Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for an aspiring psychologist, who has Graduate Basis for Registration.Your goal is to offer intensive support to people, to minimise the number of people admitted to inpatient units.We work closely with OT, peer specialist and carer specialists in the team and have other therapists too.You will work with people with a wide range of mental health problems, their families and carers. Experience in a crisis or ward environment will bean advantage.
Main duties of the job
You will provide specialist crisis interventions for those referred into our service. You will be a key member of the team and help contribute to themulti-disciplinary team's thinking and care-planning by working closely with psychiatry and nursing colleagues. Your primary role is to provideformulation and evidence-based therapeutic interventions for individuals and a significant part of the role is being supported to learn to assess andformulate before delivering treatments. We also regularly audit and review our activity and outcomes, to help us continue to improve and developour work, and you will contribute to this.You will be supported to deliver individual and group interventions, both in person and virtually. We work face to face and have access to all PPErequired to do this safely.We follow a multi-disciplinary approach and you will regularly meet with the team to review the caseload and share your thoughts about riskmanagement and the care plan.
About us
You will receive training in DBT, short-term CBT interventions and phase 1 trauma stabilisation skills.You will be supported by an experienced psychologist through clinical and managerial supervision, who will support your development.Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has teaching status and is developing into one of the country's leading teaching mental health trusts.Working here offers continued training and development, plus all the benefits of living in Sussex.Sussex is a beautiful county with good transport links, vibrant communities, rural areas and access to the Coast and the South Downs. There arelots of land and water sports, a thriving and diverse arts community, environmentally-orientated groups and great food.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To support and enhance professional psychological practice within the service. Providing support, co-ordination and administration to clinical,training and research functions within the scope appropriate to level of training and competence, and to undertaking related tasks to enhanceassessment, intervention and evaluation within the team or care group.To work independently according to a plan agreed and reviewed through regular supervision by a HCPC registered Practitioner Psychologist. To undertake projects relating to service development and evaluation. To set up databases, spreadsheets and using advanced IT skills in evaluation audit and research. To support assessment and treatment interventions undertaken by the service as appropriate to level of competence and training. To undertake direct and indirect clinical work as required under live or regular supervision from qualified applied HPC registeredPsychologist. To plan, organise and co-teach psycho-educational courses and groups with appropriately qualified professional staff. To liaise with a range of services (including health, social care and voluntary agencies) relevant to the working area.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To support and enhance professional psychological practice within the service. Providing support, co-ordination and administration to clinical,training and research functions within the scope appropriate to level of training and competence, and to undertaking related tasks to enhanceassessment, intervention and evaluation within the team or care group.To work independently according to a plan agreed and reviewed through regular supervision by a HCPC registered Practitioner Psychologist. To undertake projects relating to service development and evaluation. To set up databases, spreadsheets and using advanced IT skills in evaluation audit and research. To support assessment and treatment interventions undertaken by the service as appropriate to level of competence and training. To undertake direct and indirect clinical work as required under live or regular supervision from qualified applied HPC registeredPsychologist. To plan, organise and co-teach psycho-educational courses and groups with appropriately qualified professional staff. To liaise with a range of services (including health, social care and voluntary agencies) relevant to the working area.
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
- Ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to a health context
- An understanding of psychology applied to health care
- Experience of group work and individual therapeutic contact
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
- Ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to a health context
- An understanding of psychology applied to health care
- Experience of group work and individual therapeutic contact
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).
Additional information
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).
