Description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for two band 7 part-time psychologists to work within the Social Communication Assessment Clinic (SCAC), focused on delivering high-quality autism assessments for children and young people aged 5-18.
The CAMHS Disability Service is a well-established part of Community CAMHS and offers a wide range of care pathways (0-18 years; moderate to profound LD, ASD and ADHD as well as physical disabilities) including specialist therapeutic interventions, neurodevelopmental assessments with post-diagnostic support, MDT and group interventions, duty and initial assessments and brief, focused interventions for autism.
As a Clinical Psychologist, you will deliver a high-quality autism assessment service to children and young people aged 5-18 and their families within SCAC, working within a multidisciplinary and multi-agency context and contributing to differential diagnosis and diagnostic formulation.
You will provide a flexible clinical service based on highly developed specialist psychological knowledge, doctoral training, ongoing CPD, regular clinical supervision and relevant experience in child and adolescent neurodevelopmental assessment.
The successful candidate will have postgraduate doctorate in Clinical Psychology or equivalent, HCPC registration or equivalent, and specialist autism assessment skills, including experience with recognised tools such as ADOS-2 and/or developmental diagnostic interviews.
The salary for this post is £58,133 to £65,261 a year p.a. inc. pro rata.
The contract is fixed term for 18 months, part-time.