Job summary
This is a new and exciting fixed term clinical role for a senior and highly experienced psychologist within the field of neurodiversity (ND). The role will support the development, implementation & establishment of a pilot service to test a new ND service model for children & young people across several South East London (SEL) boroughs. This is initially a 15-month pilot with the potential to extend to 18-months. The pilot will test a new multi-borough ND support & assessment model, facilitating a reduction in the longest waits for ADHD & ASD assessment across the system. The Hub will be multi-disciplinary, including community paediatrics, psychiatry, GP, speech & language therapy, nursing & psychology.
The postholder will be a skilled & highly experienced neurodiversity psychologist. The postholder will deliver clinical assessments and interventions (ADHD and/or ASD) for CYP, whilst leading on clinical assurance and supervision for team members. Additionally, the postholder will contribute to the development of the scope of the service, outcomes and full pathway evaluation and re-design throughout the duration of the pilot.
Main duties of the job
o To provide senior clinical psychology input to the SEL CYP ND Hub team including direct clinical work, clinical supervision, and supporting the Clinical Programme Lead with clinical leadership
o To act as the senior psychology clinical expert, providing insight to the ND Hub Clinical Programme Lead and the Operational Team Lead, enabling effective pathway co-design and development.
o To co-lead on and hold responsibility for, with the Clinical Programme Lead, the provision of clinical input to the CYP ND Hub design across a range of professionals and teams within Children's Services.
o To support the development, evaluation and monitoring of relevant service delivery policies or standard operating procedures, through the deployment of professional skills in service management, research, service evaluation and audit.
o To deliver highly specialist clinical assessments and interventions as a senior clinician within the hub pilot, leading on MDT complex case discussion where required.
o To provide highly specialist clinical supervision within the service to clinicians from a range of training backgrounds, including trainees where required.
o To provide clinical leadership to formulate and implement plans for formal psychological treatment of a client's mental health needs, where required.
About us
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
* We're Kind
* We're Fair
* We Listen
* We Care
Details
Date posted
24 February 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8b
Salary
£70,396 to £80,837 a year pro rata per annum
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
15 months
Working pattern
Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
CYP
Job locations
Barnard Health Centre, Sidcup
Granville Road
Sidcup
DA14 4TA
Job description
Job responsibilities
To co-lead with the Clinical Programme Lead, on the design and delivery of highly effective formal and informal research methodologies to review the effectiveness of the ND Hub, ensuring robust adherence to ethics and Trust policy.
To co-lead on the design and delivery of relevant outcomes measurement and reporting, ensuring this responds to the service specification and is included within the quality and governance framework for the ND Hub.
To be responsible to the Clinical Programme Lead and Operational Team Lead for the monitoring and implementation of clinical psychological standards in relation to clinical outcomes.
As a senior clinician within the team, to ensure appropriate escalation of key concerns or challenges to the successful delivery of the pilot, to the ND Hub Clinical Programme Lead and the Operational Team Lead, and/or directorate management team in a timely manner.
As a senior clinician within the team to be share responsibility for the good clinical governance, quality, evidence-based practice and appropriateness of the work of practitioners in the service.
To share responsibility with the ND Hub Clinical Programme Lead and the Operational Team Lead for the facilitation of a positive, inclusive and psychologically safe environment for the CYP ND Hub team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To co-lead with the Clinical Programme Lead, on the design and delivery of highly effective formal and informal research methodologies to review the effectiveness of the ND Hub, ensuring robust adherence to ethics and Trust policy.
To co-lead on the design and delivery of relevant outcomes measurement and reporting, ensuring this responds to the service specification and is included within the quality and governance framework for the ND Hub.
To be responsible to the Clinical Programme Lead and Operational Team Lead for the monitoring and implementation of clinical psychological standards in relation to clinical outcomes.
As a senior clinician within the team, to ensure appropriate escalation of key concerns or challenges to the successful delivery of the pilot, to the ND Hub Clinical Programme Lead and the Operational Team Lead, and/or directorate management team in a timely manner.
As a senior clinician within the team to be share responsibility for the good clinical governance, quality, evidence-based practice and appropriateness of the work of practitioners in the service.
To share responsibility with the ND Hub Clinical Programme Lead and the Operational Team Lead for the facilitation of a positive, inclusive and psychologically safe environment for the CYP ND Hub team.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
* Qualification at Doctorate level and professional registration with HCPC as a Practitioner Psychologist (Clinical, Forensic, Counselling, Educational) holding a current UK professional registration.
* Additional training beyond entry-level qualification in a specialised area of neurodiversity relevant to children and families through formal post-qualification training (PG Diploma or equivalent accreditation), OR completion of relevant specialist short course(s) and/or demonstrable supervised practice-based learning in a relevant specialist area of clinical practice, assessed by a registered body and/or an experienced clinical supervisor.
* Evidence of continuing professional development as required by professional body.
Desirable
* Additional specialist training and relevant accreditation in neurodevelopmental assessment
* Leadership qualification, or equivalent experience.
Experience
Essential
* Substantial and evidenced experience of neurodiversity (ADHD and/or ASD) assessment and treatment of CYP with a range of needs of a complex nature in children and young people's services within ND services.
* Experience of leading or supporting service design and transformation.
* Experience in preparing high quality psychological written reports to tight deadlines and communicating the recommendations to families of children with complex needs
* Experience of delivering and receiving clinical supervision in neurodevelopmental service.
Skills/Abilities/Knowledge
Essential
* Skills in the use of complex methods of clinical assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
* Knowledge of a range of therapeutic ideas/approaches/models in assessment and treatment relevant to discipline.
* Highly effective communication skills, including both oral and written, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information, to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
* Extensive knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex data analysis.
* Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
* Qualification at Doctorate level and professional registration with HCPC as a Practitioner Psychologist (Clinical, Forensic, Counselling, Educational) holding a current UK professional registration.
* Additional training beyond entry-level qualification in a specialised area of neurodiversity relevant to children and families through formal post-qualification training (PG Diploma or equivalent accreditation), OR completion of relevant specialist short course(s) and/or demonstrable supervised practice-based learning in a relevant specialist area of clinical practice, assessed by a registered body and/or an experienced clinical supervisor.
* Evidence of continuing professional development as required by professional body.
Desirable
* Additional specialist training and relevant accreditation in neurodevelopmental assessment
* Leadership qualification, or equivalent experience.
Experience
Essential
* Substantial and evidenced experience of neurodiversity (ADHD and/or ASD) assessment and treatment of CYP with a range of needs of a complex nature in children and young people's services within ND services.
* Experience of leading or supporting service design and transformation.
* Experience in preparing high quality psychological written reports to tight deadlines and communicating the recommendations to families of children with complex needs
* Experience of delivering and receiving clinical supervision in neurodevelopmental service.
Skills/Abilities/Knowledge
Essential
* Skills in the use of complex methods of clinical assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
* Knowledge of a range of therapeutic ideas/approaches/models in assessment and treatment relevant to discipline.
* Highly effective communication skills, including both oral and written, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information, to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
* Extensive knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex data analysis.
* Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Barnard Health Centre, Sidcup
Granville Road
Sidcup
DA14 4TA
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Employer details
Employer name
Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Barnard Health Centre, Sidcup
Granville Road
Sidcup
DA14 4TA
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