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Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

About

We provide NHS care and treatment for people living in south east England. Our mental health services provide care and treatment for people with conditions such as psychosis, depression, anxiety, dementia and personality disorder. Our vision is to provide outstanding care and treatment you can be confident in.

Contact

Address: Swandean; Arundel Road; Worthing; West Sussex; BN13 3EP
Contact Number: 01903 843000

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Ref: 354-AB-21110-1 Vacancy ID: 8155917

CYP Clinical Lead

Accepting applications until: 29-Jul-2026 23:59

Vacancy status: Open

Accepting applications until: 29-Jul-2026 23:59

Location

Gwefan: Reed House
Cyfeiriad: 47 Church Road
Tref: Hove
Cod post: BN3 2BE
Major / Minor Region: West Sussex

Contract type & working pattern

Contract: Permanent
Oriau: Part time - 18.75 hours per week

Salary

Cyflog: £57,528 - £64,750 pro rata
Cyfnod cyflog: Yearly
Gradd: (NHS AfC: Band 8a)

Specialty

Prif leoliad: Mental Health

Come and join us

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 tools like AI are becoming part of everyday life and you may choose to use them when preparing your application. We welcome this, as long as what you submit reflects your own experience, skills and voice. AI can be helpful for structuring or refining your answers, but it should not replace your own examples or create content that isn’t based on your real experience.

Our recruitment process is designed to get to know you, and we’ll explore your examples further at interview, so it’s important your application genuinely represents what you bring. You can read more about using AI in applications and interviews on our recruitment process page.

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.

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REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS ROLE

This role will require you to:

· Have previous experience in the delivery of mental health assessments and psychological interventions for children and young people

· Be qualified as a Practitioner Psychologist or Psychological therapist

· Have previous experience of providing clinical supervision and line management

· Have previous experience of clinical leadership

We encourage people from the global majority and/ or LGBTQ+ communities to apply.

MAIN DUTIES

· To carry out specialist psychological assessments of clients referred to the service

· To formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of clients' mental health problems

· To provide specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals within and outside the CYP service

· To undertake risk assessment, formulation and management for individual clients

· To promote and participate in multi-disciplinary team working, development and liaison

· To promote actively, user and carer involvement in care planning and service development

· To clinically supervise assistant psychologists, trainees, psychological therapists, counsellors and other CYP staff as appropriate, in addition to offering CBT supervision

· To professionally supervise and, when appropriate, manage clinical staff within the CYP service

· To contribute to the development, evaluation and monitoring of the team’s operational policies and services, through the deployment of professional skills in research, service evaluation and audit, and to advise on those aspects of the CYP service where psychological and/or organisational matters need addressing

· To provide a qualified, high-quality specialist psychology service to individuals, carers, families and groups, within the CYP service, in line with best, evidence-based practice and trust care pathways

To use analytical and judgment skills and be responsible for taking clinical management decisions in complex clinical issues

To provide effective leadership and management to staff which promotes high performance standards both individually and as a team

See attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.

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.

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

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.

If you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful. However, we’ll always do our best to keep you informed as we know how much time and care goes into applying for a role.

In the event of a high number of applications, we may close this vacancy early.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Person specification

Qualifications

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Post-graduate doctoral level training in applied psychology as approved by the HCPC, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology

Knowledge/Experience

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Experience in highly specialist psychological assessment and treatment across outpatient, community, primary care, and inpatient settings.
Post-qualification experience as a practitioner psychologist with approximately 50 hours of clinical supervision.
Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, design and complex data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of applied psychology
Experience working with diverse client groups across the lifespan, addressing a wide range of clinical severities, and maintaining a high degree of professionalism in challenging situations
Skilled in teaching and training and/or supervision
Experience of delivering Line Management and Professional supervision
Experience of applying psychology in different cultural contexts and working within a multicultural framework.
Experience of representing psychology within the context of multidisciplinary care
Experience or demonstrable knowledge of working with the particular client group served by the team/service.
Knowledge of relevant national and local guidance, legislation, and mental health frameworks.
Knowledge of the theory and practice of highly specialist psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnoses, people with additional disabilities etc).
High-level proficiency in at least two specialised psychological therapies and neuropsychology, with continued practice or training post-qualification.
Formal training in supervision of psychologists/ psychological therapists
Evidence of continuing professional development as required by the HCPC.