Assistant PsychologistNHS

Job summary

The children and young people's ADHD and ASD team offer detailed and comprehensive diagnostic assessments for neurodevelopmental conditions in children and young people; Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

The post holder will help to support and enhance the professional psychological care and assessment of clients within the service, across all sectors of care; providing observational, psychological assessment and psychological interventions under the supervision of a qualified professional psychologist, working independently according to a plan agreed with a qualified psychologist and within the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures. To assist in clinically related administration, conduct of audits, collection of statistics, development of audit and/or research projects, teaching and project work.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will contribute to the assessment ( neurodevelopmental assessments and observations) and research activities of the CYPAAS working under supervision of a Clinical Psychologist, but will also be encouraged to develop their clinical skills ( group and individual work) will be part of a highly experienced team and we are looking for people with good verbal and written communication skills as well as good organisational skills. Applicants should possess a good Honours degree in Psychology ( 1st or high 2 :1), preferably have experience of working with children and/or adults with developmental conditions, and previous experience as an Assistant Psychologist would also be an advantage. The post require substantial amount of travelling across the county of Northamptonshire and possession of a driving licence and own transport is therefore essential.

Please also note that for some occupations we receive a high amount of applications, and where this is evident, the post will be closed and we will put a limit on the number of applications that we are able to receive.

Please answer the following question in the supporting statement box on the application form: What do you think will be important to think about when working with young people with ADHD or ASD ( Max 150 words)

Job description

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ' About You' Section of the document

About us

NHFT is an NHS Community and Mental Health Foundation Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in hospital settings and in the community. We provide over 200 services across the county - as well as some specialist services in bordering and nearby counties. We work together with our partners to ensure that everyone who comes through our doors receives compassionate, person-centred care, regardless of their background or circumstances.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning, to improve the care and safety of our patients and colleagues. We have achieved our 'outstanding' rating by encouraging opportunity, innovation, development and growth across our workforce.

At NHFT we believe that work should be rewarded in every sense which is why we are proud to an accredited living wage employer.

We aim to support financial wellbeing and create an environment where are people feel valued and able to thrive.