At a Glance
- Tasks: Join a dynamic team to assess and support children with neurodevelopmental needs.
- Company: North London NHS Foundation Trust, committed to high-quality care and staff development.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, NHS discounts, generous leave, and professional growth opportunities.
- Other info: Flexible working environment with strong support for staff wellbeing.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in young lives while developing your clinical skills.
- Qualifications: Doctoral training in Clinical Psychology and experience in mental health settings required.
The predicted salary is between 55524 - 62652 £ per year.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full-time Band 7 Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to join the Barnet CAMHS Neurodevelopmental Service, based at Holly Oak Clinic, Edgware Community Hospital. The post holder will work within a multidisciplinary team, delivering specialist neurodevelopmental assessments for children and young people aged 6-18 on the ASD and ADHD pathways. You will contribute to diagnostic assessments, formulation, and pre- and post-diagnostic support, including psychoeducation and a small therapy caseload to address mental health needs. You will work closely with families, schools and partner agencies to provide holistic, person-centred care and support access to wider services. The service is embedded within the iThrive Framework, with a strong focus on collaborative working, shared learning, and clinical development. The team offers regular supervision, reflective practice, and access to CPD opportunities, including training in neurodevelopmental assessments and evidence-based interventions.
Barnet CAMHS Psychology is a supportive, inclusive and dynamic group, offering excellent opportunities for professional and leadership development.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
- Undertake specialist neurodevelopmental assessments, including ASD and ADHD.
- Develop psychological formulations to identify strengths, needs, and interventions.
- Deliver evidence-based psychological interventions.
- Contribute to MDT discussions, care planning, and clinical decision-making.
- Provide consultation and advice to families, schools, and professionals.
- Maintain accurate and timely clinical records and reports.
- Support risk assessment and safeguarding processes.
- Provide supervision and support to junior staff where appropriate.
- Contribute to service development, audit, and quality improvement.
- Work flexibly across clinic and community settings as required.
Person Specification
Skills/Abilities
- Ability to relate clinical theory to clinical practice.
- Able to construct clear care plans differentiating appropriate intervention types from a range of options, based on analysis of information from assessment.
- Demonstrates the importance of gaining families' view of their strengths and needs and supporting them to be active in the goal setting process.
- Able to organize, plan and prioritize your own workload.
- Ability to write reports using accessible language and demonstrating clinical reasoning.
Qualifications/Registrations
- Doctoral level training in Clinical, Educational or Counselling Psychology as accredited by the HCPC and BPS.
Experience/Knowledge
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of parent infant dyads with severe and complex relational difficulties.
- Experience of working in a mental health setting, managing, and monitoring risk.
- Experience of working with nursery, school and parents and engaging them in interventions.
- In depth knowledge of child development and factors influencing the developing parent infant relationship.
- Experience of working therapeutically with children and families.
Personal Qualities
- A resilience to working with infants in traumatic circumstances.
- Proven ability to work as part of a team.
- Demonstrates empathy with clients, carers, and families.
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