Principle Clinical Psychologist & Pathway Lead

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 78,000; Part time

Job summary

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a dynamic Principal Clinical Psychologist & Pathway Lead for Autism & ADHD Neuro Pathway Services at part-time hours to provide high-level managerial oversight within the Neurodiversity team at Cedar House, within our St. Michael's Community Hospital site.

The weekly hours for this role will be agreed at interview. The role involves coordinating referrals, assessments, and patient flow, leading the NDP Team, and working with Senior Management

Job description

We are seeking to appoint a dynamic and enthusiastic candidate to the role ofPrinciple Clinical Psychologist & Pathway Lead - Autism & ADHD Neuro Pathway Servicesat part time hours to provide high level managerial oversight and service to all patients and staff within the Neurodiversity team located at Cedar House, within our St. Michael's Community Hospital site. The weekly hours for this role will be agreed at interview.

The successful candidate will work as part of the neurodiversity Enfield team for Children 0-6. This is a multidisciplinary team which is designed to provide a needs-led, family-centred approach for children under the age of six with neurodivergent learning needs.

Please note:

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. The successful applicant may not work in Paediatrics upon completing their apprenticeship should no vacancies be present.

The Neuro-development Pathway (NDP) Lead will manage daily operations, planning, and performance of the NDP Team, ensuring service delivery is efficient, evidence-based, and focused on the needs of service users and carers. Collaborating with the Senior Management Team (SMT) and other Team Leaders, the post holder ensures timely treatment by motivated staff, promoting safety and success for children and young people.

The role involves building strong community connections, optimizing resources to meet patient needs, and adhering to commissioning priorities from the Integrated Care Board (ICB) and stakeholders. The post holder will oversee referral, assessment, and patient allocation processes, working with senior managers, clinical leads, and team members to meet performance targets and implement improvements as necessary.

Additionally, the NDP Lead will offer clinical assessment and intervention as required. Reporting to the Service Lead and Head of Service, they will monitor clinical recording systems (Rio) to manage patient flow, assessment bookings, outcomes, and waiting times. This role includes leading weekly huddles, team meetings, and participating in relevant meetings to ensure patient flow is managed and escalated when needed. The post holder will also ensure adherence to the Standard Operational Policy, addressing pathway pressures appropriately.

North Mid is part of North Central London integrated care system - consisting of the NHS and Local authority organisations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. As with other IC S’s, we are working increasingly closely with partners and indeed many of our financial and performance objectives are measured at this system level. Whilst all organisations remain as standalone, statutory bodies we have an IC S infrastructure for making shared decisions and agreeing shared approaches.

We are proud of our staff and want to ensure their training allows them to provide excellent clinical care. We are also a training unit for medical students from UCL and St George's University Grenada, and for nursing and midwifery students from Middlesex and City Universities.