Job Summary
We are seeking to appoint a Principal Psychologist to join the Adult Autism team. The Psychologist should enjoy working with other professionals, have experience of active multidisciplinary participation and working to integrate psychological mindedness with assessment, formulation, and intervention as a core component of the post. This role will require knowledge, experience, and skills in triaging new patient referrals, neuropsychological assessment and diagnostics and clinical management of adults presenting on the Neurodevelopmental pathway. The post holder should have experience and a good understanding of cognitive factors impacting on recovery and rehabilitation.
The post holder will undertake service evaluation, audit, research, and policy development if required. They will work as an autonomous professional within HCPC and BPS guidelines and codes of conduct. He/she will be guided by principles, systems, and procedures of the service, taking responsibility for interpreting policies, within defined parameters in delivery of defined outcomes.
The post holder will have clinical expertise working psychologically within physical health care settings and/or neuropsychology settings. Experience is required in clinical assessment, interventions, and signposting. The postholder will manage one's own caseload, undertake risk assessment/management and individual/group psychology programmes, within a timely and professional manner.
Main Duties of the Job
The post holder will support the autism team by:
1. Participating in the development and implementation of high standards of clinical care ensuring the service provided is needs led, compliant with national guidance and is viewed positively by service users.
2. Contribute to the strategic development and transformation of Specialist Adult autism services in NELFT and maintenance of high-level quality of delivery of therapeutic provision across the borough. This includes improving the integration within specialist teams and across primary and secondary care.
3. Deputise for the Deputy Director of Psychological Professions including complex clinical cases, leadership, line management and service development.
4. Conduct high quality assessments, treatments and systematic outcome measurement in the specialist Autism care pathway.
5. Support delivery of complex specialist psychological assessment, intervention and support service for service users referred within the specialist care pathway.
6. Provide specialist consultation and clinical input to complex cases presenting with significant distress associated with autism with co-morbid psychosis, anxiety, mood disorders, such as depression, forensic involvement and enduring difficulties that may have been given the diagnosis of 'personality disorder' across the directorate.
About Us
Starting with NELFTNELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
High Cost Area Supplement - London
This post attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,551 and a maximum payment of £5,735 per annum pro rata).
Certificates of Sponsorship
Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points based system.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Post-graduate qualification in clinical or counselling psychology
* Additional specialist post-graduate training relevant to this population (e.g. ADOS, AAA, modified therapy for autism etc) /Research in this field
* Additional specialist training in neurodiverse focused interventions (e.g. Narrative Exposure Therapy, EMDR etc) or in Neuropsychology
* Professional registration with the appropriate body (e.g. HCPC) as Practitioner Psychologist
Experience
Essential
* A thorough knowledge of evidence based clinical practice and a commitment to keeping abreast of new evidence-based practice developments in psychology and those specific to Adult Autism
* Experience of working with high levels of risk and severe mental health difficulties
* Experience of applying NICE compliant therapies relevant to the target population (e.g. CBT-modified, Anxiety and depression, CBT or DBT for personality disorders, Therapy for Depression)
* Extensive knowledge and experience with working with safeguarding issues, issues concerning forensic risk and highly complex mental health problems
Knowledge
Essential
* Expert knowledge of evidence based psychological treatments for autism
* Well-developed knowledge and skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management
* Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing
Skills
Essential
* An ability to work autonomously, setting appropriate goals, in accordance with professional ethics guidelines and Trust policies
* Ability to manage working in situations of conflict and with multiple sources of stress
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