Applications are invited from Psychological Professionals (Practitioner psychologist, or psychotherapist/psychological therapist ) for a 12-month fixed-term post (maternity cover) providing psychological input within the Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Service based at Mill View Hospital in Hove. This is an exciting opportunity for an innovative, motivated, creative and enthusiastic Psychological Professional interested in working within Adult Urgent Care, to join our existing skilled and motivated multidisciplinary team s. The successful applicant will work closely with the psychology and therapies team across the hospital, and wider Division.
The post holder will be a key member of the Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment team and must have a strong commitment to multi-disciplinary working. The role is varied and diverse and includes assessment and formulation of people with complex presentations, working with the whole team to develop formulations and care plans, direct group and individual interventions with service users and their families, supporting the wider team in their application of psychologically-informed approaches and supervision of colleagues.
We will support you in this role and provide regular clinical and professional supervision. We believe that the best way to provide outstanding care to our patients is through teamwork and sharing our ideas. We have close links with the Clinical Psychology training schemes at Salomons and the University of Surrey offering trainee placements and engaging in research projects.
We are looking for a psychological practitioner / psychological therapist with the ability to innovate and implement service improvements. The post-holder will ideally be familiar with working in an NHS setting. Experience in working with people with severe and complex mental health difficulties in crisis (across the age span) is a benefit to this role.
