Principal Psychologist / Psychological Therapist-Acute and Urgent Care

We are recruiting a 0.6 WTE Principal Practitioner Psychologist / Psychological Therapist to provide professional leadership for the psychological practitioners working in acute in East Sussex. You will work alongside a Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Systemic psychotherapist in this role. It is a growing psychological professions within Acute with a Band 8a, Band 7 and Assistant Psychologist. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your clinical and leadership expertise alongside a team of committed colleagues in psychology, psychological therapy and other disciplines. You would be taking on a diverse role with opportunities to contribute to the development of psychological knowledge and skills within the MDT through teaching, and to facilitate psychologically-informed thinking, through formulation spaces and reflective practice. You will become a member of the leadership team for acute and will represent Psychological Professions within this setting. There will be close
working with colleagues in urgent care and those in the multiple admissions pathway and opportunities to develop family approaches and utilise open dialogue principles. The position is open to people seeking promotion from a lower banding or those looking for a new challenge at principal level., You will be a key member of the acute care clinical team and must have a strong commitment to multi-disciplinary working. The role will include direct assessment and formulation of people with complex presentations and offering brief, evidence-based interventions. You will work with teams to contribute to risk assessment and care planning and you will provide consultation, and support to other professionals though formal and informal interventions such as reflective practice, debriefs and case discussions.

You will provide clinical and professional supervision to the Psychological Professions team, leading on recruitment and service developments, including training for MDT colleagues across the hospital.

We strive to provide excellent care to our service users, their families and our staff which is demonstrated by the service's commitment to improving service user experience, supporting staff and professional development. Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust is committed to strong integrated, collaborative leadership between managers and clinicians.

You will be supported through clinical and professional supervision by the Professional Lead Consultant Psychologist for Acute and urgent care in East Sussex.Our Trust has an exciting range of CPD opportunities available, including training in Mindfulness and MBCT, Family Interventions, CAT, Open dialogue and a wide range of other approaches and the post holder will be encouraged to develop specialist interests.

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is a leading teaching and research mental health trust. We were granted teaching status in 2008 in recognition of our research background and our links with the Brighton and Sussex Medical School and other academic institutions. Applicants with an interest in research will be welcomed.