NELFT North East London Foundation Trust
The Adult Autism team is seeking a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist with experience in multidisciplinary collaboration, assessment, differential diagnosis, and intervention. Key responsibilities include triaging new referrals, conducting neuropsychological assessments, and managing adult patients on the Neurodevelopmental pathway. The ideal candidate should understand cognitive impacts on daily activities and vocational/educational performance. Working independently within HCPC and BPS guidelines, they will participate in joint schedules, supervise colleagues, and contribute to defined outcomes. Essential skills include clinical assessment, risk management, psychological interventions, and the ability to manage a caseload and provide team consultations.
Main duties of the job
1. ASD Assessment & Intervention: Provide specialized assessments and interventions for individuals, families, and groups in line with evidence-based practice for those with suspected ASD.
2. Caseload Management: Manage a clinical caseload, performing autonomous assessments, making recommendations, and coordinating treatments and discharges within service policies.
3. Risk Management: Conduct risk assessments and offer guidance on psychological aspects of risk management to other professionals.
4. Clinical Decision-Making: Use analytical skills to make clinical decisions, particularly in complex cases.
5. Supervision & Mentorship: Receive supervision from senior psychologists and oversee assistant psychologists and trainees within ASD services.
6. Training & Education: Provide teaching, training, and clinical supervision to ASD team members and offer support and training to carers, residential staff, and families.
About us
Starting with NELFT: NELFT places 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.
Job responsibilities
If you come and work as part of the NELFT Adult Autism team, your knowledge and skills will be valued. Come join NELFT named in 2021 as a Working Families Top Ten Employer and Winner at the RIDI Awards for Making a Difference Public Sector.
Benefits to the postholder joining the BHR Adult Autism service and NELFT will be the offer of the following:
1. Structured annual education, training, and development package through several funded clinical and non-clinical courses to support you through your career development and progression.
2. Opportunity to learn and apply the latest research evidence in the field of autism.
3. Leadership, coaching, and mentoring opportunities.
4. Flexible and Agile working.
5. Family-friendly policies and procedures.
6. Substantial number of staff benefits.
7. Resources and support for your own health, emotional and wellbeing.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Doctoral level training (or equivalent) in clinical psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and two or more distinct psychological therapies, and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS.
* HCPC Registered Practitioner Psychologist.
* Eligible for Chartered status as a clinical psychologist with the BPS.
* Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology.
Experience
* Experience in the assessment and treatment of ASD clients.
* Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity.
* Knowledge, understanding and experience of working with service users from diverse ethnic, economic and cultural backgrounds.
* Experience of teaching or training.
* Experience of delivering specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients, including service delivery across a range of care settings.
Knowledge
* Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
* Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological assessments and therapies used with learning disabled clients.
* High-level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies.
* Knowledge of legislation and current national guidelines in relation to the client group and mental health.
* Doctoral (or equivalent) level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology.
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.
NELFT North East London Foundation Trust
£46,148 to £52,809 a year Plus HCAS per annum
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