Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Principal Practitioner Psychologist - Sussex Mindfulness Centre

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Job summary

Sussex Mindfulness Centre (SMC) (https://sussexmindfulnesscentre.nhs.uk/), part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, was founded in 2011 and is now one of the leading mindfulness centres in the UK. It stands out through its synergistic development of high-level research, high-quality trainings and the delivery of mindfulness based approaches within the NHS. It provides two mindfulness-based trainings locally, leads a national training in NHS Talking Therapies for Anxiety and Depression services and is the UK host for Mindful Self-Compassion teacher trainings.

This post holder will provide leadership support and training provision with the local SMC trainings, the national MBCT in NHS Talking Therapies, the delivery of staff mindfulness-based groups and compassionate leadership work, supervision groups, leadership on specialist areas of mindfulness provision such as with young people and people with learning disabilities, the promotion of SMC through taster sessions and the provision of leadership and guidance to the team on the development of the SMC EDI agenda. The postholder will also support the delivery of groups and trainings that are part of the SMC research and evaluation programmes. They will be able to fit into the SMC team who work in a friendly, mutually respectful and collaborative way. This post is currently predominantly home working.

For informal enquiries please contact Kate Webb, Business Development Manager for SMC, at kate.webb@spft.nhs.uk.

Main duties of the job

To provide a professional leadership role for education and training in Sussex Mindfulness Centre (SMC), providing training and business development support for Sussex Mindfulness Centre activities, with a special remit for Equality Diversity and Equality (EDI).

The work will include leadership support and training provision with the local SMC trainings, the national MBCT in NHS Talking Therapies, the delivery of staff mindfulness-based groups and compassionate leadership work, supervision groups, leadership on specialist areas of mindfulness provision such as with young people and people with learning disabilities, the promotion of SMC through taster sessions and the provision of leadership and guidance to the team on the development of the SMC EDI agenda. The postholder will also support the delivery of groups and trainings that are part of the SMC research and evaluation programmes.

About us

Sussex Partnership provides mental health and learning disability care for children, young people and adults across Sussex and Hampshire.

You'll be joining an organisation which is committed to improving patient care. We try to do this by listening to and learning from feedback, carrying our healthcare research and putting it into practice, developing new ways of providing services in partnership with others, and helping staff develop through access to education and training.

With services covering Sussex, Hampshire and Kent, there's plenty of choice about where to work and live if you join us. We've got the sea right on our doorstep, as well as the vibrant city of Brighton and Hove, areas of natural outstanding beauty and many historic towns.Excellent transport links make it easy to commute to work from London to many of our services and sites. Or you may be someone who has been doing the commute in the other direction and is now looking to work closer to home.

Date posted

31 October 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£58,972 to £68,525 a year pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

354-CO-21277

Job locations

East Brighton Community Mental Health Centre

Pankhurst Ave

Brighton

BN2 3EW

Job description

Job responsibilities

To receive and provide regular clinical supervision for Mindfulness teachers.
To contribute directly and indirectly to a psychologically based and Mindfulness framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all clients of the service, across all settings and agencies serving the client group.
Provide expert advice, consultation, training and clinical supervision to SMC.
To participate as a senior clinician in identifying and implementing the development of a high quality, responsible and accessible service, including advising both service and professional management.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To receive and provide regular clinical supervision for Mindfulness teachers.
To contribute directly and indirectly to a psychologically based and Mindfulness framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all clients of the service, across all settings and agencies serving the client group.
Provide expert advice, consultation, training and clinical supervision to SMC.
To participate as a senior clinician in identifying and implementing the development of a high quality, responsible and accessible service, including advising both service and professional management.

Person Specification

essential

Essential

Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice particularly Mindfulness

essential

Essential

Professionally registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with the Health Professions Council (HCPC) and BAMBA registered.

Essential

Experience of teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision

Essential

Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.

Person Specification

essential

Essential

Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice particularly Mindfulness

essential

Essential

Professionally registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with the Health Professions Council (HCPC) and BAMBA registered.

Essential

Experience of teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision

Essential

Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.

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

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UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

East Brighton Community Mental Health Centre

Pankhurst Ave

Brighton

BN2 3EW

Employer's website

https://www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

East Brighton Community Mental Health Centre

Pankhurst Ave

Brighton

BN2 3EW

Employer's website

https://www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)