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Specialist Clinical/Counselling Psychologist
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Job Description
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- We are seeking a Band 7 qualified psychologist interested in working with autistic adults. The post is funded until the end of March 2026 and is likely to be extended. The successful candidate will:
- Be a good team player with strong work ethics, capable of working efficiently in a fast-paced environment.
- Have knowledge and/or experience of the context of services for autistic individuals
- Work well with health and social care colleague
- Work directly with autistic adults or those seeking a diagnosis, their carers, and other professional
- A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
- Car lease scheme *T&C's apply
- Flexible working options
- Annual travel card loan
- Training, support and development in your career
- Doctoral level training in clinical/counselling psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics, and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS and registered with HCPC.
- Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology.
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across a range of care settings, e.g. outpatient, community, primary care, and in-patient settings.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly of a motive and distressing problems, verbal abuse, and the threat of physical abuse.
- Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.
- Experience of working in autism services and conducting autism assessments
- Trained in formal autism assessment tools (e.g., ADOS-2, ADI-R).
- Experience of teaching training and/or supervision
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology.
- Ability to identify, provide and promote appropriate means of support to carers and staff exposed to highly distressing situations and severely challenging behaviours.
- Ability to identify, and employ, as appropriate, clinical governance mechanisms for the support and maintenance of clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour. ? Ability to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic settings
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health.
- Knowledge of neuroaffirmative approaches for neurodivergent service-users
- Strong work ethics, good team-player, positive attitude in face of challenges, creative problem-solving skills
- Sensitive and thoughtful about cultural diversitie
- Ability to advocate for, support and empower disadvantaged service-users
- Doctoral level training in clinical/counselling psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics, and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS and registered with HCPC.
- Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology.
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across a range of care settings, e.g. outpatient, community, primary care, and in-patient settings.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly of a motive and distressing problems, verbal abuse, and the threat of physical abuse.
- Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.
- Experience of working in autism services and conducting autism assessments
- Trained in formal autism assessment tools (e.g., ADOS-2, ADI-R).
- Experience of teaching training and/or supervision
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology.
- Ability to identify, provide and promote appropriate means of support to carers and staff exposed to highly distressing situations and severely challenging behaviours.
- Ability to identify, and employ, as appropriate, clinical governance mechanisms for the support and maintenance of clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour. ? Ability to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic settings
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health.
- Knowledge of neuroaffirmative approaches for neurodivergent service-users
- Strong work ethics, good team-player, positive attitude in face of challenges, creative problem-solving skills
- Sensitive and thoughtful about cultural diversitie
- Ability to advocate for, support and empower disadvantaged service-users
Job summary
Specialist Clinical or Counselling Psychologist - Band 7 - Central London Adult Autism Service We provide autism diagnostic assessments, post-diagnosis support and consultation for adults (without a learning disability) in Westminster, Kensington and Chelsea, and Hammersmith & Fulham. We work closely with local services, including mental health teams and adult social care. We provide compassionate, person-centred and evidence-based care. We have secured funding for developing new pathways.
Main duties of the job
Further details in the JD and PS. We have good links with the North London Doctoral Training courses in Clinical Psychology and provides clinical placements to trainees.
About us
Just as we care about our patients' wellbeing, we care about yours!
We can offer you:
To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits
Date posted
08 April 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£54,320 to £60,981 a year per annum, inclusive of HCAS
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
7 months
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
824-INNER-7109937-A
Job locations
215 Lisson Grove
London
NW8 8LW
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Job responsibilities
Please refer to Job Description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.
Job responsibilities
Please refer to Job Description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.
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Experience
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Skills
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Key Attributes
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Qualifications
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Experience
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Additional informationDisclosure 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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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.
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
Central London Community Health Trust
Address
215 Lisson Grove
London
NW8 8LW
Employer's website
https://clch.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Central London Community Health Trust
Address
215 Lisson Grove
London
NW8 8LW
Employer's website
https://clch.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
- We are seeking a Band 7 qualified psychologist interested in working with autistic adults. The post is funded until the end of March 2026 and is likely to be extended. The successful candidate will:
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.