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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.
Assistant Psychologist
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Key details
Location
- Site
- Wellington House
- Address
- Wellington Street
- Town
- Brighton
- Postcode
- BN2 3AX
- Major / Minor Region
- West Sussex
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed Term)
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
Salary
- Salary
- £28,392 - £31,157 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (NHS AfC: Band 4)
Specialty
- Main area
- Learning Disability
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.
Job overview
We have a vacancy for a highly motivated, academically able and team-oriented Band 4 Assistant Psychologist to join Brighton and Hove Community Learning Disability Team (CLDT). The CLDT work with adults with Learning Disabilities and is part of Brighton and Hove Specialist Community Disability Service (SCDS), an integrated Health and Social Care team. We are a friendly, forward thinking and innovative team, comprising of Social Workers, Community Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Psychiatrist, Specialist Behaviour Practitioners and Clinical Psychologists. The post is a full-time fixed term contract for 12 months. The team base is near central Brighton and all work will be within office hours. We are open to considering remote working options for at least part of the hours. The successful applicant will need to be able to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, and to manage competing demands, but will get full support and supervision.
This post is supported by funding from NHS England as part of our ongoing commitment to improving diversity within Clinical Psychology. The funding is intended to support recruitment of individuals from backgrounds that continue to be under-represented in the profession, particularly:
- People from ethnic minority communities
- Individuals from lower socio-economic backgrounds
- People with caring responsibilities
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The role will be varied but will involve assisting the Clinical Psychologists in their clinical, research and service-related work. A range of psychological models are used in the team including Positive Behaviour Support (PBS), Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) and Systemic models. We would particularly encourage applications from Psychology graduates who have some experience of, and/or an interest in developing their skills in, these models.
A number of the people the teams support are autistic and there are opportunities to develop skills in supporting people with this label. The post-holder will be invited to all Learning Disability Psychology CPD and business events.
This is not to the exclusion of others, but we ask that applicants reflect on health inequality and socio economic disadvantage. Should youhave lived experience of the above, we encourage you to reflect on this to support your application as this is a desirable criterion.
Working for our organisation
Sussex Partnership is a successful and well-respected Foundation Trust. It has a large, well-established psychological therapies department with close links with Sussex University and good links with carer and service user local organisations. We have a thriving learning disability and psychological professions speciality with around 40 clinical staff working in the six community learning disability teams across East and West Sussex and Brighton & Hove.
We're looking for people who share our values (compassion, accountability and optimism) to help us provide high quality care to the clients, carers, families and local communities we serve. We specialise in providing NHS mental health and learning disability services. Come and join us in sunny vibrant Brighton and the beautiful surrounding Sussex countryside and coast
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Job description (please also see more detailed JD)
To support and enhance professional psychological practice within the service. Providing support, co-ordination and administration to clinical, training and research functions appropriate to level of training and competence, and undertaking related tasks to enhance assessment, intervention and evaluation within the team or care group. To work independently according to a plan agreed and reviewed through weekly supervision by a qualified applied HCPC registered Clinical Psychologist.
Main responsibilities:
· To support assessment and treatment interventions undertaken by the service as appropriate to level of competence and training.
· To undergo training in order to be able to carry out specific psychological and team assessments, with qualified Clinical Psychologists and then independently, under supervision.
· To undertake direct and indirect clinical work as required under live or separate weekly supervision from a qualified HCPC registered Psychologist.
· To plan, organise and co-teach psycho-educational courses and groups with appropriately qualified professional staff.
· To liaise with a range of services (including health, social care and voluntary agencies) relevant to the working area.
· To undertake projects relating to service development and evaluation.
· To set up databases, spreadsheets and using advanced IT skills in evaluation audit and research.
The funding is intended to give opportunities to people who may have experienced barriers to gaining experience, and we will take this into account when shortlisting
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Honours degree at 2:1 or above in Psychology, or equivalent. Eligible for Graduate Basis for Chartership with the BPS
Desirable criteria
- Additional relevant training
Knowledge/Experience
Essential criteria
- Relevant clinical and research skills
- Experience of working as part of a team
- Basic knowledge of databases, research skills and methodology
- High level of clear written communication skills
Desirable criteria
- An understanding of psychology applied to health care
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Nicky Gregory
- Job title
- Consultant Clinical Psychologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07392 195140
- Additional information
Interviews will be held over MS Teams on Wednesday 18th November 2026
In the event that a high volume of suitable applications are received, the post may close prior to the specified closing date. Please apply as soon as possible if interested.
Please start your Supporting Information section by answering the following question “What experiences do you have working as a paid or unpaid carer (in any role) and how do you think those experiences may be of benefit to you in this role?”. If this section isn't present, your application will not be read or shortlisted
Please ensure that the answer to this question is separate to the other parts of the supporting information and is underlined.
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