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Clinical Psychologist

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Hove, BN34AG £57,528 – £64,750 a year Permanent Posted 28 August 2026 Apply by 10 September 2026

Home Office register entry: Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Worthing

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Role description

Job summary

We are looking to recruit a passionate and dynamic HCPC registered Clinical Psychologist (0.8 wte) to join our Brighton and Hove children and young people's Neurodevelopmental Pathway. The post is based at the Aldrington Centre in Hove covering the Brighton and Hove area. The CAMHS Neurodevelopmental Pathway is a CAMHS specialist service that offers diagnostic assessments for autistic spectrum condition for young people aged 11 years+ and ADHD for young people aged 6 years up to 18 years. We are a strengths based service and take an evidenced-based and neurodivergent positive approach to the work we do.

The successful candidate will be an enthusiastic Clinical Psychologist with previous knowledge and experience of providing specialist neurodevelopmental assessments and working with complex needs.

The successful candidate will be joining a specialist multi-disciplinary team and will work closely with the clinical service manager. In addition to conducting neurodevelopmental and psychometric assessments you will also participate in consultation and training and provide clinical/professional supervision to assistant psychologists, trainee psychologists and other clinicians in the team. You will also participate in systematic clinical governance and contribute to audit, service development and quality improvement.

We offer and support hybrid and flexible working, we require staff to be on site for 60% of their working week.

Main duties of the job

To provide a qualified, high-quality specialist psychology service.

To be responsible for high quality assessments and managing assessment clinics. To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the planning and prioritising of own workload.

To use analytical and judgment skills and be responsible for taking clinical management decisions in complex clinical issues.

To clinically supervise assistant psychologists, trainee psychologists and junior psychologists, psychological therapists or counsellors and other staff as appropriate.

To professionally supervise and, when appropriate, manage, assistant psychologists and trainee psychologists

To complete assessments of those referred to the service and outcome this in a timely manner in line with code of Conduct

To provide consultation, mentorship, supervision as appropriate.

To work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice within the service/team.

To contribute to the development, evaluation and monitoring of the team's operational policies and services.

To utilise research skills to undertake service evaluation, audit and research as appropriate and disseminate the results in the service.

Working for your organisation

At SPFT we provide mental health and learning disability care for children, young people and adults across Sussex and for children.

About us

Travel easily between coast and countryside, with a blend of picturesque villages and seaside towns

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 CQC. Our staff agree, in our recent staff survey 82% told us that they recognise that care for patients is our top priority.

Key staff 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

Date posted

28 August 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£57,528 to £64,750 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

354-CS-21937-A

Job locations

Aldrington Centre

35 New Church Road

Hove

BN34AG

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

REQUIREMENTS

Post-graduate doctoral level training in applied psychology (or it's equivalent).

Experience of working with young people with neurodevelopmental conditions and working with complex needs.

Extensive experience of working within a multidisciplinary team.

Experience of supervising staff.

Wide knowledge of local and national policies.

MAIN DUTIES

To carry out specialist neurodevelopmental assessments of young people referred to the service.

Provide Clinical supervision to assistant psychologist, trainee psychologists and other members of the ND team ensuring high quality practice within the team.

Leading and participating in multidisciplinary team discussions and in risk and care planning.

Offering training and consultation to team members and other services

Lead in service evaluation, audits, policy implementation to improve care standards and ensure adherence to clinical guidelines.

See attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.

Person Specification

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Essential

Post-graduate doctoral level training in applied psychology as approved by the HCPC, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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