Assistant Psychologist: Sponsorship Available

  • Full Time
  • United Kingdom
  • 28,392 to 31,157 £ / Year

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

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

Main duties of the job

The role will be variedbut 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.

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

  • Additional relevant training

Knowledge/Experience

Essential

  • 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

  • An understanding of psychology applied to health care

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).

Closing Date: 29 November 2026

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