Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist (Autism and Mental Health)

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity to join the Oxleas Adult Autism Service as we seek to appoint a Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist to be part of our adult diagnostic assessment pathway

This is a full time and permanent position.

The emphasis of the role will be to complete highly specialist diagnostic assessments of Autism Spectrum Disorder across the whole trust (covering Bromley, Bexley & Greenwich) for adults without learning disability.

The role will require a good knowledge of wide spectrum of mental health and psychiatric comorbidities and how these present in autistic people, but equally complete complex differential diagnosis between autism and other psychiatric conditions.

Main duties of the job

See attached job description for details of the main duties of this role and description of responsibilities.

About us

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.

We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.

Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:

  • We're Kind
  • We're Fair
  • We Listen
  • We Care

Details

Date posted

06 February 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£59,490 to £66,239 a year pa inc

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

277-6990811-ALD

Job locations

Queen Mary's Hospital

Frognal Avenue, Sidcup

London

DA14 6LT


Job description

Job responsibilities

See attached Job description for details of main responsibilities and duties required for this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

See attached Job description for details of main responsibilities and duties required for this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • HCPC registered
  • Clin Psych training or relevant qualification at doctorate level

Desirable

  • Additional studies, qualifications, formal knowledge in ASD

Experience

Essential

  • Robust experience working with Adults with Autism and psychiatric disorders
  • Experience of working within an Adult Diagnostic Service and conducting assessment independently

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of comorbidities and conducting differential diagnosis in Autism
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • HCPC registered
  • Clin Psych training or relevant qualification at doctorate level

Desirable

  • Additional studies, qualifications, formal knowledge in ASD

Experience

Essential

  • Robust experience working with Adults with Autism and psychiatric disorders
  • Experience of working within an Adult Diagnostic Service and conducting assessment independently

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of comorbidities and conducting differential diagnosis in Autism

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queen Mary's Hospital

Frognal Avenue, Sidcup

London

DA14 6LT


Employer's website

http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queen Mary's Hospital

Frognal Avenue, Sidcup

London

DA14 6LT


Employer's website

http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Consultant Psychologist and Clinical Lead

Dr Andrea Centonze

andrea.centonze1@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

06 February 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£59,490 to £66,239 a year pa inc

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

277-6990811-ALD

Job locations

Queen Mary's Hospital

Frognal Avenue, Sidcup

London

DA14 6LT


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