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Senior Assistant Psychologist
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust View all jobs
Posted 14 hour(s) ago
Reference: 2380422
Job summary
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is looking to recruit a passionate, knowledgeable and dynamic Senior Assistant Psychologistto join our Family Eating Disorders Service (SFEDS).
You will be joining a service of highly skilled and experienced Family and Systemic Psychotherapists, Consultant Psychiatrist, Clinical Psychologists and Assistant Psychologists, Nurses, Dietitian, Support Workers and Occupational Therapists. Our team is responsible for covering all of Sussex.
You will be based at Aldrington House in Hove but may occasionally be required to travel to our clinics in Horsham and Hailsham.
We offer and support hybrid and flexible working; we require staff to be on site for 60% of their working week.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will support and enhance the professional psychological care to young people (aged 10-18) with eating disorders as well as liaise with families/carers, other professionals and organisations to promote communication and good practice.
Ideally you will have prior experience of working with eating disorders and experience of using therapeutic models associated with this client group.
You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team providing psychological assessments and interventions within the scope appropriate to level of experience and training.
About us
Sussex Partnership Trust provides mental health and learning disability care for children, young people and adults across Sussex and for children and young people in Hampshire.
Working in Sussex:
- Travel easily between coast and countryside, with a blend of picturesque villages and seaside towns there's always new experiences to be enjoyed
- Embrace the city life with great access to visit Brighton and London
- With easy access to Gatwick and Heathrow and excellent railway links across the UK there is plenty of opportunity for adventure
We'd love you to join our organisation that is rated 'good' overall and 'outstanding' for caring by the Care Quality Commission. Our staff agree, with 82% of people in our recent staff survey telling us that they recognise that care for patients is our top priority.
Other key staff survey results include:
70% highlighting flexible working opportunities as a key point for satisfaction at work
79% reporting feeling able to make suggestions to improve the work within their team
77% identifying the opportunities to show initiative in their roles
Details
Date posted
02 October 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£32,073 to £39,043 a year pa
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
354-CS-21966
Job locations
Aldrington House
35 New Church Road
Hove
BN3 4AG
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
REQUIREMENTS:
To be a successful Senior Assistant Psychologist in our team you will be/have:
- Honours degree at 2:1 or above in Psychology or equivalent.
- You will have at least 6 months experience working as an Assistant Psychologist
- Have experience of working with young people with complex needs.
- You must be able to demonstrate a caring, compassionate and non-judgmental attitude, and show a commitment to making a difference when supporting young people and their families on their recovery journeys
See attached Generic Job Description and Person Specification for full details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
REQUIREMENTS:
To be a successful Senior Assistant Psychologist in our team you will be/have:
- Honours degree at 2:1 or above in Psychology or equivalent.
- You will have at least 6 months experience working as an Assistant Psychologist
- Have experience of working with young people with complex needs.
- You must be able to demonstrate a caring, compassionate and non-judgmental attitude, and show a commitment to making a difference when supporting young people and their families on their recovery journeys
See attached Generic Job Description and Person Specification for full details.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Honours Degree at 2:1 or above in Psychology or equivalent
Desirable
- Further post graduate training in relevant area of professional psychology, health and social care practice, and / or research design and analysis
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- You will have at least 6 months experience working as an Assistant Psychologist
- Experience of working with people with complex needs
- Experience of working with people with disabilities, in a health or Mental Health setting and or work with people with complex needs
- Relevant clinical and research skills
- Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Basic knowledge of databases, research skills and methodology
- Experience of group work and individual therapeutic contact
- An understanding of psychology applied to health care
Desirable
- Experience of the use of psychometric tests
- Experience of in-patient settings
- Lived experience of mental health issues
Skills
Essential
- To be able to communicate effectively under pressure and maintain a high degree of professionalism at all times
- To be able to provide and receive complex sensitive or contentious information in a potentially highly emotive atmosphere. To be able to work with resistance to ideas
- High standard of report writing
- To assimilate complex information and use reflective/analytic thinking, to apply psychological perspectives in work with clients
- Ability to be flexible and cope with multiple demands
- Capable of using initiative and organise work to agreed goals. Ability to work independently and know when to ask for and use supervision, identifying when there is need for advice and using supervision at agreed intervals
- Information technology skills. To have highly developed IT skills and good working knowledge of statistical packages
- Team working
- Ability to travel across sites
- Punctual and flexible across hours of work when required
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Honours Degree at 2:1 or above in Psychology or equivalent
Desirable
- Further post graduate training in relevant area of professional psychology, health and social care practice, and / or research design and analysis
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- You will have at least 6 months experience working as an Assistant Psychologist
- Experience of working with people with complex needs
- Experience of working with people with disabilities, in a health or Mental Health setting and or work with people with complex needs
- Relevant clinical and research skills
- Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Basic knowledge of databases, research skills and methodology
- Experience of group work and individual therapeutic contact
- An understanding of psychology applied to health care
Desirable
- Experience of the use of psychometric tests
- Experience of in-patient settings
- Lived experience of mental health issues
Skills
Essential
- To be able to communicate effectively under pressure and maintain a high degree of professionalism at all times
- To be able to provide and receive complex sensitive or contentious information in a potentially highly emotive atmosphere. To be able to work with resistance to ideas
- High standard of report writing
- To assimilate complex information and use reflective/analytic thinking, to apply psychological perspectives in work with clients
- Ability to be flexible and cope with multiple demands
- Capable of using initiative and organise work to agreed goals. Ability to work independently and know when to ask for and use supervision, identifying when there is need for advice and using supervision at agreed intervals
- Information technology skills. To have highly developed IT skills and good working knowledge of statistical packages
- Team working
- Ability to travel across sites
- Punctual and flexible across hours of work when required
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).
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Aldrington House
35 New Church Road
Hove
BN3 4AG
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Aldrington House
35 New Church Road
Hove
BN3 4AG
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)