Job summaryAn opportunity has arisen for an experienced Psychologist with a passion for working with people who have chronic and enduring psychosis and be part of the leadership team within the East Sussex Rehab Pathway service both in community and inpatient, providing peer support and part of team decision making.Main duties of the jobAs a Senior Practitioner Psychologist working within East Sussex Rehabilitation Pathway including Community and Amberstone Hospital you will work closely with the MDT to ensure a trauma-informed, therapeutic culture is promoted and embedded with collaborative service user engagement. You will work closely with the 8b Principal Psychologist to provide leadership around the implementation of evidence-based interventions.The role includes providing individual and group evidence-based interventions for people with severe and enduring mental health difficulties. Formulation skills will be an important part of the role as you lead on team formulation which is valued part of MDT working and care planning.About usYou would be joining a cohesive network of Psychology staff all passionate about improving choice and outcomes for people with complex psychosis presentations. We are looking for someone with a strong commitment to team working and service user involvement. You will receive high standards of supervision and will be well supported. We have an established team for support and supervision. This is a good time for career development opportunities and we can support you to access training and specialist supervision. You will have the opportunity to pursue specialist interests and expertise in line with service objectivesJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesThis job will require direct face to face working with services. The post holder will provide a high quality, specialist applied psychological therapy service to patients and their families or carers, where there are complex presentations. They will have strong skills in assessment, intervention and formulation; and experience of delivering evidence based psychological therapy and be informed by attachment-based models. The post holder will take a clinical leadership role and will have supervisory experience. They will contribute and support psychological practice within the wider team through consultation, supervision, formulation and training. We have an established group treatment programme and you will be involved in supporting this. There are opportunities for audit, quality improvement and to contribute to service developmentPerson SpecificationQualificationsEssentialPost-graduate doctoral level training in applied psychology [or its equivalent for those trained before 1996 or outside the UK*] as approved by the HPC, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology*For forensic psychologists working in forensic settings: Masters degree (with the award of the British Psychological Society qualification in forensic psychology or equivalent).Professionally registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with the Health Professions Council (HPC).Knowledge/ExperienceEssentialExperience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settingsDemonstrate specialist experience gained postqualification of working as an applied psychologist with evidence of having received a substantial amount of clinical supervision (normally in the region of approximately 50 hours).Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology.Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuseExperience of teaching, training and/or supervision.Experience of the application of applied psychology in different cultural contexts and experience of working within a multicultural frameworkExperience of representing psychology within the context of multi-disciplinary care.Experience or demonstrable knowledge of working with the particular client group served by the team/service.Knowledge of guidance and legislation in relation to the client group and mental health.Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialist psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnoses, people with additional disabilities etc).High level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies.High level of knowledge and skills in neuropsychology and evidence of further practice and/or training since qualification.Formal training in supervision of other psychologists.Evidence of continuing professional development as required by the HPC.Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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 SponsorshipApplications 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).UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).Employer detailsEmployer nameSussex Partnership NHS Foundation TrustAddressAmberstone and communityCarters Corner AmberstoneHailshamBN27 4HUEmployer's websitehttps://www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)