Senior Practitioner Psychologist - 8a (or band 7 - 8 preceptorship)

We are looking for an enthusiastic and innovative Band 8a Senior Clinical Psychologist to join our friendly Coastal Sussex CAMHS team based across Worthing & Chichester.

This framework enables us to support you in transitioning from a Band 7 to an 8a role in this post within 18 to 36 months. We welcome applications from Practitioner Psychologists who qualified 12 months ago or have at least 1-year post-qualification clinical practice.

Your career development is important to us. The Preceptorship Development Planwill ensure you are supported to progress from a band 7 to 8a role in this post within 3 years (please see attached document for details).

The post holder will be expected to have well developed assessment, intervention and formulation skills in a range of psychological models, including CBT, systemic and attachment-based models and to be able to apply them to a wide variety of complex co-morbid presentations., This highly specialist part-time post will allow you to develop your skills in supervision, CBT and other therapeutic modalities. Previous post holders have developed skills in group psychotherapy, DBT, EMDR and clinical supervision, supported by training and CPD support available through SPFT. The post will support the deepening of your skills and experience of core CAMHS practice, taking on leadership duties including supervision, clinical governance and quality improvement. Most psychologists in our service have specialist CBT skills that supports them with delivering & evaluating our range of CBT groups and supervising CBT therapists and low intensity practitioners, drawing on our expertise in delivering innovative digital interventions. The role will support the embedding of trauma informed care, in our friendly, supportive coastal CAMHS team.

Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust's (SPFT) strategy provides the long-term vision and goals that guide our transformation and improvement efforts, ensuring alignment with the Trusts mission and objective. Transformation drives the evolution of our processes, culture, and systems to meet the changing needs of our patients. Continuous improvement serves as a critical mechanism within this framework, creating the environment and tools for ongoing improvements in performance, efficiency, and outcomes. Transformation, organisational strategy, and continuous improvementare required tobe interconnected and mutually reinforcing. Together, these elements will foster a continuous cycle of innovation, adaptation, and financial sustainability, ensuring the Trustremainsresponsive and capable of delivering the best possible care and support for our patients,staffand partners.