Practitioner Psychologist, Psychological Therapist or Psychotherapist

This is an excellent opportunity to join a creative and dynamic psychological professions team working across the Neighbourhood Mental Health Teams in coastal West Sussex. We are committed to making our service a great place to work, where everyone has access to excellent CPD and supervision, and opportunities for training in approaches relevant to our care pathways. We encourage applications from Practitioner Psychologists, Psychological Therapists and Psychotherapists interested in providing treatment and support to people with severe and enduring mental health difficulties, including psychosis, complex emotional needs (CEN) and complex PTSD. You will join a friendly and supportive multidisciplinary team in Arun district . We are looking for someone with excellent clinical skills, able to engage positively with colleagues, service users, and the wider community. You will be able to think creatively with partnership organisations, modelling our strong commitment to trauma-informed approaches, co-production, and inclusion. As a psychological professional, you will offer assessment, formulation, and evidence-based interventions for people with a range of mental health difficulties. Experience of working with psychosis is desirable. As the post sits within community services, you will offer supervision and training to both psychological professionals and multidisciplinary colleagues. You will build close working relationships with our local community of psychological professionals working into other teams. As a professional group, we have a rich and diverse range of skills and experience , and pride ourselves on being a helpful and supportive group. Your career progression is important to us , and we will provide local opportunities to develop leadership and supervision skills. We have strong links with our Research and Development Department and there are multiple opportunities to work alongside R&D colleagues to embed good practice and evaluate our work. For example the new SuPER clinic led by Prof Kathy Greenwood and Compassionate Resilience Group trials for cPTSD led by Prof Nick Grey and Deborah Lee. Sussex Partnership provides mental health and learning disability care for all age groups across Sussex. Living And Working In West Sussex Travel easily between coast and countryside, with a blend of picturesque villages, contemporary seaside towns, and the Southdowns National Park on your doorstep Good schools and vibrant communities. West Sussex is also the sunniest county in the UK! Arun NMHT is based in Littlehampton, a seaside town with two award winning beaches, the beautiful River Arun and an extensive programme of cultural events. It is just 20 miles from Brighton, and a half hour drive to Chichester. We’d love you to join our Trust, rated ‘good’ overall and ‘outstanding’ for caring by the CQC. Our staff agree, in our recent staff survey 82% told us that they recognise that care for patients is our top priority. Key Survey Results Include 70% highlighting flexible working opportunities as a key point for satisfaction at work 79% reporting feeling able to make suggestions to improve the work within their team 77% identifying the opportunities to show initiative in their roles For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Moz McQuillan Job title: Consultant Clinical Psychologist Email address: moz.mcquillan1@nhs.net Telephone number: 07738758379 We would encourage all candidates to make contact to discuss the role. Please do not hesitate to contact Moz McQuillan or Hannah Ryan, Service manager