We are delighted to be advertising a specialist clinical/counselling psychology post to progress and develop the psychology offer across all WCDS diagnostic and intervention pathways. We are looking for a dynamic clinical/counselling psychologist who has good insight and working knowledge of SEND and values multidisciplinary working. The post holder will work as part of a progressive psychology team who operate within a larger multidisciplinary Child Development Service that provides assessment and intervention for children with neurodevelopmental differences. A primary focus for WCDS psychology has been to develop the social communication assessment pathway, including the pre and post-diagnostic support. The successful candidate will ideally have experience of working with children who have neurodevelopmental differences, however, applicants who are enthusiastic about gaining experience of working in this speciality and who have a good knowledge of child development are encouraged to apply. The WCDS Psychology team value working in creative and thoughtful ways and there is often scope to develop projects in response to the needs of service users as well as the special interests of the professionals.
We are a diverse team of psychologists and we welcome applications from a diverse range of backgrounds as well as those with lived experience of neurodiversity.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will receive support and supervision from a senior Psychologist. There are also significant opportunities to engage in peer supervision with colleagues in other trusts (e.g. CNWL) as well as collaboration with CDS / CAMHS child psychologists across the KCW patch. We would be happy for potential candidates to contact us to discuss the job and the remit further.
About us
Just as we care about our patients' well-being, we care about yours!
We can offer you:
* A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
* Car lease scheme (only available for Band 5 and up)
* Flexible working options
* Annual travel card loan
* Training, support and development in your career
To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: Pay and Benefits
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to Job Description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Doctoral level training in clinical psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS.
Desirable
* Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology.
* Further specialist training and experience in the administration and interpretation of the ADOS (Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule) a range of neuropsychological tests including the WISC, WIAT and NEPSY (Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children Wechsler Individual Achievement Test Neuropsychological Assessment of development) CARS (Childhood Autism Rating Scale) and knowledge and experience of assessment and intervention of complex feeding difficulties.
Experience
Essential
* Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of children with neurodevelopmental disorders across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and inpatient settings.
* 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 including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
* Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
Desirable
* Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.
Skills
Essential
* Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
* Competent neuro-psychological and psychometric assessment skills.
* Competent informal [play based] assessment skills.
* Knowledge about the application and adaptation of psychological approaches when working with children & adolescents with complex neuro-developmental difficulties.
* Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
* Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
* Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology.
Desirable
* Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnoses, people with additional disabilities etc).
* High level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies.
* Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health.
Employer details
Employer name
Central London Community Health Trust
Address
The Medical Centre
7e Woodfield Road
London
W9 3XZ
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