Job requirements
Essential
19 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills
To be able to communicate effectively under pressure and maintain a high degree of professionalism at all times
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To be able to provide and receive complex sensitive or contentious information in a potentially highly emotive atmosphere. To be able to work with resistance to ideas
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High standard of report writing
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To assimilate complex information and use reflective/analytic thinking, to apply psychological perspectives in work with clients
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Ability to be flexible and cope with multiple demands
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Capable of using initiative and organise work to agreed goals. Ability to work independently and know when to ask for and use supervision, identifying when there is need for advice and using supervision at agreed intervals
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Information technology skills. To have highly developed IT skills and good working knowledge of statistical packages
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Team working
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Ability to travel across sites
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Punctual and flexible across hours of work when required
- Qualifications
Honours Degree at 2:1 or above in Psychology or equivalent
- Knowledge and experience
You will have at least 6 months experience working as an Assistant Psychologist
- Knowledge and experience
Experience of working with people with complex needs
- Knowledge and experience
Experience of working with people with disabilities, in a health or Mental Health setting and or work with people with complex needs
- Knowledge and experience
Relevant clinical and research skills
- Knowledge and experience
Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Knowledge and experience
Basic knowledge of databases, research skills and methodology
- Knowledge and experience
Experience of group work and individual therapeutic contact
- Knowledge and experience
An understanding of psychology applied to health care
Desirable
4 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Qualifications
Further post graduate training in relevant area of professional psychology, health and social care practice, and / or research design and analysis
- Knowledge and experience
Experience of the use of psychometric tests
- Knowledge and experience
Experience of in-patient settings
- Knowledge and experience
Lived experience of mental health issues
Job overview
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is looking to recruit a passionate, knowledgeable and dynamic Senior Assistant Psychologist to join our Family Eating Disorders Service (SFEDS).
You will be joining a service of highly skilled and experienced Family and Systemic Psychotherapists, Consultant Psychiatrist, Clinical Psychologists and Assistant Psychologists, Nurses, Dietitian, Support Workers and Occupational Therapists. Our team is responsible for covering all of Sussex.
You will be based at Aldrington House in Hove but may occasionally be required to travel to our clinics in Horsham and Hailsham.
We offer and support hybrid and flexible working; we require staff to be on site for 60% of their working week.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will support and enhance the professional psychological care to young people (aged 10-18) with eating disorders as well as liaise with families/carers, other professionals and organisations to promote communication and good practice.
Ideally you will have prior experience of working with eating disorders and experience of using therapeutic models associated with this client group.
You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team providing psychological assessments and interventions within the scope appropriate to level of experience and training.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
REQUIREMENTS:
To be a successful Senior Assistant Psychologist in our team you will be/have:
- Honours degree at 2:1 or above in Psychology or equivalent.
- You will have at least 6 months experience working as an Assistant Psychologist
- Have experience of working with young people with complex needs.
- You must be able to demonstrate a caring, compassionate and non-judgmental attitude, and show a commitment to making a difference when supporting young people and their families on their recovery journeys
See attached Generic Job Description and Person Specification for full details.
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Senior Assistant Psychologist with Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust in Haywards Heath, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Assistant psychologist role. The advertised salary is £32,073 - £39,043 pa. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 15 Oct 2026.
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