Job summary
- Main area
- Mental Health
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent: Combined post - 0.8 WTE Band 7 Psychological Therapist Covering Neuro East & ALTC
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week
- Job ref
- 354-PC-20716
- Employer
- Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Battle Health Centre
- Town
- Battle
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 26/02/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Psychological Therapist
NHS AfC: Band 7
Come and join us
We’re looking for people who share our values of compassion, accountability and optimism to help us provide high quality care for the patients, carers, families and communities we serve. We specialise in NHS mental health and learning disability services and we’re proud to make a difference every day.
At SPFT we put people first. We’ll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. You’ll have opportunities to learn, grow and gain new experiences to support your career, with access to lifelong learning and professional development.
We actively promote flexible working and understand how important work life balance is, especially in healthcare. Whether it’s part time hours, hybrid working or flexible start and finish times, we’ll explore what works for you and the role.
We recognise that AI is becoming part of daily life and you may choose to use it to help prepare your application. We welcome innovation but ask that anything you submit reflects your own abilities, experience and voice. AI can support how you describe your skills and experience, but it should never replace your own words as we want to get to know you.
We’re shaping a workplace where ideas are encouraged, technology supports you and everyone has a voice in how we improve. If that sounds like the kind of organisation you want to be part of, we’d love to hear from you.
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for a psychological therapist with a passion for work in health psychology to join our Diabetes and Long-Term Neurological Conditions Services within East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (ESHT). Whether you are experienced or simply keen to work in health psychology - get in touch.
You will be providing tailored psychological interventions to people with diabetes, multiple sclerosis or Parkinson’s disease and offering support to their wider MDT teams to promote psychological practice in these physical health specialties.
You will be joining the Clinical Health Psychology team at an exciting time of innovation and growth in the wider NHS as physical health services look to further integrate psychological principles and practices into their care pathways. The Long-Term Neurological Conditions and Diabetes Psychology Services are excellent examples of integration of mental and physical healthcare via the provision of tailored psychological care delivered both directly to individuals and indirectly via support of other health professionals in the MDT and wider systems.
Main duties of the job
You will deliver evidence based psychological interventions, psychoeducation groups and provide psychological consultations to the neurology nurses at the Conquest Hospital and Eastbourne DGH (EDGH), working in close collaboration with the Senior Practitioner Psychologist.
Within the EDGH Diabetes MDT, you will deliver evidence based psychological interventions for patients and work closely with the CNSs and MDT.
Psychological approaches include CBT, ACT, and CFT and reflect the wide-ranging issues typically targeted including anxiety, low mood, adjustment and symptom management.
You will attend MDT meetings with Diabetes and Neurology and offer consultation and support to other health professionals.
You will be part of the wider Clinical Health Psychology Team, which provides access to supervision groups (e.g. CBT) and CPD opportunities.
The role provides excellent opportunities for someone who is seeking autonomous working, service development, delivering psychological therapy in the context of physical health, and MDT working. Clinical supervision and service oversight is provided by Practitioner Psychologists within each team.
Working for our organisation
SPFT provide mental health and learning disability care for children, young people and adults across Sussex and for children and young people in Hampshire.
Working in Sussex:
· Embrace the city life with great access to visit Brighton and London
· With easy access to Gatwick and Heathrow and excellent railway links across the UK there is plenty of opportunity for adventure
We’d love you to join our organisation that is rated ‘good’ overall and ‘outstanding’ for caring by the Care Quality Commission. Our staff agree, with 82% of people in our recent staff survey telling us that they recognise that care for patients is our top priority.
See the attached ‘Partnership Perks’ document for details about our benefits package.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
REQUIREMENTS
You will:
· Have recognised/accredited postgraduate level training in a psychological therapy (see appropriate Appendix for Person Specification)
· Be professionally registered as a psychological therapist
· Have substantial post-qualification/accreditation experience of specialist psychological therapy (assessment, formulation and treatment), as specified in the same Appendix, maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse
· Have a high level of competence in applying a psychological therapy to complex difficulties appropriate for this therapy with the client group, and a proven track record of delivering positive outcomes in this therapy
It would also be advantageous if you have:
· Significant experience of working with the particular client group served by the team/service
SPFT staff have the capacity to work from home remotely where applicable and in agreement with your line manager. It is expected however that this role will primarily be based at Battle Health Centre.
MAIN DUTIES
· To provide a high-quality specialist psychological therapy service to people with diabetes, multiple sclerosis or Parkinson’s disease in line with best and evidence-based practice
· To be responsible for holding and managing a clinical caseload and to exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the planning and prioritising of own workload and the assessment, treatment and discharge of clients, within the bounds of the service operational policy
· To use analytical and judgment skills and be responsible for taking clinical management decisions in complex clinical issues
· To formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of clients’ mental health problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the client’s problems, and to practice within the context of evidence based approaches and the overall therapeutic approach/ philosophy of the service.
· To deliver high quality psychological therapy, working with psychological difficulties that are likely to be amenable to good outcomes using the therapy being delivered
See attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.
Please apply using the link in this advert, or for more information explore the attachments or contact:
Dr Ian Cuthbert, Senior Clinical Psychologist in Long Term Neurological Conditions: [email protected]
Dr Susan Hennessey, Clinical Lead for Clinical Health Psychology: [email protected]
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Recognised/accredited postgraduate level training in a psychological therapy as specified in one of the Appendices
- Professionally registered as specified in the same Appendix
Desirable criteria
- Additional pre- and/or post-qualification training as specified in the same Appendix
Knowledge/Experience
Essential criteria
- Substantial post-qualification/accreditation experience of specialist psychological therapy (assessment, formulation and treatment), as specified in the same Appendix, maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
- A high level of competence in applying a psychological therapy to complex difficulties appropriate for this therapy with the client group, and a proven track record of delivering positive outcomes in this therapy
- Experience of offering teaching, training and supervision within a demanding organisational context
- A clear and theoretically informed approach to supervision
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Ian Cuthbert
- Job title
- Senior Clinical Psychologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
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