# CYP PT Therapy ASD/LD

**Company**: University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
**Location**: London
**Job type**: temporary
**Salary**: £47,951 to £56,863 a year
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

The UCLH Dept Child & Adolescent Psychological Medicine / Services has an exciting opportunity for CYP Psychological Trainings: Therapy Trainee ASD/LD to join our team as part of the NHS England (NHSE) funded Children and Young People (CYP) Psychological Training Programme.

The post-holder will work within our Psychological Medicine service delivering, under supervision, high-quality evidence-based interventions for children and young people experiencing moderate mental health difficulties with Autism or Learning Difficulties.

The training and service experience will equip the post holder with the necessary knowledge, attitude and capabilities to operate effectively in an inclusive, value driven service.

This is a 12 month fixed-term training role within the Child and Young Persons Improving Access To Psychological Therapies Programme (CYP-IAPT).

The post-holder will work within the Dept of Children & Young People's Psychological Medicine / Services within the Paediatric & Adolescent Division, providing interventions whilst undertaking a programme of training for this role.

**Main duties of the job**

- With the assistance of their clinical supervisor accept appropriate referrals;

- Access clients for suitability for the treatment for which modality specific training is provided;

- Make decisions on suitability of new referrals, adhering to the department's referral protocols, and refer unsuitable clients on to the relevant service or back to the referral agent as necessary;

- Formulate, implement and evaluate therapeutic intervention for clients in line with their training modality and experience;

- Involve the system around the child in treatment as appropriate, e.g. parent/carer, school, conveying therapy formulations with sensitivity in easily understood language;

- Attend multi-disciplinary meetings relating to referrals or clients in treatment, where appropriate;

- Keep coherent records of all clinical activity in line with service protocols;

- Work closely with other members of the team ensuring appropriate step-up and step-down arrangements are in place to maintain a stepped care approach;

- Fulfilling the requirements of and completing a PG diploma at UCL/Anna Freud including practical, academic, and practice-based assessments, alongside private study;

- Communicate clearly, effectively and appropriately with the multidisciplinary team, patients and their family, visitors or carers, and other clinicians involved in the care of the patient, e.g. General Practitioners.

**Person Specification**

**Knowledge and Qualifications**

- Minimum second-class Bachelor's Degree or equivalent standard in a relevant subject (e.g. psychology, social work etc);

- OR Applicants who do not fulfil the academic criteria but have relevant professional experience are still encouraged to apply and will be considered on a case-by-case basis;

- Knowledge and understanding of the key features and symptoms associated with Autism and/or Learning Disabilities;

- Knowledge and understanding of the unique challenges for Autistic/LD children and young people and their families;

- Awareness and understanding of the significantly increased risk of co-morbid mental health challenges and other neuro-developmental challenges within the Autistic population;

- Knowledge and understanding of issues relating to safeguarding children.

**Experience**

- 2 or more years of experience working within a children and young people's mental health setting (e.g. mental health worker);

- 1 year or more of clinical competence and experience working with Autistic and/or LD individuals.

**Skills and Abilities**

- Ability to have a flexible and creative approach to facilitating engagement with Autistic and/or LD children and young people;

- Ability to adapt methods of communication and intervention for the varying needs and levels of the children and young people's Autistic and/or LD population;

- Ability to maintain a reflective stance in emotive/challenging interactions with children and their carers;

- Ability to personally manage sensitive and potentially emotionally distressing caseload material;

- Ability to reflect on own practice (in clinical supervision and practice tutor groups with course peers);

- Ability to maintain accurate records;

- Ability to complete academic work at postgraduate level and balance the academic demands of the course with clinical placement demands;

- Effective oral and written communication skills;

- IT/Computer literate.

**Benefits**

- Competitive salary: £47,951 to £56,863 a year Per annum inclusive of HCAS;

- Fixed term contract for 12 months;

- Full-time working pattern.

## Skills

### Required
- Psychology
- Social work
- Autism
- Learning Disabilities
- Mental health
- Communication
- Record keeping
- Academic writing
- Team work
- Problem solving

### Nice to have
- MDT approach
- Collaborative working
- Safeguarding issues
- Multi-agency working
- Advocacy

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