Clinical Psychologist
| Posting date: | 22 August 2025 |
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| Salary: | £55,690.00 to £62,682.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £55690.00 - £62682.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 September 2025 |
| Location: | Hove, BN3 7HZ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9354-25-0926 |
Summary
To contribute to the day-to-day delivery of a new large-scale project testing innovations in psychological therapy for patients with early psychosis, including young people at ultra-high risk of psychosis. To help support the set-up and management of the trial, and contribute to the day-to-day management of the project, ensuring milestones are achieved and the work is carried out to the highest standards. To deliver highly specialist psychological therapy to treat sleep problems in young people at risk of psychosis as part of a large clinical trial: Sleeping Better. To contribute to the supervision of assistant psychologists and graduate mental health workers in the delivery of psychological interventions. To contribute to the supervision of research assistants in the recruitment and assessment of trial participants. To coordinate the trial at the Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust site, including supervising research assistants in the recruitment and assessment of trial participants. To work closely with the clinical teams in Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and other participating NHS Trusts, including delivering new treatments to patients in these trusts as part of the clinical research and supervising and training others in the delivery of treatments. To provide regular reports on the progress of the study. This will include providing information needed by the funder. To work closely with other members of the research group, helping to ensure the success of studies conducted within the group. To ensure excellent working relationships with collaborators across the project. To conduct good record-keeping and report writing. To work to standard operational procedures for the projects. To attend supervision and research team meetings. Administrative duties related to the projects. Treatment is provided in a number of NHS trusts. This means there will be travel across the large geographical area both to clinical teams and patient homes, which would be facilitated by having a valid driving licence and access to own or other independent means of transport. The projects include large multi-site clinical trials across the UK and therefore occasional travel between sites will be necessary. To work within the guidelines set out by the Data Protection Act, the Code of Ethics, Trust policies and procedures, and with full understanding of confidentiality issues Other duties appropriate to the grade as directed.