The James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of around 250,000 people in the Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft and Waveney areas. The Trust provides an integrated hospital and community children’s service. Patient and staff experience is important to us and these are the behaviours we live by: Putting patients first Aiming to get it right Recognising that everybody counts Doing everything openly and honestly ‘Prior consideration will be given to NHS At Risk staff within East of England' Job overview About the Role An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and passionate Clinical Psychologist (Band 8a) to join the Paediatric Community Neurodevelopmental Assessment Team at James Paget Hospital. We are a specialist multi-disciplinary team, who are passionate about developing services and completing high quality and clinically rigorous assessments. We cover the Great Yarmouth and Waveney area. You will play a key role in our newly launched Neurodevelopmental (NDD) pathways, offering assessment, formulation, diagnosis and advice for children and young people with neurodiverse presentations, including Autism, ADHD, and associated developmental needs. If you are passionate about improving the lives of neurodiverse children and their families and want to be part of an ambitious and developing service, we would love to hear from you. This post could either be appointed as a Band 7 preceptorship working towards an 8a position, or at an 8a depending upon skills and experience. Responsibilities and supervision will be adjusted accordingly. The post is funded for 30 hours (4 days) but there is a 7.5 (1 day) post available providing psychological input on the Neonatal ward in the James Paget Hospital that could be joined together with this post, providing a varied role and bringing the post to full time. Advert What You’ll Be Doing · Completing specialist neuropsychological assessments as part of multi-disciplinary NDD diagnostic pathways. · Conducting structured observations, developmental history interviews, neurodevelopmental assessments and delivering feedback to families for more complex cases where differential assessment is required. · Contribute expert formulation as part of MDT case discussion to support accurate, compassionate, timely diagnoses. · Work closely with paediatricians, speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, and education partners. · Provide consultation, supervision and psychological input across the neurodevelopmental pathway. · Support pathway development, quality improvement and evidence-based practice as the service grows. · Work collaboratively with families, listening to their experiences and advocating for their needs. Working for our organisation What We Offer · The opportunity to help shape a developing neurodevelopmental assessment service at an exciting time of growth. · Supportive, friendly multidisciplinary team environment with multiple opportunities for peer support. · Professional development, CPD and supervision from senior clinicians. · Strong links with the UEA Doctoral programme in Clinical Psychology. · Flexible working options. · Access to NHS benefits and wellbeing support. Detailed job description and main responsibilities About You We are looking for a psychologist who: · Is HCPC-registered and qualified in clinical psychology. · Has experience working with children, young people and neurodiverse presentations. · Has a good working knowledge of the diagnostic assessment process for Autism and ADHD and the importance of differential diagnoses as part of these assessments. · Has experience in conducting a range of standardised assessments, and it would be desirable if this included specialist neurodevelopmental assessments. · Brings strong skills in complex formulation, identifying strengths and needs of young people. · Confidence in sensitively providing comprehensive feedback to families. · Values teamwork, compassionate practice and family-centred care. · Is committed to service improvement and shaping new models of care. The James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust recognises the requirement to promote health and reduce ill-health. The Trust is committed to the principles of improving working lives through a number of initiatives such as job share, flexible working and the development of a culture of openness and transparency. The Trust is committed to ensuring that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of their age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation. ‘Prior consideration will be given to NHS At Risk staff within East of England' Visa and Immigration If you are wishing to apply for this role and would require sponsorship (this includes if you are already in a sponsored post and looking to change employer), you can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for this post by assessing your circumstances against criteria specified on the gov.uk website https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/your-job. 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