Assistant Psychologist: Sponsorship Available

Job Title: Assistant Psychologist
Agency: Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Location: Horsham, United Kingdom
Salary/Rate: 28,392 – 31,157 £ / Year

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Job summary

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We are seeking to recruit a motivated and enthusiastic Assistant Psychologist to join our multi disciplinary Adult Learning Disability community Team in the Northern area ofWest Sussex (base is in Horsham).

As an assistant psychologist in our community team, you will support clinical work with people who have a learning disability, their families, carers and the wider systems. Your work will involve direct clinical assessments, formulations and interventions under the supervision of an experienced clinical psychologist. You will also have a key role in supporting the delivery of the dementia screening programme and pathway.

Work will be clinically appropriate and well supported, offering a range of experiences suitable for people who are aiming to apply for clinical psychology training. Individual supervision will be provided by experienced colleagues and encouragement given to develop both clinically and professionally, with leadership from the Consultant Clinical Psychologist.

Main duties of the job

You will be part of a service that strives for clinical excellence and aims to support its staff to feel valued and actively participate in relevant service developments. We provide a range of psychological assessments and interventions for people with learning disabilities and their networks, with specialist expertise and interests across the service in systemic approaches, Autism, CBT, positive behavioural support approaches, trauma-informed approaches and neuropsychology. We have strong links with both Surrey and Salomons training courses and have an active research agenda.

As an Assistant Psychologist in our team, you will provide support to the psychologists in the service through a range of direct and indirect work. Direct clinical work will involve supporting with assessments, interventions and psychological consultations, under clinical supervision. You will be expected to offer support with writing up appointments, completing file reviews and inputting and updating data on several systems and platforms, and using this to help evaluate the service.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Honours degree at 2:1 or above in Psychology, or equivalent. Eligible for Graduate Basis for Chartership with the BPS

Knowledge/Experience

Essential

Relevant clinical and research skills
Experience of working as part of a team
Basic knowledge of databases, research skills and methodology
Ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to a health context
An understanding of psychology applied to health care

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 27 August 2026

How to Apply;

Interested and qualified candidates should:
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