Clinical Psychologist - Adult ADHD and Autism service

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen to recruit a Band 8a Clinical Psychologistwithin our new and developing Adult ADHD and Autism service.

We are seeking a dynamic, highly motivated Clinical Psychologist, ideally with experience of working in a community setting. As registered professional, you will be committed to providing a high-quality service and will support in the development of our ADHD and Autism clinic.

The service will cover the East and West of South Staffordshire offering remote and face to face appointments.

You will have experience with Autism assessments and ideally ADHD, although appropriate training will be provided. You will be completing Autism and ADHD assessments for diagnosis.

Main duties of the job

You will be joining multi-disciplinary teams that value psychology input. Multi-disciplinary team working is central to the role. We are establishing a formulation led programme of interventions including Trauma Stabilisation and Hearing Voices group programmes as well as individual work. You will be involved in providing teaching, supervision and consultation to other team members as well as working directly with service users and their families. You will take a lead in the development and provision of additional psychologically informed programmes along with MDT colleagues.

About us

Come and work with us at our award-winning NHS Trust, leading the way for trying new and better ways of working to help improve life for our local communities.

We have around 9,000 staff who provide physical and mental healthcare, support for people with learning disabilities, and adult social care across Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Shropshire, and Telford & Wrekin. We also run regional and national services, including help for new parents (perinatal care), eating disorders, forensic services, sexual health, and support for people in prison with mental health, drug, or alcohol problems.

We offer great career development for both clinical and non-clinical roles, with ongoing training and support to help you learn and grow.

We are 'United in our Uniqueness' and committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels welcome and can be themselves, no matter their background or identity. We want our staff to feel supported and valued, and we aim to build a team that reflects the communities we serve. Together, we can make sure every voice is heard, and every difference is respected.

Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications

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Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Post-holder is registered with the Health Professions Council (HCPC) and eligible for BPS registration as a Chartered Clinical/Counselling Psychologist,
• Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical/counselling psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS
• Post-graduate training and accreditation in psychological approaches, courses accredited by the BPS, BABCP, EMDR Association Europe, or equivalent.

Desirable

• Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by relevant professional bodies.

Experience

Essential

• Assessed experience of working as a qualified psychological therapist at a highly specialist level and extensive experience of supervision of others.
• Experience of working with a range of client presentations, including experience working with people who have a diagnosis of psychosis and/or severe mental health problems, across a range of care settings. Maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems.
• Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care and treatment, both as a clinician and as a supervisor of others.

Desirable

• Experience of representing psychology within the context of multi-disciplinary care.
• Experience of the application of psychological therapy in different cultural contexts. For example NHS, MoD.