Applied Psychologist/Highly Specialist Applied PsychologistNHS

Job summary

This post may be appointed either as a Band 7 preceptorship, with progression towards a Band 8a role, or directly at Band 8a, depending on the successful candidate's skills and experience. Duties and responsibilities will be adjusted accordingly. This is a permanent post within the North base of the Durham and Darlington CAMHS Neurodevelopmental Assessment Service, located at Stanley Primary Care Centre. The post is available on a full-time basis, although part-time working arrangements will be considered.

You will join a multidisciplinary team comprising nurses, support workers, associate practitioners, speech and language therapists, applied psychologists and assistant psychologists. The service also provides placements for trainee clinical psychologists.

Main duties of the job

The Neurodevelopmental Assessment Service assesses children and young people where there are questions about a possible neurodevelopmental condition, including, but not limited to, autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). We are seeking a psychologist with a specialist interest and relevant clinical experience in neurodevelopmental assessment. The post holder will contribute to assessment, formulation and diagnostic decision-making for school-aged children and young people where autism and/or attentional difficulties are being considered. They will work as part of a multidisciplinary team that includes applied psychologists, consultant psychiatrists, nurses and speech and language therapists.

Job description

Applicants must demonstrate relevant experience of, and a clear interest in, working with children and young people with autism and attentional difficulties. They must have a sound working knowledge of the diagnostic assessment processes for autism and ADHD, including an awareness of relevant differential diagnoses. Experience of administering a range of standardised assessments is required; experience of specialist neurodevelopmental assessment tools is desirable. Applicants should be experienced in contributing to complex formulation and, depending on experience and banding, leading this work, as well as providing comprehensive feedback to families and other agencies involved in the child or young persons care. The post holder must also have the skills and experience required to provide supervision, contribute to service evaluation and respond effectively to service development and organisational change. Travel to venues across County Durham and Darlington will be required.

We welcome applications from staff who are currently coming to the end of their training in Clinical or counselling psychology that on successful completion will achieve the required qualification and registration with HCPC as Practitioner Psychologist. Trainee counselling psychologists are eligible to apply for and to be shortlisted for interview and to be offered qualified posts when they are in their 3rd year of the doctoral training and have the following confirmed as completed by the university. This information may be requested prior to interview: a. All clinical competencies. b. 80% of the 450 supervised clinical practice hours (360 hours)

Trainee clinical psychologists are eligible to apply for and to be shortlisted for interview and to be offered qualified posts when they are in their third year of training, as they will have completed their core clinical competencies by this stage of the course.

Psychologists & Psychological Therapists provide key leadership roles within the Trust. To support this we have developed leadership profiles for each psychology band and the profile card associated with this post is attached on NHS Jobs. You can find more information about the NHS Leadership Academys Healthcare Leadership Model and the profiles at their website. We encourage you to look at these resources as they will play a part in the interview process.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of the role and ensure that you meet the required criteria before applying.

This role may be eligible for sponsorship under the UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker route. However, sponsorship can only be provided where applicants meet the specific requirements, therefore, we recommend that you assess your eligibility before applying for this position.

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This job advert may close early if a high volume of applications have been received. If interested, please apply for this post as soon as possible.

About us

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care --our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.

We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.

We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.