Job summary
Do you want to make a difference in the lives of neurodiverse young people and their families? Are you interested in changing perceptions, shaping neurodevelopmental assessment services, promoting positive outcomes for neurodiverse young people and their families? Are you good at building relationships, working with teams and promoting new ways of doing things?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated clinical psychologist who has a strong interest in neurodiversity to join our multidisciplinary Neurodevelopment assessment team. We have two permanent 8a post with full-time and flexible working options. You will be required to undertake psychological assessments of children up to 18 years, as part of a wider team. You will join a lively and well-established team, which includes experienced Clinical Psychologists, Speech & Language Therapists and nurses. The service is based at Kimberworth Place in Rotherham. There is a strong clinical psychology representation both within the Neurodevelopmental pathways in the Children's care group and across the wider CAMH service.
You will be joining a dynamic and supportive group of psychologists and other professionals who are committed to working within a compassionate framework where your development and well-being will be prioritised and encouraged.
Main duties of the job
There are strong links with the Clinical Psychology training course at the University of Sheffield and there are always trainees on placement within the department.
We are strongly committed to personal and professional development; the role is an excellent opportunity to develop specialist knowledge and transferable skills in a supportive team environment. There are multiple opportunities for peer support, and we offer specialist clinical supervision from more senior Clinical Psychologists within the service and the wider care group.
The successful candidate will be expected to have excellent communication skills and will provide consultation to families, schools and other professional and agencies when there are ASD and ADHD queries. There will also be a requirement to undertake ASD and ADHD assessments and to consider differential diagnoses, Intellectual disability and trauma. You will have relevant demonstrable experience of working as a clinical psychologist or trainee clinical psychologist and of specialist psychological assessment and interventions of clients across the full range of care settings, along with experience of working in multi-agency teams and with a wide variety of client groups which reflect the full range of clinical severity. Formulation is key in the service that we provide and it is essential that you can demonstrate the ability to formulate a young person's strengths and needs.
About us
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 3700 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.
We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.
We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values.
To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:
http://workwith.rdash.nhs.uk/
Job description
Job responsibilities
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical, educational or counselling psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS.
- Continued professional development through structured self-study, specialist clinical supervision, and/or relevant combination of short courses
Desirable
- Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
- Additional training in neurodevelopmental assessment and/or intervention and research
Experience
Essential
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings.
- Experience of working in multi-agency teams and with a wide variety of client groups which reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems and the threat of physical abuse
Desirable
- Experience of teaching and training
- Experience of specialist neurodevelopmental assessment and formulation and/or intervention of clients across the full range of care settings.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical, educational or counselling psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS.
- Continued professional development through structured self-study, specialist clinical supervision, and/or relevant combination of short courses
Desirable
- Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
- Additional training in neurodevelopmental assessment and/or intervention and research
Experience
Essential
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings.
- Experience of working in multi-agency teams and with a wide variety of client groups which reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems and the threat of physical abuse
Desirable
- Experience of teaching and training
- Experience of specialist neurodevelopmental assessment and formulation and/or intervention of clients across the full range of care settings.
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).
