Neurodevelopmental Specialist in Grimsby

22.5 hours/week - working pattern to be confirmed.

Are you a Clinical Psychologist, a specialist Nurse/Social Worker or other professional who has experience of assessing and diagnosing children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and/or Autism? Do you have experience of supporting children and their families post-diagnosis? We are a lovely team based in Grimsby who provide assessments for children and young people in North East Lincolnshire, between 0-18 years. We have developed a new model which has received much recognition of good practice and has been shortlisted for a national award. We work collaboratively with many other services and the carers forum. We are an innovative, supportive team who place great importance on staff wellbeing and CPD.

Please note: the earliest start date for this position is 05th May 2026.

Main duties of the job:

• Candidate will use their experience, skills and knowledge to lead on neurodevelopmental assessments, which includes AD/HD and ASD with children and young people, and their families/carers.
• They will have experience of working autonomously and as part of a team within their professional guidelines as well as liaising closely with other professionals, including parents, education, social care, voluntary and other health professionals.
• The candidate will provide specialist neurodevelopmental advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to the child/young person's formulation, diagnosis and treatment.
• The candidate will have experience of supervising other staff including staff from different disciplines, and they will contribute to service development and service evaluation.

About us:

Hello! We are Navigo. We look after North East Lincolnshire's mental health and well-being, an award-winning social enterprise that provides mental health services to the NHS and beyond. The whole basis of our work is to deliver services that we would be happy for our own family to use.

We offer a range of mental health services, including acute and community facilities as well as specialist support such as outstanding older adults inpatient services, rehabilitation and recovery community mental health and an outstanding specialist eating disorder facility. Ranked as one of the top UK companies to work for, we feature in the Best Companies top 100 large company list.

As a social enterprise, we do things a little bit differently and have also developed income-generating commercially viable businesses that provide training, education and employment opportunities including Grimsby Garden Centre. Working at Navigo is not like working anywhere else. Lots of places say that, but we really mean it. We like to work with forward-thinking people who want to make a difference. Come and join us!

Please note: Whilst we value all applications, if we believe an application to be AI generated, we will use a checking tool and may reject any application that has been automatically generated. Should you require any assistance in completing this application due to a disability or other needs please contact navigo.recruitment@nhs.net.

Job responsibilities:

• To use their skills and knowledge to lead on, and support, all aspects of neurodevelopmental assessments, which includes AD/HD and ASD with children and young people, and their families/carers.
• To work autonomously within their professional guidelines as well as liaising closely with other professionals who work with children and young people, their carers and their families.
• To work independently, as part of a team, and across teams, in partnership with parents, education, social care, voluntary and other health professionals to provide integrated care for clients, their families, carers and educators.
• To exercise full responsibility and autonomy for the assessment, support and discharge of a caseload of service users, and their carers and families.
• To provide specialist neurodevelopmental advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to the child/young person's formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan.
• Offer regular clinical supervision to less experienced staff or if a clinical psychologist undergo the supervisory training.
• Offer clinical leadership in respect of Neurodevelopmental aspects of the service, coordination and management, as agreed by the lead of the speciality.
• To meet appropriate standards of practice in the quality and timeliness of the service provided.
• To develop and provide a range of specialist neurodevelopmental assessments to vulnerable children and young people including Looked After Children; children and young people who have mild to severe Learning Disabilities; children who are at risk of contact with, or who have contact with, the Youth Justice Service.
• To lead or be part of the team to assess and diagnose ASD or AD/HD, suggest robust recommendations which have been identified during the assessment based on theoretical knowledge and evidence-based guidance.
• To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual children/young people and to provide general advice to other professionals on neurodevelopmental aspects of risk assessment and management.
• To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans, and to monitor and evaluate progress during the course of both uni- and multi-disciplinary care.

Person Specification:

Qualifications:

• Honours degree graded at a 2:1 or above in children's nursing, mental health nursing, psychology or other relevant profession such as speech and language, social workers.
• Registered member of NMC, HCPC or other professional body.
• Additional specialist training related to working with children, young people and their families and carers in managing neurodevelopmental conditions.
• Clinical supervision training or be undergoing supervisors training.
• Trained in assessment tools relevant to this post (e.g. ADOS, WISC, ACE, Connors, SNAP).
• Other related academic qualifications to Masters or Doctorate level.

Knowledge:

• Knowledge of and experience of neurodevelopmental disorders.
• Specialist knowledge of assessment tools and therapeutic interventions relevant to client group and settings, and an ability to compare and contrast relative benefits underpinned by evidence-based practice.
• Knowledge of and experience of child protection and safeguarding issues and procedures.
• Knowledge for interpretative assessment techniques.
• Knowledge of the roles of other professionals and the principles of partnership working with key professionals in health, education, and social services.
• Experience of clinical supervision and the ability to engage others in reflective practice.
• A working knowledge of relevant procedures and legal frameworks and to demonstrate the ability to apply this knowledge to clinical practice, including: Safeguarding Children, Code of Practice, Information Governance and other legal frameworks.
• Knowledge of methods of involving service users in improving client care.

Experience:

• Experience of working with children and families where there are developmental or neurodevelopmental concerns.
• Experience of working with children and young people from pre-school age to school leaving age.
• Experience of working with children who have experienced abuse.
• Experience of using a range of specialist psychology assessment skills which include: Use of psychometric assessments attention/intelligence, memory, reading, social functioning; executive functioning.
• Experience of using behavioural assessments.
• Experience of observational methods of assessment.
• Experience of assessment by interviewing.
• Experience of assessment by analysis of archive material.
• Experience of developing and providing specialist Neurodevelopmental interventions and intervention packages for children, young people, and their carers and families.
• Experience of providing specialist Neurodevelopmental advice to parents and/or carers and staff concerning the care and/or therapeutic provision for children and young people.
• Experience of working within multi-disciplinary and multi-agency settings.
• Experience of working in the community.
• Experience of working with children and young people with a range of disabilities and special needs from mild to extensive difficulties including learning difficulties; physical difficulties; chronic and acute health problems.
• Experience of working with autistic children and young people.
• Experience of providing supervision to other professionals who work with children and young people and their carers and families.
• Experience of providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
• Experience of developing and delivering teaching/training to professionals and parents/carers.
• Experience of audit or service evaluation.
• Experience of conducting diagnostic neurodevelopmental assessments in children and young people.
• Experience/knowledge of related conditions and life experiences e.g. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Intellectual Disability, Dyspraxia, developmental trauma, attachment.
• Experience of working closely with local agencies (e.g. Paediatrics, Education, Local Authority).
• Experience of being involved in service development and contributing to policy planning.

Additional Requirements:

• Demonstrable experience of research and project design for the development of service provision and outcomes.
• Knowledge of relevant child protection, safeguarding and mental health legislation and its implications for clinical practice when working with children, young people and their families/carers.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Good organisational, time management, and IT skills.
• Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance.
• Ability to manage own caseload including prioritisation skills.
• Ability to fulfil travel commitments of community work independently.
• Experience of line managing psychology staff and/or other professionals.
• Record of having published in either peer-reviewed or academic or professional journals and/or books.

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.