Job summary
o To assist clinicians with psychological assessments of children and young people with possible Neurodevelopmental differences, including self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the client's care.
o To assist in the coordination and running of therapeutic groups and workshops, where appropriate.
o To attend and contribute to appropriate multi-disciplinary or multi-agency meetings, for example linking with schools.
o To engage in multidisciplinary discussions around formulation and care planning involving the psychological treatment and/or management of a client's problems, under the supervision of a qualified professionals, including psychologist, in the CAMHS clinics, and in community settings where agreed.
o To support with waiting list oversight, team protocols, audit, service development, quality improvement projects and service user participation.
Main duties of the job
o Supporting with Neurodevelopmental Assessments, including ASD and ADHD, through report preparation, and observations.
o Supporting with waiting lists and service development.
o To co-deliver groups, workshops and trainings to parents/carers, colleagues and other professionals.
o To attend clinical meeting and in-service training as required.
o To keep up to date with new techniques and research for the maintenance and promotion of good practice especially in relation to students with neurodevelopmental disorders.
o Record all clinical information in line with trust policies.
o Support service development and quality improvement projects.
About us
North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.
Our Five-Year Strategy:
- We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
- With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
- We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
- We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.
In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To support specialist psychological assessments of children and young people, support the development of formulations, including the use of self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the clients care, when and where appropriate.
To evaluate and be involved in decisions about treatment options considering theoretical and therapeutic models and at times highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group.
To use supervision appropriately to consider the assessment, treatment and discharge of clients whose problems are managed by psychologically based standard care plans.
To offer support and guidance to other professionals contributing directly to clients formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan, as appropriate.
To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual clients and where appropriate to provide advice to other professions on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk management, with supervision and support.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To support specialist psychological assessments of children and young people, support the development of formulations, including the use of self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the clients care, when and where appropriate.
To evaluate and be involved in decisions about treatment options considering theoretical and therapeutic models and at times highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group.
To use supervision appropriately to consider the assessment, treatment and discharge of clients whose problems are managed by psychologically based standard care plans.
To offer support and guidance to other professionals contributing directly to clients formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan, as appropriate.
To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual clients and where appropriate to provide advice to other professions on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk management, with supervision and support.
Person Specification
Education
Essential
- An upper second-class honours degree or higher in psychology.
- Entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society.
Desirable
- ADOS-II training / 3DI or ADI-R training.
- Training in a subject/ skill relevant to Child & and Adolescent Mental Health (0-18 years).
Skills / Ability
Essential
- Ability to maintain and manage own workload.
- Well-developed oral and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate highly technical
Desirable
- Experience of delivering teaching and training, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations.
- Understanding of the need and rationale for using evidence based psychological therapies.
Experience / Knowledge
Essential
- Experience working with children and young people with either emotional or neurodevelopmental conditions, including ASD and ADHD.
- Experience of supporting the mental health needs of children and young people, and their families, including with neurodevelopmental disorders, and delivering low level evidence-based interventions.
Desirable
- Experience of working with diverse communities and within a multicultural setting.
- Experience of working with and knowledge in processes around managing risk and safeguarding.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to work under pressure and respond to demanding situations as appropriate.
Desirable
- The ability to engage and work with clients in differing environments in line with the needs of the service.
Person Specification
Education
Essential
- An upper second-class honours degree or higher in psychology.
- Entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society.
Desirable
- ADOS-II training / 3DI or ADI-R training.
- Training in a subject/ skill relevant to Child & and Adolescent Mental Health (0-18 years).
Skills / Ability
Essential
- Ability to maintain and manage own workload.
- Well-developed oral and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate highly technical
Desirable
- Experience of delivering teaching and training, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations.
- Understanding of the need and rationale for using evidence based psychological therapies.
Experience / Knowledge
Essential
- Experience working with children and young people with either emotional or neurodevelopmental conditions, including ASD and ADHD.
- Experience of supporting the mental health needs of children and young people, and their families, including with neurodevelopmental disorders, and delivering low level evidence-based interventions.
Desirable
- Experience of working with diverse communities and within a multicultural setting.
- Experience of working with and knowledge in processes around managing risk and safeguarding.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to work under pressure and respond to demanding situations as appropriate.
Desirable
- The ability to engage and work with clients in differing environments in line with the needs of the service.
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).
