# MHST Assistant Psychologist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/mhst-assistant-psychologist/f96b0456-8baa-4dcc-9b9a-ccfba8bbf248 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/mhst-assistant-psychologist/f96b0456-8baa-4dcc-9b9a-ccfba8bbf248.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Worthing - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Healthcare support worker - **Grade:** Band 4 - **Salary:** £28,392 - £31,157 Per Annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-23T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-09T13:51:31.649Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/West_Sussex/Worthing/Sussex_Partnership_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Mental_Health/Mental_Health-v8108293 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8108293?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are looking for a permanent, Assistant Psychologist to join the Thought-Full team across West Sussex. MHSTs were developed following the 2017 Green Paper – Transforming Children and Young Peoples Mental Health Provision. We have three core functions: 1) To deliver evidence-based interventions to children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties 2) To support schools to develop their whole school approach to mental health and emotional wellbeing 3) To provide timely advice to school/ college staff to ensure that young people get the right support at the right time At the heart of our work is participation, co-production and co-delivery ensuring the voice of children and young people is heard throughout our service. We are an innovative integrated model with Thought-Full being delivered across both Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and the Education and Skills department of West Sussex County Council. This vacancy may close early due to volume of applications. ### Main duties of the job The Thought-Full team comprises a range of professionals including Education Mental Health Practitioners, Mental Health Practitioners, Advisory Teachers, Educational Psychologists and Clinical Psychologists. You will work alongside all members of the team but most closely with the Clinical Psychologist and Educational Psychologists who will determine the day to day tasks. A significant part of the role will be supporting the data collection in the team in order to help us evaluate the effectiveness of our work. This will include evaluation of our interventions and whole school approach work. You will support the collection, input, analysis and reporting of the data. Therefore, an interest in research and evaluation is important for this role. You will also support the implementation of our core functions. For example, supporting the implementation of CBT-Based group interventions, psychoeducation groups for children and young people and their parents/carers, workshops and training for school staff, preparing resources, engagement workshops and activities, and reviewing evidence informed practice and more. You will also be supporting the development of our service as we grow and expand, working alongside other team members to liaise with other services to consider how we support the mental health and emotional wellbeing of children and young people in West Sussex. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Essential Requirements A degree (or equivalent) in a Psychology related topic Knowledge and experience of data management and research skills Passionate about working with children and young people in an educational setting Desirable Requirements It would be an advantage if you have experience working with children and young people and/or working with skills ## Person Specification ### Qualifications **Essential** - Honours degree at 2:2 or above iPsychology, or equivalent. Eligible for Graduate Basis for Chartership with the BPS **Desirable** - Further post graduate training in relevant area of professional psychology, health and social care practice, and / or research design and analysis ### Knowledge/Experience **Essential** - Experience of working as part of a team - Relevant clinical and research skills **Desirable** - Experience of working with people with mental health problems - Experience of working with children and young people ## Documents - [mhst ap jdps (pdf, 326.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10403116) - [privacy notice (pdf, 127.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2254) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.