Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
Assistant Psychologist
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Job Opportunity: Assistant Psychologist
At NHS West Sussex Talking Therapies (part of Sussex Community Foundation Trust) we are committed to increasing access within the psychological professions. Following a successful bid for funding from Health Education England, we are offering two paid Assistant Psychologist positions, each for 22.5 hours per week (0.6 FTE) to aspiring clinical psychologists who are able to recognise and reflect upon personal and societal bias along a range of dimensions and difference.
About the Role
This position supports specific projects across our clinical, training, audit, and research activities. Supervision forms a key part of the assistant psychologist role. Regular supervision will be provided and supervisors will have received supervision training. The supervisor will understand and respond appropriately to the assistant psychologist’s professional developmental needs.
Key Responsibilities
- To support and enhance professional psychological practice within the service.
- To provide support, coordination, and administration to clinical, training, and research functions within the scope appropriate to level of training and competence.
- To undertake tasks related to enhancing assessment, intervention, and evaluation within the team or care group.
- To work independently according to a plan agreed and to be reviewed through regular supervision.
- To gain experience of the systems and roles within community mental health settings.
- To benefit from regular and supportive supervision in order to learn about applying psychology within these settings.
- To gain experience of working within multidisciplinary teams dealing with complex presentations.
- To gain direct experience of developing formulations and helping teams to think more psychologically about service users.
- To have the opportunity to apply basic psychological therapies in structured individual or group settings.
- To further develop evaluation, audit, and report writing skills in an applied setting and to see how this contributes towards service development.
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Important Notes
Please note: Due to recent changes in UK immigration and visa rules, this role may not be eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be considered. Candidates requiring sponsorship should review the eligibility criteria on the gov.uk website before applying to assess their eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.
- Skilled Worker visa: going rates for eligible occupation codes - GOV.UK
- Health and Care Worker visa: If you’ll need to meet different salary requirements - GOV.UK
About Us
We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.
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Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.
Why Work for Us?
- Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeing.
- Varied environments: community hospitals, patients’ homes, and bases across Sussex.
- Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retirement.
- Excellent training, development, and research opportunities.
- Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brighton.
- Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networks.
- Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust.
- Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast.
Our values—Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence—guide everything we do.
We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.
This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Hannah Allies
- Job Title: Digital Engagement Lead
- Email Address: hannah.allies@nhs.net
- Telephone Number: 07787161317
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