Specialist Clinical Psychologist

NHS; Grimsby; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Navigo invites a Consultant Clinical Psychologist to lead neurodevelopmental assessments for children and young people, working within a supportive, innovative team in Grimsby. You will provide specialist neurodevelopmental advice, supervise staff, and contribute to service development and evaluation.

The post requires a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, HCPC registration, and extensive experience with ADOS, WISC, and related assessments, with strong collaboration across partners.

Qualifications

• Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and HCPC registration.
• Experience with neurodevelopmental assessments in children and young people.
• Supervisory experience across disciplines.
• Ability to lead on neurodevelopmental consultations and service development.
• Experience with tools such as ADOS, WISC, Connors or SNAP.

Responsibilities

• Lead neurodevelopmental assessments including AD/HD and ASD in children and young people.
• Liaise with parents, education, social care and health professionals.
• Provide specialist neurodevelopmental advice and consultation.
• Supervise staff and contribute to service development and evaluation.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams and local agencies.

Skills

Neurodevelopmental assessment

Clinical supervision

Autonomous working

Multi-disciplinary collaboration

Education

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology

HCPC registration

Postgraduate neurodevelopmental training

Job description

Are you a Clinical Psychologist, who has experience ofassessing and diagnosing children with AD/HD and/or autism or are you lookingfor a new opportunity to enhance your skills.We are a lovely team who are based in Grimsby who provide high quality Neuroaffirming assessments for children and young people in North EastLincolnshire, between 0 - 18 years. We have developed a new model which hasreceived much recognition of good practice and has been shortlisted for anational award. We work collaboratively with many other services and the /carersforum. We are an innovative, supportive team who place great importance onstaff wellbeing and CPD.

Main duties of the job

Candidatewill use their experience, skills and knowledge to lead on neurodevelopmentalassessments, which includes AD/HD and ASD with children and young people, andtheir families/carers. They will have experience of working autonomously and aspart of a team within their professional guidelines as well as liaising closelywith other professionals, which includes, parents, education, social care,voluntary and other health professionals.

Thecandidate will provide specialist neurodevelopmental advice, guidance andconsultation to other professionals contributing directly to the child/youngpersons formulation, diagnosis and treatment. The candidate will haveexperience of supervising other staff including staff from differentdisciplines, they will contribute to service development and serviceevaluation.

About us

Hello!

Weare Navigo. We look after North East Lincolnshire's mental health andwell-being, an award-winning social enterprise that provides mental healthservices to the NHS and beyond.

Thewhole basis of our work is to deliver services that we would be happy for ourown family to use.

Weoffer a range of mental health services, including acute and communityfacilities as well as specialist support such as outstanding older adultsinpatient services, rehabilitation and recovery community mental health and anoutstanding specialist eating disorder facility.

Rankedas one of the top UK companies to work for, we feature in the Best Companiestop 100 large company list.

Asa social enterprise, we do things a little bit differently and have alsodeveloped income-generating commercially viable businesses that providetraining, education and employment opportunities including Grimsby GardenCentre.

Workingat Navigo is not like working anywhere else. Lots of places say that, but wereally mean it.

Welike to work with forward-thinking people who want to make a difference.

Comeand Join us !

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Job responsibilities

Candidatewill use their experience, skills and knowledge to lead on neurodevelopmentalassessments, which includes AD/HD and ASD with children and young people, andtheir families/carers. They will have experience of working autonomously and aspart of a team within their professional guidelines as well as liaising closelywith other professionals, which includes, parents, education, social care,voluntary and other health professionals.

Thecandidate will provide specialist neurodevelopmental advice, guidance andconsultation to other professionals contributing directly to the child/youngpersons formulation, diagnosis and treatment. The candidate will haveexperience of supervising other staff including staff from differentdisciplines, they will contribute to service development and serviceevaluation.

Person Specification

Knowledge

• knowledge of and experience of neurodevelopmental disorders.
• Specialist knowledge of assessment tools and therapeutic interventions relevant to client group and settings, and an ability to compare and contrast relative benefits underpinned by evidence based practice.
• Knowledge of and experience of child protection and safeguarding issues and procedures.
• Knowledge of the roles of other professionals and the principles of partnership working with key professionals in health, education, and social services.
• Experience of delivering clinical supervision and the ability to engage others in reflective practice.
• A working knowledge of relevant procedures and legal frameworks and to demonstrate the ability to apply this knowledge to clinical practice, including: Safeguarding Children, Code of Practice, Information Governance and other legal frameworks.
• Knowledge of methods of involving service users in improving client care.

Additional Requirements

• Demonstratable experience of research and project design for the development of service provision and outcomes.
• Knowledge of relevant child protection, safeguarding and mental health legislation and its implications for clinical practice when working with children, young people and their families/carers.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Good organisational, time management, and IT skills
• Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance.
• Ability to manage own caseload including prioritisation skills.
• Ability to fulfil travel commitments of community work independently.
• Experience of line managing psychology staff and/or other professionals
• Record of having published in either peer reviewed or academic or professional journals and/or books.
• Record of having published in either peer reviewed or academic or professional journals and/or books.

Qualifications

• Doctorate in Clinical Psychology.
• Registered member of the HCPC.
• Experience related to working with children, young people and their families and carers.
• Trained in assessment tools relevant to this post (e.g. ADOS, WISC, Connors, SNAP).
• Post graduate training related to neurodevelopmental differences.
• Clinical supervision training to be undergoing supervisors training.

Experience

• Experience of working with children and families where there are developmental or neurodevelopmental concerns.
• Experience of working with children and young people from pre-school age to school leaving age.
• Experience of working with children who have experienced adverse events
• Experience of using a range of specialist psychology assessment skills which include:
• Use of psychometric assessments attention/ intelligence, memory, reading, social functioning; executive functioning.
• Use of behavioural assessments.
• Use of observational methods of assessment.
• Assessment by interviewing.
• Assessment by analysis of archive material.
• Experience/Knowledge of related conditions and life experiences e.g. AD/HD Intellectual Disability, Dyspraxia, developmental trauma and attachment
• Experience of working within multi-disciplinary and multi-agency settings.
• Experience of working in the community.
• Experience of working with children and young people with a range of disabilities and special needs from mild to extensive difficulties including learning difficulties; physical difficulties; chronic and acute health problems.
• Experience of working with autistic children and young people.
• Experience of providing supervision to other professionals who work with children and young people and their carers and families.
• Experience of providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
• Experience of developing and delivering teaching/training to professionals and parents/carers.
• Experience of audit or service evaluation.
• Experience of conducting diagnostic neurodevelopmental assessments in children and young people.
• Experience of providing specialist neurodevelopmental advice to parents/carers and staff concerning the care/or therapeutic provision for children and young people.
• Experience of working closely with local agencies (e.g. Paediatrics, Education, Local Authority).
• Experience of being involved in service development and contributing to policy planning.

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.

Consultant Clinical Psychologist/Clinical Lead