Specialist Practitioner Psychologist / Psychological Therapist
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
St. Leonards-on-Sea, TN37 7PTView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£49,387 to £56,515
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
21 October 2026
2 days leftJob description
We are delighted to be advertising for a Specialist Practitioner Psychologist/ Specialist Psychological Therapist (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy / Psy...
You will provide specialist crisis interventions for those referred into our service and help contribute to the multi-disciplinary team's thinking and care-planning, working closely with the team. Your primary role is to provide psychological assessment, formulation and short-term evidence-based therapeutic interventions for individualsand groups.Alongside this, youwill also provide consultation, training, and support: such as facilitation of reflective practice and case discussion. We work closely with OT, peer specialist and carer specialists which gives us particular flexibility and opportunity. We also have other psychological therapists,trainees and assistant psychologist(s).
We approach our work as trauma informed and currently offer interventions for individuals and groups, informed byCBT, DBT and compassion focussed therapy. We occasionally contribute toneuro testingand have specialist supervision for these disciplines; and can offer training where you have an interest but have not yet undertaken training. There are also opportunities to get involved with family interventions and open dialogue network meetings within the service
Sussex Partnership Trust provides mental health and learning disability care for children, young people, and adults across Sussex. We'd love you to join our organisation that is rated good overall and outstanding for caring by the Care Quality Commission.
You will be a part of the wider East Sussex Psychological Professions group providing the opportunity for continuing professional development, sharing of expertise and peer support. You will also be part of the Trust's Adult Acute Psychological network, which provides specialist guidance and support on governance and best practice, including specialty CPD days.
Working in East Sussex there is the opportunity to travel easily between coast and countryside, with a blend of picturesque villages and seaside towns- there's always new experiences to be enjoyed.
You will be based in Hastings seeing clients at the team base, in their own homes, as well as virtually via telephone or online appointments.
This part-time role offers the opportunity for flexible working.
If you would like to ask anything or have a chat about this opportunity, please do get in touch.
Qualifications
Essential
- Post-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.
- Or recognised accredited post graduate level training in cognitive behavioural therapy accredited by the BABCP Accreditation with British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
- Professionally registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with the Health Professions Council (HCPC) or with the British Association of Behavioural and cognitive psychotherapy.
- Or A minimum two-year post-graduate (or equivalent) qualification in Psychotherapy, Counselling, or Counselling Psychology, comprising no less than 450 hours programme contact and including no less than 200 hours supervised counselling practice. Accreditation with British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP), British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC) or registration with the Health Professionals Council (HCPC) as a practitioner psychologist
Desirable: - oPre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology.
Knowledge/Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable competence in the delivery of psychological therapy including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse
- Knowledge of guidance and legislation in relation to the client group
- Knowledge of theory, practice and evidence base of specialist psychological therapy
- Experience of the application of psychological therapy in different cultural contexts
- Evidence of commitment to CPD
Skills
Essential
- Well developed skills in communication (oral and written) of highly technical and clinical sensitive information to clients, carers, families and other professional colleagues, both within and outside the NHS
- Proven ability to establish, maintain and conclude therapeutic relationships
- Good inter-professional skills and ability to work autonomously in a multi-disciplinary setting
- Capacity to reflect and make good use of supervision
- Ability to plan and manage a dynamic caseload of work
How to apply
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Provenance
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First seen
7 October 2026
Last checked
8 October 2026
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