Job summary
We are looking for a dynamic, experienced and highly motivated clinical psychologist to join this well-established service in a leadership role. We are looking for an individual who is innovative and keen to work with the multidisciplinary team to support and develop services for young children with neurodevelopmental needs and their families.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will also be a source of psychological expertise for the team, providing dynamic & inspiring leadership. The post holder will provide clinical supervision, line managementand guidance to our established highly skilled team, in addition to carrying out assessments and consultations.
About us
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be responsible for providing a clinical psychology service for children with additional needs who are under the care of the SCT. The post holder will be a clinical specialist within the area of autism as well as having specialist knowledge and experience in a wide range of contextual and clinical presentations relevant to the Early Years population, including ADHD and developmental trauma. The clinical psychologist will provide psychological assessment and intervention and offer advice and consultation on clients psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues and to other, non-professional carers, working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the services policies and procedures.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be responsible for providing a clinical psychology service for children with additional needs who are under the care of the SCT. The post holder will be a clinical specialist within the area of autism as well as having specialist knowledge and experience in a wide range of contextual and clinical presentations relevant to the Early Years population, including ADHD and developmental trauma. The clinical psychologist will provide psychological assessment and intervention and offer advice and consultation on clients psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues and to other, non-professional carers, working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the services policies and procedures.
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate/doctoral level qualification in Clinical psychology, as recognised by HCPC
- HPC or other relevant professional registration
Desirable
- oAdditional training/qualifications in relevant child mental health assessment and treatment approaches
- ADOS trained
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Able to confidently and competently undertake assessment of autism and overlapping conditions
- Skills in assessment and intervention for children with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties, their families and carers
- Ability to offer sensitive and reflective supervision to qualified clinical psychologists, and junior staff/trainees.
- Skills in assessment of risk and safety-planning in relation to mental health and safeguarding issues.
- Able to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team, actively engaging in and supporting clinic timetables, peer support, team dynamics, training and skills development
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- Knowledge and extensive experience of supervising trainee clinical psychologists other junior staff/professionals
- Experience of working with children and families with complex safeguarding issues
- Leadership and line management experience
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate/doctoral level qualification in Clinical psychology, as recognised by HCPC
- HPC or other relevant professional registration
Desirable
- oAdditional training/qualifications in relevant child mental health assessment and treatment approaches
- ADOS trained
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Able to confidently and competently undertake assessment of autism and overlapping conditions
- Skills in assessment and intervention for children with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties, their families and carers
- Ability to offer sensitive and reflective supervision to qualified clinical psychologists, and junior staff/trainees.
- Skills in assessment of risk and safety-planning in relation to mental health and safeguarding issues.
- Able to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team, actively engaging in and supporting clinic timetables, peer support, team dynamics, training and skills development
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- Knowledge and extensive experience of supervising trainee clinical psychologists other junior staff/professionals
- Experience of working with children and families with complex safeguarding issues
- Leadership and line management experience
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
