Clinical Psychologist (CYP ADHD Service)
To deliver high-quality ADHD assessments for children and young people within a governed MDT diagnostic pathway, in line with NICE guidance, Vertis Health SOPs and commissioned service requirements.
The postholder will contribute expert psychological assessment, formulation and diagnostic reasoning, supporting safe, defensible MDT decision making, high quality reporting and clear communication of outcomes and recommendations to families and referrers.
This role supports quality, consistency and capacity within the CYP ADHD pathway, ensuring robust assessment processes, defensible clinical conclusions and clear communication for families and referrers.
Main duties of the job
Clinical assessment and diagnostic contribution
- Deliver structured CYP ADHD assessments, including developmental history, functional impact and differential considerations.
- Review and integrate multi informant evidence (home, school, questionnaires, prior records).
- Apply psychological formulation and evidence based reasoning to MDT diagnostic decisions.
- Identify co-occurring needs, complexity and safeguarding concerns, escalating appropriately.
Documentation and communication
- Produce high quality ADHD diagnostic reports within agreed time frames, using clear, neurodiversity affirming language.
- Communicate outcomes sensitively to children, young people and families.
- Provide practical, psychologically informed recommendations and signposting within service remit.
- Ensure accurate, timely clinical records and correspondence.
Pathway, governance and quality
- Work within clinical governance, consent, confidentiality and safeguarding frameworks.
- Participate in supervision, MDT reflective practice, audit and service improvement activity.
- Support safe interface with CYP ASD pathways where dual presentation is suspected, ensuring clarity about remit and next steps.
About us
Vertis Health is a GP‑owned organisation in Worcestershire delivering safe, evidence based community services through clinician led teams, strong governance and continuous service improvement.
About the Services
Vertis Health delivers the following neurodevelopmental services:
- Adult ADHD
- Adult ASD
- CYP ADHD (assessment and diagnosis pathway)
- CYP ASD (MDT diagnostic assessment pathway)
Primary service focus for this post: CYP ADHD assessment and diagnosis.
Job responsibilities
Professional/Clinical partner: Consultant Psychiatrist and/or Paediatrician (designated senior medical oversight for diagnostic governance)
Base: Redditch Crabbs Cross
Hours: 37.5 per week, Monday to Friday 09:0017:00
Preemployment checks: Enhanced DBS and barred lists, Safeguarding Level 3, Right to Work (UK)
Indicative job plan (37.5 hours)
- Clinical assessment / feedback: 1822 hours
- Report writing / formulation: 810 hours
- MDT, governance, supervision, audit: 35 hours
Person Specification
- Appropriate qualification in Clinical Psychology.
- Current HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist.
- Significant postqualification experience working with children and young people in neurodevelopmental, CAMHS or related services.
- Direct experience contributing to CYP ADHD diagnostic assessments within an MDT.
- Strong formulation, clinical reasoning and reportwriting skills.
- Sound understanding of safeguarding and risk in CYP services.
- ADOS2 trained.
- Experience of working with dual presentation (ASD/ADHD).
- Experience using EMIS.
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.
£60,000 to £70,000 a year Depending on experience
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