This is an exciting opportunity for a clinical psychologist to join the Neurodevelopmental Assessment Team, within Community and Mental Health Division, at Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.
This is a full time, permanent position. The ND psychology service is a small team consisting of a Lead Clinical Psychologists, 3 Clinical Psychologist, and two assistant clinical psychologists. The wider team consists of Community Paediatricians, Neuro-developmental Practitioners, Speech and Language Therapists, Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Assistant Practitioners and Administrators.
At Alder Hey we are a commissioned ND Assessment service for Children & Young People aged from 2 years to 18 years who reside in Liverpool, Sefton and Knowsley. We are looking for a clinical psychologist with strong clinical skills and experience relevant to working with children and young people. The successful candidate should possess strong interpersonal skills and personal qualities which will support them to work with children, young people and families with neurodiversity, may be in acute distress or be from a diverse range of backgrounds. They must be able to communicate effectively with a range of professionals, including the police and social care. Experience of research and facilitating service developments is beneficial.
The post holder will be required to undertake specialist assessment and diagnostic activities for children and young people referred to the Neurodevelopmental Service with suspected ASD or ADHD.
The Post Holder Will
* Work as a member of the Neurodevelopmental (ND) Team, providing a high-quality specialist clinical psychology service to patients presenting for diagnostic assessment for Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in Liverpool, Sefton and Knowsley.
* Work autonomously within professional guidelines and support the systemic governance of psychological practice within the ND service for patients and their families.
* Provide supervision to Trainee Clinical Psychologists, clinicians and assistant psychologists within the ND service as required.
* To utilise skills for research, audit, policy and service development as required.
Sponsorship - We are an approved sponsoring organisation. Applications will be considered from applicants requiring sponsorship alongside all other applications. Please be aware, not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible role and requirements on the government website.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Jayne Kronenburg Job title: Psychology Lead for Neurodevelopmental Services Email address: jayne.kronenburg@alderhey.nhs.uk #J-18808-Ljbffr