Job Summary
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is looking to recruit a passionate, knowledgeable and dynamic Assistant Psychologist to join our Sussex Family Eating Disorder Service (SFEDS) based at Aldrington House in Hove.
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.
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 within the Sussex Family Eating Disorder Service (SFEDS). 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.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Honours degree at 2:1 or above in Psychology, or equivalent. Eligible for Graduate Basis for Chartership with the BPS
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
- Ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to a health context
- Relevant clinical and research skills
- Experience of working as part of a team
- Basic knowledge of databases, research skills and methodology
Desirable
- Experience of working with people with complex needs
- Experience of the use of psychometric tests
- Experience of group work and individual therapeutic contact
Skills
Essential
- To be able to communicate effectively under pressure and maintain a high degree of professionalism at all times
- To assimilate complex information and use reflective/analytic thinking, to apply psychological perspectives in work in a healthcare setting
- Capable of using initiative and organise work to agreed goals. Ability to work independently and know when to ask for and use supervision
Abilities
Essential
- Need to maintain frequent high levels of concentration for long periods
- Ability to tolerate and remain calm in the face of high levels of emotional distress and emotional demands
- Ability to travel across sites
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.
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).
Closing Date: 15 June 2026
