We have an exciting opportunity for an 8b Principal Clinical Psychologist to work with adults with learning disabilities in the community in Horsham, West Sussex. The 8b will be the psychology lead in Northern CLDT, providing a high quality, specialist applied psychology service to clients, their families or carers within a large, busy multi-disciplinary team. The post holder will be expected to hold responsibility for the supervision and governance to psychology practitioners, and to support psychological practice within the team through consultation, supervision, formulation and training. The post holder will be expected to utilise research skills for audit, service development and research. They will work closely with the Consultant Clinical Psychologist. We provide a range of psychological assessments and interventions for people with learning disabilities and their networks, with local specialist expertise and interests in Systemic approaches, CAT, Mindfulness, CBT, Positive Behavioural Support approaches, EMDR, Attachment and Trauma Informed approaches and Neuropsychological Assessments. You will also be involved in the West Sussex commissioned service offering a healthy brain screening programme & diagnostic dementia assessment for all adults with Down Syndrome over 30 years old. This is a great opportunity for career progression at a time of exciting service development. We are seeking a Principal Clinical Psychologist (8b) who is passionate about improving the lives of people with learning disabilities and their families and networks of support. You will need to have significant experience of applying your clinical skills in some or all of the following: With complex cases and multi-agency systems. With children/young people or adults with a learning disability. Working in services for adults with a learning disability. Working at a range of levels including direct work with people with learning disabilities, families and carers. Providing supervision, consultation and liaison. Managing high levels of clinical risk. Experience Of Leadership And Service Development You will take the lead for Northern CLDT psychology. You will also contribute to the coordination and delivery of the Clinical pathways across West Sussex. Clinical and professional supervision will be provided by the Consultant Clinical Psychologist, with close support and management from the team lead. Sussex Partnership is a successful and well-respected Foundation Trust. It has a large, well-established psychological therapies department with close links with Sussex University and good links with carer and service user local organisations. We have a thriving learning disability and psychology speciality with around 20 learning disability psychological practitioners in West Sussex alone. We meet quarterly as a pan Sussex group of psychology learning disability practitioners CPD events. There is specialist practice supervision/ development eg a specialist systemic practice group, PBS supervision, and CAT supervision. The learning disability and neurodevelopmental service is innovative and dynamic, and there is strong tradition of research, service development and learning opportunities across the Sussex region. 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. The CQC rated the trust outstanding for caring and good overall. We encourage flexible working. We know that a positive work/life balance brings about huge health-related benefits, which has a positive impact on the care we provide. Please speak to us about flexible working, for example, home-working, part time hours, flexible start/finish times or anything else. If it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen. For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Karin Fuchs Job title: Consultant Clinical Psychologist Email address: karin.fuchsspft.nhs.uk Telephone number: 07738 758445