Clinical/Counselling Psychologist
Brighton & Hove Substance Misuse Service
Organisation: Change Grow Live
Salary: NHS Band 7/ 8a equivalent (preceptorship considered)
Contract Type: Part- time (0.5 FTE) 18.75 hours
Are you ready to make a meaningful impact?
We’re looking for a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist, registered with the HCPC, to join our compassionate and forward-thinking team at the Brighton & Hove Substance Misuse Service.
Whether you're newly qualified or bring years of experience, this is an opportunity to use your clinical expertise and creativity to support people on their recovery journey.
Preceptorship opportunity:
We welcome applications from trainee psychologists due to qualify in 2025. A preceptorship pathway is available for those not yet meeting the criteria for a Highly Specialist role, with a clear development plan and support to progress within 18 months to 3 years.
About the role:
You’ll be part of a multidisciplinary team delivering trauma-informed, recovery-focused psychological care to individuals who use substances. Many of the people we support experience co-occurring mental health challenges and neurodiversity, and your role will be key in helping the team understand and respond to this complexity with compassion and skill.Working under the supervision of a Consultant Psychologist, you’ll provide comprehensive assessments, formulations, and evidence-based interventions.You’ll support the delivery of evidence-based psychological group interventions, with a focus on third-wave CBT approachessuch as ACT, DBT, CFT, and mindfulness. You’ll contribute to staff training and wellbeing initiatives, and play a key role in service development, research, and audit projectsaligned with CGL’s national Research and Development Strategy.You’ll be instrumental in shaping a service that is inclusive, innovative and responsive; grounded in a culture of continuous quality improvement and evidence-based practice. Our model prioritises physical, psychological, and emotional safety, helping people regain control and empowerment in their lives and communities. You’ll also contribute to systemic change, helping embed psychological thinking across the organisation through consultation, team formulation, reflective practice, and training.
You’ll also:
Supervise Assistant Psychologists and contribute to their development.Work alongside a dedicated Psychology Team including Clinical and Counselling Psychologists, Trainee Psychologists, Assistant Psychologists and PSI workers.Receive regular clinical supervision and be part of our national Psychology Directorate for CPD, peer support, and research opportunities.
Our values:
We are bold, compassionate, and open. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone feels valued and supported.
Interested?
Please read the full job description and person specification.
For informal enquiries, contact:
Dr Clemency Jacques, Consultant Psychologist - clemency.jacques@cgl.org.uk.
Please note: This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Salary Range (pro rata if part time) CGL points 41 to 46 (£45,585.72 - £51,101.95) ILW / OLW /Fringe N/A - Outside London Weighting Area Closing Date 14/9/2025 If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details: Clemency Jacques | clemency.jacques@cgl.org.uk This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level. Options ApplyApplyShareEmail this job to a friendRefer <p style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Sorry the Share function is not working properly at this moment. Please refresh the page and try again later.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;"> </span></p> Share this vacancy on your newsfeed
We believe that having diverse people working as part of our team makes us the organisation that we are.
We actively encourage applications from people from all backgrounds to help us to provide the best possible experience for the people who use our services and to make Change Grow Live a great place to work. If you have any feedback on our recruitment processes (good or bad) we’d love to hear from you so that we can make sure they are fair and we attract and recruit the best, most diverse workforce possible.
The safety of vulnerable children, young people and adults is our absolute priority. We will support you in your role to make sure that you are equipped to support the safety of people who use our services and those around them, to the highest standard possible.
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