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Job overview
We are looking for a substantive 8a Clinical Psychologist for 15 hours per week, to join our specialist children’s Neurodevelopmental Assessment Service covering Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset .
You will be joining the Emotional Behavioural Wellbeing team – with a particular focus on complex Autism and ADHD assessments. Formulation and differential diagnosis will be key parts of this role, so the post-holder will have knowledge and experience of neurodivergence, mental health and trauma.
The Heads of Child Psychology are committed to compassionate and inclusive leadership and to creating a nurturing and psychologically safe working environment. We value our team members, their development and their overall wellbeing. There will be the option of working from home for part of the week and some flexibility in working pattern to fit around the post holder’s personal responsibilities. You will receive regular supervision and line management from a Clinical Psychologist, with opportunities for reflective practice and protected time and funds for CPD.
The successful applicant will be working predominantly from Osprey Court (South Bristol), but will also need to travel to other clinical bases in the region, as well as schools and family homes.
Please do get in touch to discuss this exciting opportunity. We would love to hear from you!
Main duties of the job
This post would suit someone who enjoys providing complex assessment and formulation to children, young people and families. It is an exciting opportunity to work within a multi-disciplinary team alongside Speech and Language Therapists, Community Paediatricians and specialist Nurses. The role will involve working with high levels of family distress, mental health difficulties, and a range of risk type behaviours.
The post holder will oversee the delivery of clinical psychology aspects of a high – quality assessment service for children and young people, by supporting the delivery of this service across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.
The role involves clinical authority for psychological aspects of pathways, clinical governance and risk management processes, ensuring that the service is rooted in evidence‑based psychological practice.
It will involve highly specialist assessments of children (including those presenting in early years) and young people with complex social communication difficulties as part of a multi professional assessment team. A key part will be offering formulations, advice and consultation to multi professional colleagues in the assessment of autism and ADHD, and differential diagnosis in complex cases.
Working for our organisation
Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.
We are Sirona care & health – England’s largest provider of Adult’s and Children’s Community Services and we’d love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.
Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days’ annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme – just a glimpse of the benefits you’ll receive.
We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.
We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.
Whether you’re starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don’t be daunted by the prospect of something different – we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.
Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find attached to this vacancy.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.
If you refer to qualifications or employment within your supporting statement, that has not been included in your Qualifications, Training or Employment History, this information may be discounted.
Person specification
Qualifications
- Doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or equivalent)
- ADOS-2 and/or ADI-r trained
Experience
- Experience of working with children and young people across the age range, with a range of complex neurodivergent needs, presenting with a wide range of psychological problems
- Evidence of supporting and/or leading on an area of service development
- Experience of supervising psychologists, assistant psychologists and trainee psychologists, having completed training for clinical supervision
Skills
- Evidence of developing own interests and skills in one or two specialist areas (relevant to working with neurodivergent children and young people)
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Sam Waldron (Joint Head of Child Psychology) on 07464 521147 or (emailprotected)
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