Job summary
This post forms part of a specialist team created to deliver a Neurodevelopmental Disorders (NDD) service to adults with suspected Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and with suspected and confirmed Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and. The post-holder will work as part of a team comprising psychiatrists, clinical practitioners, assistant psychologists, and administrators.
We will happily accept applications from newly or recently qualified psychologists, as well as those without experience of providing autism assessments, as we are able to provide all necessary training.
The position is based at Peckwater Centre and the post holder will be expected to work on site.
Working days will be Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday OR Thursday.
Main duties of the job
- The post holder will contribute to specialist diagnostic assessments for adults who are suspected to be autistic, completed as part of a team. They will also provide service users with feedback on assessment outcomes.
- They will provide specialist psychological assessment and treatment for those diagnosed with Adult ADHD, in individual and group formats.
- They will be responsible for supervising an assistant psychologists.
- They will also offer advice and consultation on service users' psychological care to other professionals, and contribute to improving awareness and skills of other professionals working with neurodivergent adults.
About us
North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.
Our Five-Year Strategy:
- We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
- With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
- We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care
Why NLFT?
- We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
- We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
- NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme
- Excellent internal staff network
In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- The post holder will contribute to specialist diagnostic assessments for adults who are suspected to be autistic, completed as part of a team. They will also provide service users with feedback on assessment outcomes.
- They will provide specialist psychological assessment and treatment for those diagnosed with Adult ADHD, in individual and group formats.
- They will be responsible for supervising an assistant psychologists.
- They will also offer advice and consultation on service users psychological care to other professionals, and contribute to improving awareness and skills of other professionals working with neurodivergent adults.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- The post holder will contribute to specialist diagnostic assessments for adults who are suspected to be autistic, completed as part of a team. They will also provide service users with feedback on assessment outcomes.
- They will provide specialist psychological assessment and treatment for those diagnosed with Adult ADHD, in individual and group formats.
- They will be responsible for supervising an assistant psychologists.
- They will also offer advice and consultation on service users psychological care to other professionals, and contribute to improving awareness and skills of other professionals working with neurodivergent adults.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology
- Current registration with the Health and Care Professions Council as a clinical psychologist or a counselling psychologist
Desirable
- Completion of further post-qualification specialist training in an area relevant to the post
Skills/abilities
Essential
- Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing,
- Ability to form good working relationships with others in a multidisciplinary setting.
- Ability to teach and train others
Desirable
- Skills in undertaking Autism diagnostic assessments with adults
- Skills in engaging people with neurodevelopmental disorders in psychological interventions
Experience/knowledge
Essential
- Experience of psychological assessment and treatment of service users with a wide range of disorders and their comorbidities in a mental health setting.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of service users, across the whole life course and presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity evident in populations with neurodevelopmental disorders
- Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.
- Experience of working with adults with autism and/or ADHD
Desirable
- Experience of providing supervision to assistant psychologists
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology
- Current registration with the Health and Care Professions Council as a clinical psychologist or a counselling psychologist
Desirable
- Completion of further post-qualification specialist training in an area relevant to the post
Skills/abilities
Essential
- Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing,
- Ability to form good working relationships with others in a multidisciplinary setting.
- Ability to teach and train others
Desirable
- Skills in undertaking Autism diagnostic assessments with adults
- Skills in engaging people with neurodevelopmental disorders in psychological interventions
Experience/knowledge
Essential
- Experience of psychological assessment and treatment of service users with a wide range of disorders and their comorbidities in a mental health setting.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of service users, across the whole life course and presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity evident in populations with neurodevelopmental disorders
- Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.
- Experience of working with adults with autism and/or ADHD
Desirable
- Experience of providing supervision to assistant psychologists
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).
