Job summary
- Main area
- Mental Health
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week
- Job ref
- 354-CS-21691
- Employer
- Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Aldrington Centre
- Town
- Hove
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 11/05/2025 08:00
Employer heading
Senior Mental Health Practitioner (SaLT/Clinical Psychologist/OT)
NHS AfC: Band 7
Come and join us
We're looking for people who share our values (compassion, accountability and optimism) to help us provide high quality care to the patients, carers, families and local communities we serve. We specialise in providing NHS mental health and learning disability services.
So what can we offer you in return?
We're an organisation which puts people first. We'll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. We'll help you learn, acquire new skills and gain further experience to support your career development. And we'll provide the opportunity for you to bring your fresh ideas to work about how we can do things differently and continue improving.
You will also be joining a health and care system committed to working together to do the best we can for the communities we serve. Above all, at Sussex Partnership you'll have the chance to make a difference to the lives of the patients, carers and families across our communities.
As a Trust we are committed in making a difference. Your development is important to us, so don't forget to ask us during interview what opportunities we can offer. We can offer fully funded lifelong learning opportunities such as an apprenticeship from GCSE to Masters level.
If you like the sound of that, then come and join our team.
Job overview
Are you excited by the opportunity to utilise advanced neurodevelopmental skill set in assessing children for ASC and signposting families? If you are eager to integrate specific skills aligned with your professional training to enhance your assessment whilst also working collaboratively with other disciplines in your team then we would be excited to meet you for an interview. Working within a wider pathway across all Sussex the NDP is commissioned locally by the ICB to provide assessment and signposting services to young people and their families experiencing neuro-divergence . The service will provide evidence -based ND assessment following a robust and systematic screening and information gathering process. We assess for autism for all children 11-18. We also assess and medically treat young people and their families experiencing ADHD from the age of 6-18 years. Although this role will not be involved in leading assessments in this area. Neither will this role carry a case-load of young people on medication requiring regular review. However, there is often cross over and joint diagnosis is common. So a breadth of knowledge and experience around all ND (ASC and ADHD) is helpful as joint working /assessment will be part of the role.
Main duties of the job
As Senior Mental Health Practitioner /Therapist you will be central to the ND pathway, typically:
· Completing triage , initial screening / assessment and agreeing suitability for an ND assessment with the Clinical Lead,
· Delivering, and supporting others to deliver assessments, brief psychologically informed interventions, in individual formats for the client group
· Communicating with junior, senior and peer colleagues and relevant partner services throughout the wider CAMHS network
· Attending and sometimes leading MDT meetings, business meetings and other locally appropriate governance structures.
You will have expertise in delivering evidence based, in depth and comprehensive assessments as well as brief psychological therapies, including working with complex presentations, and be able to support the team and others via formulation and training and by participating in systematic clinical governance.
Working for our organisation
At Sussex Partnership we are committed to providing opportunities for flexible working. If you would like to work differently or different hours to as advertised, please get in touch to discuss this in more detail.
If you haven't thought about living in Sussex before then you should consider the following:
- Journey from the coast to the countryside in minutes
- Enjoy a lifestyle where there are renowned cycle routes and picturesque walks, including the famous South Downs Way in the South Downs National Park!
- Embrace taking time to discover all the miles of scenic coastline, including Hastings, Bexhill on Sea and Eastbourne
- Easy access to airports - Gatwick and Heathrow are both within 90 minutes of the county, providing links to Europe and beyond
- Brighton and Hove or London are within easy reach via local and national bus routes and national mainline stations
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will be an autonomous practitioner who will carry continuing responsibility for a defined caseload of service users by undertaking the following duties:
· Operate as a specialist mental health practitioner, providing a specialised range of clinical interventions and able to demonstrate knowledge of models of practice and how to apply these
· Provide specialist clinical assessment, formulation, intervention, review and be proficient in monitoring, evaluating and modifying treatment to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of interventions
· To work closely with NDP and wider CAMHS colleagues within the Trust in a collaborative way, ensuring that decisions are made that ensure the best care for service users and that there is a seamless pathway.
- To contribute psychological knowledge and expertise to policy and service development through participation, where practical, in regional multidisciplinary meetings and special interest groups, working parties etc that may impact on the functioning of the service.
See Attached JD and PS for full details of role
For further details about this role or to arrange an informal visit, please contact:
Matt Phillips - Clinical Service Manager
07889946854
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree/Diploma in occupational therapy or Nursing/Social Work /Or Doctorate in Clinical Psychology/ Clinical training in a relevant Psychological Therapy
- Evidence of post qualification study
- Registration with the HPC as an occupational therapist/Clinical Psychologist/social worker/Nurse-NMC/Therapist UKCP or BACP
- Training in the use of standardised assessment tools
Knowledge/Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive experience as a qualified mental health practitioner
- Broad experience of working with clients with a range of mental health problems
- Experience of both group and individual work
- Experience of supervising staff and students
- Experience of Multi-agency work
- Experience in applying a range of assessment tools and a comprehensive knowledge of clinical approaches
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
- Matt Phillips
- Job title
- Clinical Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07889946854
- Additional information
Chloe Hutchinson
01273 718 680
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