Assistant Psychologist

7 days ago

Worthing, United Kingdom Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust Full time

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.
There are seven fixed-term posts available. The posts are based at the below services
1x 8month (full time)
Multiple Admissions Pathway (Working age adults)
2 x 18month (full time)
Chichester and Arun Neighbourhood Mental Health Team - Chichester
Chichester and Arun Neighbourhood Mental Health Team - Bognor
1 x 12month 3 days a week
Lewes Neighbourhood mental health team
1x 10months 3 days a week (part time)
Forensic healthcare services - Offender Personality Disorder (OPD)
2 x 6month 3 days a week
Sussex Eating Disorder Service
Crawley Neighbourhood Mental Health Team (ATS)
If you have a preference for one of the particular posts, please indicate this on your personal statement.
Detailed role descriptions are provided in the Psychological Professions Assistant Psychologist Recruitment brochure attached. Please ensure that you read this for more specific information.
Interviews will be held online and are planned for Thursday 20 th November & Friday 21 th November 2025
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.
- Individuals from ethnic minority backgrounds
- Those from low socio-economic backgrounds as defined by Gov.uk
- Individuals with unpaid caring responsibilities as defined by NHSE

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.
Assistant Psychologists will support and enhance professional psychological practice within the service. Providing support, co-ordination and administration to clinical, training and research functions within the scope appropriate to level of training and competence, and to undertaking related tasks to enhance assessment, intervention and evaluation within the team or care group. To work independently according to a plan agreed and reviewed through regular supervision by an HCPC registered Clinical Psychologist.
**Main responsibilities include but are not limited to**:
To undertake projects relating to service development and evaluation.
To set up databases, spreadsheets and using advanced IT skills in evaluation audit and research.
To support assessment and treatment interventions undertaken by the service as appropriate to level of competence and training.
To undertake direct and indirect clinical work as required under live or regular supervision from qualified applied HPC registered Psychologist.
To plan, organise and co-teach psycho-educational courses and groups with appropriately qualified professional staff.

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