benefits of living in Sussex. Our staff tell us they love living and working in Brighton and Hove due to its diversity, quality of life, vibrant city and peaceful South Downs. There is something for everyone here and we would love you to join us in caring for some of the most vulnerable people in our community and start your career in a dynamic and beautiful location.

We are committed to supporting staff well-being, developing new roles in teams, and have a thriving Recovery College. We have close links with the Clinical Psychology training schemes at Salomons and the University of Surrey. This is an opportunity to join an organisation which sets a high priority on the development of services in collaboration with experts through experience and carers and to work with dedicated and supportive colleagues. The trust is committed to strong integrated, collaborative leadership between managers and clinicians.

Details Date posted

31 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£55,690 to £62,682 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

354-AB-20959

Job locations

Mill view Hospital

Hove

BN3 7HZ

Job description Job responsibilities

You will be working as part of MDT, providing specialist assessments, formulations and interventions.

Please refer to the attached job description for more details about the role.

Job description Job responsibilities

You will be working as part of MDT, providing specialist assessments, formulations and interventions.

Please refer to the attached job description for more details about the role.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Post-graduate doctoral level training in applied psychology [or its equivalent for those trained before 1996 or outside the UK*] as approved by the HCPC, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology
• *For forensic psychologists working in forensic settings: Masters degree (with the award of the British Psychological Society qualification in forensic psychology or equivalent).
• Professionally registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with the Health Professions Council (HCPC).

Knowledge/Experience Essential

• Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settings.
• Demonstrate specialist experience gained postqualification of working as an applied psychologist with evidence of having received a substantial amount of clinical supervision (normally in the region of approximately 50 hours).
• Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology.
• Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse
• Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision
• Experience of the application of applied psychology in different cultural contexts and experience of working within a multicultural framework.
• Experience of representing psychology within the context of multi-disciplinary care.
• Experience or demonstrable knowledge of working with the particular client group served by the team/service
• Knowledge of guidance and legislation in relation to the client group and mental health.
• Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialist psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnoses, people with additional disabilities etc)
• High level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies
• High level of knowledge and skills in neuropsychology and evidence of further practice and/or training since qualification
• Formal training in supervision of other psychologists.
• Evidence of continuing professional development as required by the HCPC.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Post-graduate doctoral level training in applied psychology [or its equivalent for those trained before 1996 or outside the UK*] as approved by the HCPC, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology
• *For forensic psychologists working in forensic settings: Masters degree (with the award of the British Psychological Society qualification in forensic psychology or equivalent).
• Professionally registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with the Health Professions Council (HCPC).

Knowledge/Experience Essential

• Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settings.
• Demonstrate specialist experience gained postqualification of working as an applied psychologist with evidence of having received a substantial amount of clinical supervision (normally in the region of approximately 50 hours).
• Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology.
• Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse
• Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision
• Experience of the application of applied psychology in different cultural contexts and experience of working within a multicultural framework.
• Experience of representing psychology within the context of multi-disciplinary care.
• Experience or demonstrable knowledge of working with the particular client group served by the team/service
• Knowledge of guidance and legislation in relation to the client group and mental health.
• Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialist psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnoses, people with additional disabilities etc)
• High level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies
• High level of knowledge and skills in neuropsychology and evidence of further practice and/or training since qualification
• Formal training in supervision of other psychologists.
• Evidence of continuing professional development as required by the HCPC.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Mill view Hospital

Hove

BN3 7HZ

Employer's website

https://www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Mill view Hospital

Hove

BN3 7HZ

Employer's website

https://www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)