Consultant Practitioner Psychologist - Acute CAMHS
- NHS AfC Band 8c
- £79,504 to £91,609 per annum
- Permanent | Full time, 37.5 hours per week
- Flexible working available
- Based in Haywards Heath with Sussex-wide responsibilities
Could you help shape the future of Acute CAMHS across Sussex?
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Clinical or Forensic Psychologist to join our Acute CAMHS services as Consultant Practitioner Psychologist and Lead for Psychological Professions.
This is a rare opportunity to combine strategic leadership, professional leadership and specialist clinical practice during a period of significant transformation and workforce growth across Acute CAMHS services.
Working across both inpatient and crisis pathways, you'll play a pivotal role in developing psychologically informed services for children, young people and families experiencing acute mental health difficulties. Your influence will extend across Sussex, helping shape the future of Acute CAMHS care.
The opportunity
This is an exciting time to join Acute CAMHS in Sussex.
Our inpatient and crisis services are continuing to evolve, supported by investment in workforce growth, service development and innovative models of care.
As Consultant Practitioner Psychologist and Lead for Psychological Professions, you'll provide professional and clinical leadership across Acute CAMHS while maintaining direct clinical involvement with young people and families.
You will work across inpatient services and our enhanced seven-day Crisis Outreach Acute Support Team (COAST), supporting alternatives to inpatient admission and helping to develop integrated pathways that improve outcomes for children and young people.
This role combines strategic leadership, service transformation, workforce development and clinical practice, offering the opportunity to influence care at both service and system level.
What you'll be doing
- Providing professional leadership for Psychological Professions across Acute CAMHS
- Leading the delivery of specialist psychological assessment, consultation and intervention
- Supporting the ongoing development of inpatient and crisis pathways across Sussex
- Influencing service transformation, innovation and quality improvement initiatives
- Providing supervision, support and leadership to Psychological Professionals across services
- Working alongside colleagues from psychology, psychiatry, nursing, occupational therapy, family therapy, social work and mental health practitioner backgrounds
- Supporting psychologically informed approaches to care across Acute CAMHS
- Contributing to workforce development, clinical governance and service improvement
About you
We're looking for an experienced Clinical or Forensic Psychologist with a passion for improving outcomes for children, young people and families.
You will be HCPC registered and bring substantial post-qualification experience within specialist mental health services together with strong leadership skills and experience of working within multidisciplinary environments.
You will be confident supporting complex decision-making, risk management and service development while maintaining a compassionate, person-centred approach to care.
Experience within CAMHS, crisis services, inpatient settings or acute mental health pathways will be particularly valuable.
Why join Sussex Partnership?
Rated 'Good' overall and 'Outstanding' for Caring by the CQC, Sussex Partnership provides mental health and learning disability services across Sussex.
You'll be joining during a period of growth, working alongside an expanding Psychological Professions workforce across both inpatient and crisis services.
As part of our wider leadership community, you'll benefit from:
- Regular professional and clinical supervision with a strong focus on wellbeing
- Excellent links with Consultant and Senior Psychological Professionals across CAMHS, Early Intervention, Perinatal and Adult Services
- Extensive CPD opportunities, leadership programmes and professional networks
- Opportunities to contribute to research, quality improvement and service innovation
- Quarterly senior leadership forums and opportunities to influence practice across services
- Flexible and job-share opportunities where service needs allow
- A Specialist Division that actively supports career development and progression
Why this role stands out
Few roles offer the opportunity to combine:
- Professional leadership across Acute CAMHS
- Strategic influence across Sussex-wide services
- Clinical work with young people and families
- Service transformation and innovation
- Workforce growth and development
If you're looking for a role where you can genuinely influence the future direction of Acute CAMHS while continuing to develop your own clinical and leadership practice, this is a unique opportunity.
Ready to make an impact?
If you're looking for a role where you can combine senior clinical practice, professional leadership and service transformation while making a lasting difference to children, young people and families, we'd love to hear from you.
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