Job summary
The Community Autism Service (CAS) is a new team, developed with commissioners, staff and Experts by Experience, to meet a gap within service provision for autistic adults across Lambeth, Lewishamand Southwark. The CAS aims to support autistic individuals who cannot access other services such as mental health or learning disability services, but wouldbenefit from specialist, autism focused, time-limited and targeted assessment and therapeutic input.
We are looking for an 8b Practitioner Psychologist to provide clinical leadership and specialist psychological input within CAS.
This post is an exciting opportunity to use your skills andexpertise as a neuro-affirmative professional, to help shape and deliver this new and innovative multi-disciplinary team.
Main duties of the job
The Practitioner Psychologist will provide highly specialist psychological input to autistic adults and their supporters, and will provide consultation to other team members.
The Practitioner Psychologist will work closely with the operational lead across all aspects of team development and functioning, including recruitment, supervision and appraisal of individual team members and implementing and chairing meetings as required.
The Practitioner Psychologist will also have a role in service evaluation, audit,researchand policy development.
About us
Alongside the Practitioner Psychologist we are recruiting an Occupational Therapist team leader, Speech and Language Therapist and Peer Support Worker. The team will be supported by an administrator and Consultant Clinical Psychologist.
This exciting new team will sit within a large, friendly and supportive Autism and ADHD pathway and will have contact with other services including during the weekly Education and Research meeting. Informal support will also be available via our sister service in a neighbouring Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Purpose:
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To work as an autonomous professional withinregistration bodyguidelines and codes ofconduct, andguided by principles and policies or procedures of the service, taking responsibility for interpreting policies within defined parameters.
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To support the coordination ofstaffsupport within their area, working closely with Corporate Psychology and Psychotherapy to support colleagues and ensure all staffin SLaM have access toevidence basedsupport. Toparticipate, as a recipient, in staff support work whenappropriate.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Purpose:
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To work as an autonomous professional withinregistration bodyguidelines and codes ofconduct, andguided by principles and policies or procedures of the service, taking responsibility for interpreting policies within defined parameters.
-
To support the coordination ofstaffsupport within their area, working closely with Corporate Psychology and Psychotherapy to support colleagues and ensure all staffin SLaM have access toevidence basedsupport. Toparticipate, as a recipient, in staff support work whenappropriate.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oEntry-level qualification in Applied Psychology (Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or equivalent) that has been accepted by the HCPC for purposes of professional registration (A/I/R)
- oCompleted training course in clinical supervision and/or accredited to supervised qualified psychological practitioners in relevant discipline. (A/I/R)
- o Registered with HCPC
Experience
Essential
- oEvidence of having worked as a clinical specialist under supervision with autistic adults
- oExperience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of autistic clients with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature
- oExperience of supervising assistants and/or trainees having completed the relevant training.
- oPost-qualification experience that supports working with, and addressing issues of, diversity within local communities.
- oExperience of carrying out post-qualification research, audit or service evaluation projects.
Knowledge
Essential
- oKnowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health issues, child and adult protection, and equalities.
- oKnowledge of factors affecting acceptability and accessibility of health care.
Skills
Essential
- oSkills in providing teaching and training to other professional groups.
- oConsultation skills to work with the multi-professional team or other professional groups and sensitively managing, a number of people's needs simultaneously within the context of therapeutic work/consultation.
- oAdvanced skills in working with a number of clients and systems together, managing the highly complex emotional relationships within and between the component parts of the systems in ways, which maximise the potential for therapeutic outcomes
Abilities
Essential
- oAbility to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team, contributing to effective team functioning and holding team roles
- oAbility to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oEntry-level qualification in Applied Psychology (Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or equivalent) that has been accepted by the HCPC for purposes of professional registration (A/I/R)
- oCompleted training course in clinical supervision and/or accredited to supervised qualified psychological practitioners in relevant discipline. (A/I/R)
- o Registered with HCPC
Experience
Essential
- oEvidence of having worked as a clinical specialist under supervision with autistic adults
- oExperience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of autistic clients with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature
- oExperience of supervising assistants and/or trainees having completed the relevant training.
- oPost-qualification experience that supports working with, and addressing issues of, diversity within local communities.
- oExperience of carrying out post-qualification research, audit or service evaluation projects.
Knowledge
Essential
- oKnowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health issues, child and adult protection, and equalities.
- oKnowledge of factors affecting acceptability and accessibility of health care.
Skills
Essential
- oSkills in providing teaching and training to other professional groups.
- oConsultation skills to work with the multi-professional team or other professional groups and sensitively managing, a number of people's needs simultaneously within the context of therapeutic work/consultation.
- oAdvanced skills in working with a number of clients and systems together, managing the highly complex emotional relationships within and between the component parts of the systems in ways, which maximise the potential for therapeutic outcomes
Abilities
Essential
- oAbility to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team, contributing to effective team functioning and holding team roles
- oAbility to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate.
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).
