Clinical/Counselling Psychologist role in Adult ADHD

NHS; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust seeks a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to join their multidisciplinary ADHD service in Essex. This role specializes in delivering psychological assessments and interventions for individuals with suspected ADHD, fostering innovative approaches to improve care quality. The position offers substantial opportunities for clinical leadership and personal development within a supportive and engaging environment.

Benefits

Season Ticket Loans

NHS discounts for staff

Excellent Training facilities and opportunities

Buying and Selling annual leave scheme

Flexible Employer

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in Clinical/Counselling Psychology required.
• Skills in psychological assessment and intervention are essential.
• Experience working with neurodevelopmental disorders preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deliver psychological assessments and interventions for suspected ADHD cases.
• Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Provide training and consultation to primary care networks.

Skills

Communication

Psychological assessment

Intervention skills

IT Skills

Education

Doctoral degree in Clinical/Counselling Psychology

Job description

Go back Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical/Counselling Psychologist role in Adult ADHD

The closing date is 25 June 2025

A really exciting opportunity has arisen to work within the multidisciplinary ADHD service across Mid and South Essex. This post will be aligned with the South Essex Autism Service and in future we hope that we can look towards developing a more comprehensive neurodevelopmental service.

This post offers excellent clinical leadership and service development experiences. This post and service are the beginning of a journey to explore the potential for the development of neurodevelopmental services.

Main duties of the job

We are looking to recruit further psychology input into this MDT. This post is crucial in spanning the clinical delivery of psychological assessment and intervention for people with suspected ADHD who are not already known to secondary mental health services. The team integrates and work in partnership with local Primary Care Networks (PCNs) and NHS Talking Therapies to develop further support for individuals. There is a role for ongoing training and consultation to the PCNs, mental health and GP colleagues in secondary and primary care services as well as in the wider community.

If you are innovative and passionate about improving access to and the quality of care for people with neurodevelopmental disorders this post is well suited to you.

Please contact us to explore and discuss this further.

About us

EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;

o Season Ticket Loans

o NHS discounts for staff

o Excellent Training facilities and opportunities

o Buying and Selling annual leave scheme

o The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas

o Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work

o Day One Flexible Employer

Join our Staff bank

What is Staff Bank?

Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.

All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.

If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.

Job responsibilities

The Trust has a well-respected psychological services care unit, with psychological therapies integrated within most specialisms and involved with the planning and strategic implementation of new and existing services.

We hold the development of people within our department as crucial to delivering key targets for the service and the Trust. The Service enjoys good links with and supervises clinical psychology trainees from the University of East Anglia, University of Hertfordshire, University of Essex and University College, London training schemes. Clinical research, teaching and specialised interests are actively encouraged. As well as formal courses, members of the department have enjoyed secondments and placements at several centres of excellence. Current members of the department are clinical tutors on training courses, hold honorary lecturer and fellowship positions and have involvement as fellows at CSIP/NIMHE

For further main responsibilities and duties please refer to the job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in Clinical/Counselling Psychology (or currently undertaking) as accredited by the BPS or equivalent for those who trained prior to 1996. Training to have included psychometric testing, models of psychopathology, neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology.
• Highly developed skills of communication of complex, highly sensitive or technical information both orally and in writing to clients, their families, carers or professional colleagues
• Skilful manipulation of psychological test equipment requiring precision, accuracy sustained concentration and
• Skills in conducting complex specialist assessments including for neurodevelopmental disorders and integrated interventions requiring frequent sustained and intense concentration
• Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
• Pre-training experience of working with individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders

Knowledge

• Knowledge of legislation, national and local polices and current development in the field of neurodevelopmental disorders and conditions
• Knowledge of research methodology, design and analysis to a clinical/counselling psychology doctoral degree standard
• Knowledge and experience of group based interventions for individuals with anxiety, low mood and executive functioning difficulties

Skills/Experience

• Good oral communication skills based on fluency on the English language
• Experience of specialist psychological assessment and intervention across a range of settings including outpatient, community and inpatient settings
• Experience of service development and supervision of qualified psychologists and other professional groups
• Experience of working with a wide range of client groups with presenting problems reflecting issues across the lifespan, across a range of clinical severities and indifferent cultural contexts
• Experience of maintaining a professional manner when confronted with highly distressing or emotive information, when faced with verbal aggression or the threat of physical aggression
• Literate in IT/Computer Skills
• Experience of assessment and intervention with individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders/conditions

Personal Qualities

• Ability to identify provide and promote appropriate means of support to carers and staff exposed to highly distressing situations and severely challenging behaviours
• Ability to identify, and employ, as appropriate, clinical governance mechanisms for the support and maintenance of clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour
• Ability to design and carry out multimedia presentations for the teaching or training of the public, professionals or clinical psychology colleagues
• Ability to recognise occasions when additional support or advice is required to maintain high standards of clinical practice when exposed to distressing or challenging situations.
• Shares the Trust's Beliefs and models this in their attitude and behaviour
• Positive: optimistic; noticing and appreciating good work; and aiming to improve services and customer experience
• Welcoming: friendly, responsive, courteous and on time
• Respectful: respecting others and not judging; respecting people's dignity and privacy
• Involving: listening and communicating clearly; able and willing to involve, and work together with, others
• Kind: compassionate, helpful and understanding
• Accountable: using best practice to get effective results; prioritise and speak about safety; being professional and aware when we are 'on stage'
• Ensures that organisational values are demonstrated by self and others every day and that any matters of concern are addressed in a timely way, either directly; or raised with the relevant Line Manager; or through the relevant processes within the Trust as appropriate

Additional Requirements

• Fitness Analysis as appropriate
• Current driving licence
• Ability to travel across sites and across Trust boundaries to attend meetings, etc

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.

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust