As part of the national strategy to increase the Psychological Professions by 100% in the next 10 years, we have been awarded funding from NHS England (formerly Health Education England) to offer paid assistant psychologist positions to aspiring clinical psychologists.

We Are Committed To Increasing Diversity Within Clinical Psychology And As Such, We Welcome Applications From People From Backgrounds That Are Currently Under-represented In The Profession—the Data Currently Indicates Those To Be:

Individuals from ethnic minority backgrounds
Individuals from a low socio-economic background
Individuals with caring responsibilities

We are committed to supporting you on your journey to becoming a clinical psychologist. Supervision and wider professional support will be offered to all successful candidates. A specialised induction programme is also available and successful applicants will also be able to attend training that is offered in the Trust.

There are nine posts available. Three of the posts are full time for a period of 8 months whilst six are part time (22.5 hours) for 6 months. Details of the posts and specific role descriptions are provided in the brochure attached.

If you have a preference for one of the particular posts, please indicate this on your personal statement.

Interview dates are planned for 5/12/24, 6/12/24, 12/12/24 and possibly 13/12/24

Assistant psychologist role descriptions are described in detail in the Psychological Professions Assistant Psychologist Recruitment brochure. If you have a preference for one of the particular posts, please indicate this on your personal statement.

We Are Committed To Increasing Diversity Within Clinical Psychology And As Such, We Welcome Applications From People From Backgrounds That Are Currently Under-represented In The Profession—the Data Currently Indicates Those To Be:

Individuals from ethnic minority backgrounds
Individuals from a low socio economic background
Those with caring responsibilities

We are committed to supporting you on your journey to becoming a clinical psychologist. Supervision and wider professional support will be offered to all successful candidates. A specialised induction programme is also available and successful applicants will also be able to attend training that is offering at the Trust.

Sussex Partnership is a fantastic Trust to work for and psychology is highly valued. Our teams are welcoming and enthusiastic about providing the best possible care for people who access our services. Sussex is a beautiful county with good transport links, vibrant urban communities, rural areas and tourist attractions, including the Coast and the South Downs. The Trust has recently been rated by the CQC as Good overall and Outstanding for care.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Nick Grey Job title: Associate Director of Psychological Professions Email address: nick.grey@spft.nhs.uk Telephone number: 07966 325750

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

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