Practitioner Psychologist/Psychological Therapist | Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 03 Mehefin 2025 |
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| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £46,148 - £52,809 pa pro rata |
| Oriau: | Rhan Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 03 Gorffennaf 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Crawley, RH11 7DH |
| Cwmni: | Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7152425/150-KB1670-CC |
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As a PCN Practitioner Psychologist/Psychological Therapist, you will formulate and work with patients who have long-term physical health conditions co-morbid with mental health difficulties, delivering psychological therapy using a variety of evidence-based therapy models. You will provide specialist psychological assessments of patients referred to Crawley Primary Care Network (PCN) teams.
With these teams, you will also promote and develop reflective practice, psychological thinking and services within the organisation. You will provide advice and consultation to MDT colleagues on patients' psychological wellbeing and contribute to contingency plans.
You will contribute to training and education in psychological understanding and interventions to colleagues and staff in other services and agencies, where appropriate.
1. To formulate and work with patients who have long-term physical health conditions co-morbid with mental health difficulties, delivering psychological therapy sessions in a time-limited service using a variety of evidence-based therapy models.
2. To provide specialist psychological assessments of patients referred to theCrawley Primary Care Network (PCN) community teams, based upon the appropriate use psychological assessment tools, direct and indirect structured observations and semi structured face to face sessions.
3. To work with the team to promote and develop reflective practice, psychological thinking and services within the organisation.
4. To provide advice and consultation to MDT colleagues on patients' psychological wellbeing and contribute to contingency plans.
5. To liaise with mental health services, community services, GP practices and other local organisations about patient care.
6. To be responsible for implementing a range of psychological interventions for individuals, families and groups, within and across teams and refining psychological formulations drawing upon different explanatory models.
7. To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual patients and to provide advice to other professions on psychological aspects of these.
8. To work autonomously within professional guidelines and codes of conduct (i.e. HCPC, BABCP, UKCP, BACP) and the overall framework of the service's policies.
We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.
Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.
Why work for us?
• Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeing
• Varied environments: community hospitals, patients’ homes, and bases across Sussex
• Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retirement
• Excellent training, development, and research opportunities
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brighton
• Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networks
• Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust
• Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast
Our values—Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence—guide everything we do.
We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.
This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.
The PCN Community Team is a multi-disciplinary team to enable integrated working amongst relevant organisations to ensure the best outcomes for patients and their families. Psychological professionals work together with nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, social workers and social prescribers to provideholisticand person-centred care. We aim to provide personalised assessments, develop care plans, and support patients in maintaining their mental and physical health and independence in their own homes.
Please see our job description for further details.
This advert closes on Thursday 12 Jun 2025