Job summary We are seeking to recruit a 1.0 wte Band 4 Assistant Psychologist to join a welcoming Integrated Health and Emotional Wellbeing Service at Lansdowne Secure Children's Home in Hailsham, East Sussex. It is an exciting opportunity for a creative individual with good communication and organisation skills and an interest in children and young people's mental health to work in a dynamic, multi-agency work environment, under the direct supervision of a Clinical Psychologist. You will also be working alongside a Principal Psychologist, a Mental Health Nurse, Physical Health Nurses, an Occupational Therapist and a supportive admin team. Lansdowne Secure Children's Home is an 11 bedded social care provision for young people aged 12-17. The young people have complex needs and are described as 'high need/high vulnerability/high risk'. The health team's focus is informed by the Framework for Integrated Care (also known as SECURE STAIRS). This aims to support trauma-informed care and formulation-driven, evidence-based, whole-systems approaches to creating change for young people within the Children and Young People's Secure Estate (CYPSE). Main duties of the job As an Assistant Psychologist, you will be joining our small and welcoming multi-disciplinary health team whose role is to support both the young people and the residential staff within the home. The post holder's main responsibilities will be to support the projects relating to service implementation and evaluation which will include the collection of qualitative and quantitative outcome data sets (e.g. depression and anxiety scales); to manage spreadsheets and to use IT skills, critical analysis and presentation skills to conduct evaluations, audits and research; to support assessment (e.g. mental health screening and cognitive assessments) and treatment interventions (e.g. emotional regulation skills work) undertaken by the service as appropriate to level of competence and training; and to contribute to the psycho-educational training groups provided for care staff (e.g. self-harm training and the Therapeutic Parenting group). Should the post holder wish to pursue an application for the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, support with application and interview preparation will be available. This is a full time post of 1.0 WTE (3 7.5 hours per week, Monday-Friday ). About us Sussex Partnership provides mental health and learning disability care for all age groups across Sussex and for children and young people in Hampshire. 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, 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. We'd love you to join our Trust, rated 'good' overall and 'outstanding' for caring by the CQC. Our staff agree, in our recent staff survey 82% told us that they recognise that care for patients is our top priority. Other key survey results: 70% highlighting flexible working as a key point for satisfaction at work 79% reporting feeling able to make suggestions to improve the work in their team 77% identifying opportunities to show initiative in their roles Date posted 20 February 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 4 Salary £26,530 to £29,114 a year pa Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 354-CS-21670 Job locations Lansdowne Secure Children's Home Hawks Road Hailsham BN27 1NP Job description Job responsibilities REQUIREMENTS: In order to be a successful Assistant Psychologist in our team you will have: - An honours degree at 2:2 or above in Psychology or equivalent and be eligible for graduate basis registration with the British Psychological Society. - Relevant or transferable clinical and research skills - Experience of working as part of a team - Basic knowledge or databases, research skills and methodology - An interest in trauma-informed care and supporting young people who present with complex needs It would also be advantageous if you have: - Previous experience working within an NHS setting - Experience of working with people with complex needs See attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details. The setting Lansdowne Secure Childrens Home is an 11 bedded social care provision for young people aged 12-17. It is Hailsham, East Sussex and will require the successful candidate to work on site. The young people are placed with us for welfare reasons, secured under the Children's Act (1989), Section 25. They have a history of persistent absconding and are likely to continue to abscond from anything other than secure accommodation, during which episodes they are likely to suffer significant harm, or injure themselves or others. Please apply using the link in this advert, or for more information explore the attachments or contact: Flora Farmar, Operations Manager, flora.farmarnhs.net This post may close early if a sufficient number of applications have been received. Job description Job responsibilities REQUIREMENTS: In order to be a successful Assistant Psychologist in our team you will have: - An honours degree at 2:2 or above in Psychology or equivalent and be eligible for graduate basis registration with the British Psychological Society. - Relevant or transferable clinical and research skills - Experience of working as part of a team - Basic knowledge or databases, research skills and methodology - An interest in trauma-informed care and supporting young people who present with complex needs It would also be advantageous if you have: - Previous experience working within an NHS setting - Experience of working with people with complex needs See attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details. The setting Lansdowne Secure Childrens Home is an 11 bedded social care provision for young people aged 12-17. It is Hailsham, East Sussex and will require the successful candidate to work on site. The young people are placed with us for welfare reasons, secured under the Children's Act (1989), Section 25. They have a history of persistent absconding and are likely to continue to abscond from anything other than secure accommodation, during which episodes they are likely to suffer significant harm, or injure themselves or others. Please apply using the link in this advert, or for more information explore the attachments or contact: Flora Farmar, Operations Manager, flora.farmarnhs.net This post may close early if a sufficient number of applications have been received. Person Specification Qualifications Essential Honours degree at 2:2 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 Person Specification Qualifications Essential Honours degree at 2:2 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). Additional information 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). Employer details Employer name Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Address Lansdowne Secure Children's Home Hawks Road Hailsham BN27 1NP Employer's website https://www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)