Senior Assistant Psychologist: Sponsorship Available

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Assistant Psychologist to join our Neighbourhood Mental Health Team (Community Team) based in Haywards Heath and East Grinstead. The post-holder will be expected to work across both sites. This is a full time fixed-term post, currently funded up until December 2027.

The post holder will hold an honours degree in Psychology that confers Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) with the British Psychological Society and will have experience of working with people experiencing mental health difficulties. We are seeking someone with experience of delivering psychologically-informed interventions in both a group and individual format, within clinical settings. The post holder will support the delivery of psychologically informed care within the team, contributing to assessment, formulation, intervention, service evaluation and audit activities under the supervision of a Clinical Psychologist.

The post offers an excellent opportunity to gain experience within an adult community mental health setting, working with people experiencing a wide range of mental health difficulties including anxiety, depression, psychosis, complex emotional difficulties and trauma-related presentations.

Regular supervision from a Clinical Psychologist will be provided, alongside opportunities for professional development and participation in psychology team meetings and training.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will provide outstanding care and treatment, co-ordinate care provided, support people with their recovery journey, offer time limited interventions including individual and group, monitor risks, and collaborate with carers and families.The post holder will support the collection and analysis of routine outcome measures, and contribute to audit and service evaluation.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Honours degree at 2:1 or above in Psychology, or equivalent. Eligible for Graduate Basis for Chartership with the BPS

Knowledge/Experience

Essential

  • 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
  • Ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to a health context

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: 30 August 2026

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