Job summary
Full or Part-Time Considered
Are
you looking for a new opportunity? Do you want to join a dedicated team of
professionals who are as passionate about changing the lives of disabled
children in the UK? Then Caudwell Children is the place for you.
This is a fixed-term post to cover
maternity leave for a period of 12-14 months. The post will involve providing a
high level of expertise in supporting the multi-disciplinary team in the
delivery of effective clinical services through assessment, intervention and
ongoing support to children, young people and families accessing the service.
We are
seeking a skilled and enthusiastic Consultant Clinical Psychologist who is an excellent team player and wants to work in
a state of the art environment within a developing service that is part of an
ambitious charity transforming the lives of autistic children and young people.
Main duties of the job
Lead
the development and implementation of autism and neurodevelopmental assessment
and intervention pathways including diagnostic assessment, formulation,
recommendations, guidance, advice and workshop programmes for children and
young people and those around them (e.g. families, teachers, health/social care
workers).
Provide specialist knowledge and skills in the
assessment and diagnosis of autistic spectrum disorders and other
neurodevelopmental diagnoses where appropriate.
Provide
and advise on specialist psychological assessments of children referred to the
service based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of
complex data from a variety of sources including psychological and
neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, observations and
interviews with family members and others involved in the childs care.
Lead
and contribute to MDT discussions, offering specialist consultation around
psychological and diagnostic formulation, taking into account theoretical and
therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and
developmental processes that have shaped the child or family group.
About us
Caudwell Children is a Staffordshire based national
charity, registered since 2000, providing practical and emotional support to
children with a disability and their families. Supporting children aged 0 to 18
years. Some of our services extend to
young people transitioning into adulthood to age 25 years. The Caudwell International Childrens Centre
is the UKs first independent purpose-built facility dedicated to autism and
neurodevelopmental disorders.
Our dedicated Autism Service provides:
- Multidisciplinary assessment and intervention.
- Practical and emotional support for children with autism and their families.
- Active research programme for all work undertaken.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in an
autism specialist service working primarily with 4 to 11 year olds but may
include children and young adults to age 25 years.
- To
provide and advise on specialist psychological assessments of children referred to the service
based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data
from a variety of sources including psychological and neuropsychological
tests, self-report measures, rating scales, observations and interviews
with clients, family members and others involved in the childs care.
- To
provide specialist knowledge and skills in the assessment and diagnosis of
autistic spectrum disorders and other neurodevelopmental disorders where
appropriate.
- To contribute
to diagnostic formulation and implement plans for psychological intervention
to promote the child, young person and family to develop strategies to manage
challenges arising and promote optimal personal development and child,
young person and family functioning.
- To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner,
information concerning the assessment, formulation and intervention plans for children,
young people and families accessing the service.
- To contribute to service evaluation and monitoring.
- To monitor progress and evaluate outcomes.
- To contribute to developing and delivering
workshops to children, young people, families and staff from other settings.
MAIN
DUTIES
Clinical
- Develop appropriate recommendations for ongoing support and intervention plans that promote the childs development, wellbeing and family functioning.
- Prepare comprehensive reports and communicate the
findings to others as required, for example parents, children, and team
colleagues taking account of the communication needs of others in doing
so. Offering specialist support and oversight of others professional reports as required.
- Working with colleagues and independently;
provide workshops and individual assessment and interventions.
- To
implement a range of interventions for children, young people, carers,
families, staff from other settings and groups as required.
- To participate
in formulation, and decision making about recommendations and
interventions taking into account theoretical and therapeutic models and
highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes
that have shaped the child, family or group.
- To
provide specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to
other professionals contributing directly to formulation, diagnosis and
intervention planning.
- To
contribute to risk assessment and risk management and to provide advice to
other professions on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk
management.
- Oversee the coordination of assessments and intervention plans for children and young people, supporting others to plan and review progress with children, their carers, refering agents and others involved in their network of care.
Leadership
- Provide Leavership to practitioner psychologists, trainees, assistant psychologists and other professionals in the team as required.
- Oversee recruitment, induction and retention of psychology staff as appropriate including supporting the requitment of other disciplines as required.
- Lead appraisals of, and personal development plans for psychology staff.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in an
autism specialist service working primarily with 4 to 11 year olds but may
include children and young adults to age 25 years.
- To
provide and advise on specialist psychological assessments of children referred to the service
based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data
from a variety of sources including psychological and neuropsychological
tests, self-report measures, rating scales, observations and interviews
with clients, family members and others involved in the childs care.
- To
provide specialist knowledge and skills in the assessment and diagnosis of
autistic spectrum disorders and other neurodevelopmental disorders where
appropriate.
- To contribute
to diagnostic formulation and implement plans for psychological intervention
to promote the child, young person and family to develop strategies to manage
challenges arising and promote optimal personal development and child,
young person and family functioning.
- To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner,
information concerning the assessment, formulation and intervention plans for children,
young people and families accessing the service.
- To contribute to service evaluation and monitoring.
- To monitor progress and evaluate outcomes.
- To contribute to developing and delivering
workshops to children, young people, families and staff from other settings.
MAIN
DUTIES
Clinical
- Develop appropriate recommendations for ongoing support and intervention plans that promote the childs development, wellbeing and family functioning.
- Prepare comprehensive reports and communicate the
findings to others as required, for example parents, children, and team
colleagues taking account of the communication needs of others in doing
so. Offering specialist support and oversight of others professional reports as required.
- Working with colleagues and independently;
provide workshops and individual assessment and interventions.
- To
implement a range of interventions for children, young people, carers,
families, staff from other settings and groups as required.
- To participate
in formulation, and decision making about recommendations and
interventions taking into account theoretical and therapeutic models and
highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes
that have shaped the child, family or group.
- To
provide specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to
other professionals contributing directly to formulation, diagnosis and
intervention planning.
- To
contribute to risk assessment and risk management and to provide advice to
other professions on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk
management.
- Oversee the coordination of assessments and intervention plans for children and young people, supporting others to plan and review progress with children, their carers, refering agents and others involved in their network of care.
Leadership
- Provide Leavership to practitioner psychologists, trainees, assistant psychologists and other professionals in the team as required.
- Oversee recruitment, induction and retention of psychology staff as appropriate including supporting the requitment of other disciplines as required.
- Lead appraisals of, and personal development plans for psychology staff.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or suitable equivalent.
- HCPC Registered Psychologist (Clinical, Counselling or Educational).
Desirable
- Qualifications in research methodology, staff training, supervision and/or other fields of applied psychology.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
- Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts.
- Experience in the assessment and diagnosis of autism.
- Experience of working with a variety of client groups, including children, young people, families, autism and developmental disabilities across a range that reflect a wide range of clinical severity. Work with children with autism and/or complex needs/ LD.
- Maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive scenarios.
- Experience of working in an MDT.
- Experience of working with families.
- Experience of undertaking standardised formal psychometric assessments, structured professional judgments and informal observations and interviews.
- Formulation and implementation of interventions.
Desirable
- Experience of supervising others in the MDT.
- Experience of working with volunteers.
- Knowledge of CQC/OFSTED regulatory frameworks.
- Experience of working in the Charity/Third Sector
- Experience of working in ISO regulated organisations.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or suitable equivalent.
- HCPC Registered Psychologist (Clinical, Counselling or Educational).
Desirable
- Qualifications in research methodology, staff training, supervision and/or other fields of applied psychology.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
- Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts.
- Experience in the assessment and diagnosis of autism.
- Experience of working with a variety of client groups, including children, young people, families, autism and developmental disabilities across a range that reflect a wide range of clinical severity. Work with children with autism and/or complex needs/ LD.
- Maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive scenarios.
- Experience of working in an MDT.
- Experience of working with families.
- Experience of undertaking standardised formal psychometric assessments, structured professional judgments and informal observations and interviews.
- Formulation and implementation of interventions.
Desirable
- Experience of supervising others in the MDT.
- Experience of working with volunteers.
- Knowledge of CQC/OFSTED regulatory frameworks.
- Experience of working in the Charity/Third Sector
- Experience of working in ISO regulated organisations.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
