Clinical Psychologist (CYP ADHD Service)

Job summary

Are you a passionate Clinical Psychologist looking to make a meaningful difference in the lives of children, young people and families?

Vertis Health is seeking an experienced Clinical Psychologist to join our growing Children & Young People's ADHD Assessment Service. This is an exciting opportunity to work within a supportive multidisciplinary team delivering high-quality, evidence-based ADHD assessments in line with NICE guidance and best practice.

You'll play a key role in helping children and young people gain greater understanding of their needs, providing expert psychological assessment, formulation and diagnostic input that directly shapes positive outcomes and future support.

At Vertis Health, we are committed to clinical excellence, innovation and compassionate care. We offer a collaborative environment where your expertise is valued and where you can contribute to the continued development of high-quality neurodevelopmental services.

Main duties of the job

As a Clinical Psychologist within our CYP ADHD pathway, you will:

• Deliver comprehensive ADHD assessments for children and young people.
• Gather and analyse information from multiple sources including families, schools, questionnaires and clinical records.
• Apply psychological formulation and clinical reasoning to support MDT diagnostic decision-making.
• Produce high-quality assessment reports and communicate diagnostic outcomes sensitively to children, young people and their families.
• Identify co-occurring neurodevelopmental, mental health and safeguarding concerns, escalating where appropriate.
• Contribute to MDT meetings, supervision, audit activities and continuous service improvement initiatives.
• Provide psychologically informed recommendations and signposting to support children, young people and their families.

About us

Vertis Health is a federation of general practices delivering high-quality NHS services across Worcestershire. We were founded by local primary care clinicians and are owned by the practices we serve. As a purpose-led limited company, the money we generate is reinvested into the local healthcare economy, helping to strengthen services, support innovation and improve patient care.

Our neurodevelopmental services are being built around clinical quality, meaningful outcomes and strong governance. You will join an organisation that understands NHS systems and values while giving experienced clinicians the opportunity to influence, develop and improve services.

Depending on the role, our benefits include access to the NHS Pension, structured learning and development, clinical leadership opportunities, career progression and genuine flexibility.

If you want to help build a clinically rigorous, compassionate and sustainable service, we would be pleased to hear from you.

Job responsibilities

Vertis Health is seeking an experienced Clinical Psychologist to join our Children & Young People's ADHD Assessment Service. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will provide specialist psychological expertise within a high-quality, evidence-based ADHD diagnostic pathway for children and young people. Your contribution will play a vital role in supporting accurate diagnostic decision-making, delivering meaningful outcomes, and ensuring a positive experience for families accessing the service.

You will undertake comprehensive ADHD assessments, including developmental history-taking, psychological assessment and clinical formulation, bringing together information from multiple sources such as families, schools, questionnaires and existing clinical records. You will contribute specialist psychological knowledge and diagnostic reasoning to multidisciplinary team discussions, helping to evaluate attention, hyperactivity and impulsivity presentations, functional impact, differential diagnoses, co-occurring neurodevelopmental or mental health needs, and factors relevant to diagnostic formulation. You will also produce clear, high-quality diagnostic reports and practical recommendations that support children, young people, families and professionals.

The successful candidate will have substantial experience working with children and young people within neurodevelopmental, CAMHS or related services, alongside excellent clinical assessment, formulation, communication and report-writing skills. You will have direct experience contributing to ADHD diagnostic assessments within a multidisciplinary team and be committed to providing person-centred, neurodiversity-affirming care. You will be confident working within NICE guidance, HCPC professional standards, and robust clinical governance and safeguarding frameworks.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing and ambitious neurodevelopmental service where clinical quality, collaboration and continuous improvement are at the heart of everything we do. As a Clinical Psychologist, you will have the opportunity to influence service development, contribute to pathway improvement, support multidisciplinary working and help deliver timely access to high-quality ADHD assessments for children and young people across Worcestershire.

Person specification

Person Specification

Essential

• 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.

Desirable

• ADOS2 trained.
• Experience of working with dual presentation (ASD/ADHD).
• Experience supporting service development or audit activity.
• Experience using EMIS.