To provide highly specialist psychological assessments and interventions in the Children & Young Peoples Autism Service. This role will deliver a service across the South Staffordshire area (Cannock, Stafford, Seisdon, Burton, Lichfield & Tamworth areas). This role will involve highly complex assessments leading to psychological formulations, development of care plans, the delivery of interventions to this population and use of outcome measures to evaluate service effectiveness. To provide highly specialist diagnostic assessments of children and young people to include standardised assessments such as ADOS 2 and ADI-R. To work as a member of a Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT). The psychologist will present complex assessment information in MDT meetings and work with colleagues in MDT to agree whether referred children and young people meet diagnostic criteria for autism. To provide a range of highly specialised post-diagnostic intervention services. This will include direct work with children and young people, group based interventions for children and young people and/or their carers, consultation and training for carers and professionals, and development of a range of information resources. The post holder will be required to work in clinic and community settings such as CAMHS clinic bases, nurseries, schools and childrens centres and with children and parents in their own homes. Please do view and read the job description for more detailed information on the role. We also encourage you to contact us if you would like to discuss this role further.