Job summary
- Main area
- Clinical Psychologist
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 363-BED6410376
- Employer
- East London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Twinwoods Resource Centre
- Town
- Bedford
- Salary
- £53,755 - £60,504 Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/09/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Psychologist
NHS AfC: Band 8a
ELFT has long been recognised as a centre of excellence for mental and health care, innovation and improvement. So it is a very exciting time for you to come and work for us. Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job overview
To provide a qualified clinical psychology service to the Adult Autism Diagnostic Service which provides assessment and diagnosis for people who are suspected of being autistic. The post holder would provide highly specialist psychological assessments and interventions as part of the diagnostic pathway as well as opportunities to help develop pre and post diagnostic interventions and signposting as required. There will be opportunities to engage with consultation work with colleagues in wider services across the trust. This would include offering advice and consultation on service users’ psychological care to psychologists and therapists who do not have a specialism in neurodiversity, and non-psychologist colleagues and to other non-professional carers.
Main duties of the job
To provide specialist psychological assessments of service users referred to the service based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological and neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with service users, family members and others involved in the person’s care as part of the diagnostic pathway.
To be involved in the development and implementation of pre and post diagnostic interventions supporting the service-users based upon current research and best practice. This will be based on evidence-based assessment, formulation and lead to recommendations for the individual moving forwards.
Working for our organisation
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post
We are looking to recruit to a band 8a or a band 7 to 8a preceptorship clinical psychology post covering Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes in the Adult Autism Diagnostic Service. This is a full time post. We would also consider accepting people who work within ELFT and are looking for a secondment post. We would provide full training in autism assessments as part of this role.
Why Us?
This service is at an exciting stage in its development. There has been substantial recent investment into this service. There are many opportunities to shape and develop this service and to think creatively about how best to meet the needs of the population that we serve, reflecting the most recent research and practice guidance. There are opportunities in personal development as well as training provision and research opportunities. We believe passionately in ensuring that we work with the population that we serve to think collaboratively about providing the best service possible. We cover a wide geographical location, covering a bustling multicultural population in the cities and also quieter more rural locations. You would be based in a multi-disciplinary team working alongside other psychologists, nurses, occupational therapists and support workers. We are a dynamic multidisciplinary team who are responsive to the ‘voice’ of the population, harnessing the diversity of our local population and team innovatively.
Person specification
Education, Qualification and Training
Essential criteria
- Doctoral level training in Clinical Psychology
- Eligibility to receive Chartered Clinical Psychology status
- Membership of professional body
- Evidence of relevant continued professional development
Experience
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrable experience at a Highly Specialised Clinical Psychologist level including experience of working with people on the Autism Spectrum
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of service users across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and inpatient settings.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- A full understanding of national and local priorities/policies/drivers and their application to practice
- Demonstrates skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management.
- Knowledge and understanding of Autism and current legislation and drivers.
- Excellent communication, verbal and written skills as well as inclusive communication skills.
- Demonstrable knowledge and understanding of equality and diversity issues and experience of working within a multicultural framework.
- Ability to work across professional boundaries.
- Advanced IT Skills, including use of Word, Microsoft Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint
- Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex multivariate data analysis as practised within the fields of psychology
- Able to travel across sites
Desirable criteria
- Experience of providing teaching and training sessions and supervision.
- Driver’s licence and access to transport
- Has previous demonstrable experience of facilitating service development
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team, working as a team player, inspirational to others.
- Ability to work autonomously and demonstrate excellent organisational skills and ability to meet deadlines
- Adaptable and flexible, able to respond positively to challenging situations using problem solving skills
- Positive attitude and forward thinking and personal commitment
- Person centred in their approach and have the ability to guide and support junior members of staff
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Vicky Lucas
- Job title
- Consultant Psychologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01234 310589
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