Job summary
We are currently seeking to recruit a motivated and enthusiastic Clinical Psychologist who has experience working with children with neurodevelopmental difficulties including ASD, Intellectual Disabilities and ADHD and long term health conditions to join our new and innovative Hull and East Riding Neurodevelopmental service.
The post holder will have the opportunity to be part of the specialist assessments for neurodevelopmental conditions and interventions for children with neurodevelopmental difficulties alongside providing supervision to MDT members, consultations and training to other agencies. This role will also include some level of service development and influence in local relevant strategies for young people with neurodevelopmental conditions. If you have relevant skills and experience with complex clinical work, supervision and consultation in multi-disciplinary and multi-agency setting, we would be delighted to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
You will join a busy and well established team with a broad range of specialities including Speech and Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Psychology and Psychiatry.
This is an exciting time to be joining the service due to the extensive transformation work being undertaken by not only our service, but also the wider Neurodiversity work within which our service sits. This is developing a multi-agency approach to meeting the needs of children with neurodiversity and their families. We also have a strong focus on evidence based practice. There is a commitment to ongoing staff training to enable practitioners to have accredited therapeutic and supervisory skills. We are also working towards having more participation from young people and their families in directing service development.
About us
We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.
Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.
We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.
Date posted: 10 April 2025
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £46,148 to £60,504 a year per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Job share
Reference number: 338-7104753-25
Job locations: West End, 2062-2068 Hessle Rd, Hessle, HU13 9NW
Job responsibilities
For further information with regard to this vacancy please see the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Knowledge Essential
* Full understanding of relevant policy, legislation, drivers and their application to clinical and service area, e.g. Mental Capacity Act, Social Inclusion
* Advanced/expert understanding/application of relevant clinical practice/standards/audit within identified clinical area
* Knowledge of and experience in the use of a wide range of psychometric and other objective assessment tools as applied in neurodevelopmental and mental health work and across the ability range
* Skills in co-ordinating programmes of care, and providing consultation and specialist advice to other professional and non-professional groups
* Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, and application of this to research and development activity within the service area
Qualifications Essential
* Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology or its equivalent
* Clinical supervision training for doctoral trainees
Communication Essential
* Demonstrate ability to communicate complex information using a range of interpersonal skills
* Experience working collaboratively as part of an MDT
* Experience communicating psychological formulations to professionals and patients/carers
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
Employer details
Employer name: Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust
Address: West End, 2062-2068 Hessle Rd, Hessle, HU13 9NW
Employer's website: https://www.humber.nhs.uk/
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