Job summary
This post sits within the Autism and Learning Disability Team. This team provides complex neurodevelopmental assessment and post assessment psycho education to CYP aged 12 -19 and provides specialist psychological therapies to autistic children, young adults and their families and to those with developmental learning disabilities. This service includes psychodynamic psychotherapy, family therapy, group work and a limited number of brief interventions.
Main duties of the job
This role is 4 sessions as the Clinical Team Lead for both the assessment and intervention pathways and as the Principal Clinician working across both pathways.
You will have clinical expertise in specialist diagnostic assessment of social communication and demonstrate a commitment to the delivery of excellent care to Children and Young People. You will lead the Multi-Disciplinary diagnostic assessment service as well as the complex psychological therapies pathway, ensuring the delivery of a range of outcome-focused, evidence-based, complex assessments and be responsible for the formulation and delivery of specialised programmes of care.
You will demonstrate excellent leadership skills and experience in leading complex change programmes delivering improved outcomes for CYP and their families.
About us
For 100 years, the Tavistock and Portman clinics have embodied a distinctive way of thinking about and understanding mental distress, mental health and emotional wellbeing.
Our vision is to be a leader in mental health care and education, using talking and relational therapies to make a meaningful difference to people's lives
Our mission is to work in partnership with people, families and communities to provide high-quality specialist mental healthcare, alleviate emotional distress and pioneer innovative education and research
Our values
We strive forexcellence
We championinclusivity
We placecompassionat our core
We haverespectfor each other
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information on the role requirements and duties.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information on the role requirements and duties.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Doctoral Qualification in Clinical Psychology and registration with appropriate professional body.
- Evidence of further specialist training in psychological treatments and Neurodevelopmental Assessment (ADOS/ ADIR/ 3DI)
Desirable
- Management or leadership qualification
Experience
Essential
- At least four years clinical experience of working with client population.
- Safeguarding experience.
- Strong track record of managing complexity and risk whilst maintaining high standards of service delivery.
- Experience of working within a specialist psychological therapist service
- High level of expertise in managing and treating the client group with complex mental presentations
- Experience of working to deliver service delivery targets
- Experience of assessment and treatment of the full range of presenting problems in the client population
- Experience of contributing to or working on Quality Improvement initiatives
Desirable
Skills
Essential
- Highly knowledgeable clinician who is able to draw on a range of clinical approaches and is confident in supervising and leading
- Skills for assessing and communicating highly complex client conditions and applying appropriate clinical treatments
- Proven significant experience of conducting psychometric tests, interviews and observations when assessing clients
- Computer literate (Microsoft Office), basic keyboard skills for writing reports, clinical case notes
- Excellent interpersonal skills with an ability to gain and sustain credibility with clinicians/managers
- Personal duty of care in relation to equipment used in clinical practice
Knowledge
Essential
- notable clinical skills and expertise to use the range of evidence-based interventions which are generally considered effective in the treatment of the serious mental disorders and/or emotional and behavioural problems.
- Knowledge and awareness of NHS access targets and data requirements
- High level of skill and knowledge in safeguarding and risk management
- notable clinical skills and expertise to use the range of evidence-based interventions which are generally considered effective in the treatment of the serious mental disorders and/or emotional and behavioural problems. Knowledge and awareness of NHS access targets and data requirements High level of skill and knowledge in safeguarding and risk management Understanding health and safety, risk management, modernisation, and clinical governance
Desirable
- Additional clinical trainings
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Doctoral Qualification in Clinical Psychology and registration with appropriate professional body.
- Evidence of further specialist training in psychological treatments and Neurodevelopmental Assessment (ADOS/ ADIR/ 3DI)
Desirable
- Management or leadership qualification
Experience
Essential
- At least four years clinical experience of working with client population.
- Safeguarding experience.
- Strong track record of managing complexity and risk whilst maintaining high standards of service delivery.
- Experience of working within a specialist psychological therapist service
- High level of expertise in managing and treating the client group with complex mental presentations
- Experience of working to deliver service delivery targets
- Experience of assessment and treatment of the full range of presenting problems in the client population
- Experience of contributing to or working on Quality Improvement initiatives
Desirable
Skills
Essential
- Highly knowledgeable clinician who is able to draw on a range of clinical approaches and is confident in supervising and leading
- Skills for assessing and communicating highly complex client conditions and applying appropriate clinical treatments
- Proven significant experience of conducting psychometric tests, interviews and observations when assessing clients
- Computer literate (Microsoft Office), basic keyboard skills for writing reports, clinical case notes
- Excellent interpersonal skills with an ability to gain and sustain credibility with clinicians/managers
- Personal duty of care in relation to equipment used in clinical practice
Knowledge
Essential
- notable clinical skills and expertise to use the range of evidence-based interventions which are generally considered effective in the treatment of the serious mental disorders and/or emotional and behavioural problems.
- Knowledge and awareness of NHS access targets and data requirements
- High level of skill and knowledge in safeguarding and risk management
- notable clinical skills and expertise to use the range of evidence-based interventions which are generally considered effective in the treatment of the serious mental disorders and/or emotional and behavioural problems. Knowledge and awareness of NHS access targets and data requirements High level of skill and knowledge in safeguarding and risk management Understanding health and safety, risk management, modernisation, and clinical governance
Desirable
- Additional clinical trainings
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.
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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
