Assistant Psychologist | 306 North London NHS Foundation Trust - ref. s1381319

The NCL ICB and Provider NHS Trusts have committed to redeveloping and improving service for children and young people with Neuro-diverse conditions, autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).To support this, we are establishing a Team led by a senior clinician and supported by experienced A-DOS and A-DI trained clinicians and Assistant Psychologist

• To support formal and informal assessment of the social communication, learning and attention needs of children and young people presenting with neurodevelopmental difficulties, including applying psychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the client’s care.
• To help identify and develop resources to enable more functional communication and to develop skills and understanding in children and young people, e.g. visual aids and communication strategies and social stories.
• To work with multidisciplinary and multiagency colleagues as appropriate to offer support and guidance around social communication needs and behavioural needs of children and young people with neurodevelopmental difficulties, under supervision, including supporting the development of multi-agency support plans for behaviour and risk management.
• To co-deliver workshops and trainings to parents/carers, colleagues, and other professionals.
• To attend clinical meetings and in-service training as required.
• To keep up to date with new techniques and research for the maintenance and promotion of good practice.
• Record all clinical information in line with trust policies.
• To be responsible for the planning and prioritization of own workload and activities following the direction and guidelines given by the supervising clinical psychologist.

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.

Our Five-Year Strategy:

1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
4. We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.

The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.

• In both CAMHS learning disability and CAMHS generic teams to support formal and informal assessment of the social communication, learning and attention needs of children and young people presenting with neurodevelopmental difficulties, including applying psychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the client’s care.
• Under supervision to contribute to functional assessments of behavior that challenges using the principles of positive behavior support, including undertaking observations, history taking and semi-structured questionnaires and interviews with key informants. Contributing to writing assessment reports and behavior and care plans. To help identify and develop resources to enable more functional communication and to develop skills and understanding in children and young people, e.g. visual aids and communication strategies and social stories.
• To work with multidisciplinary and multiagency colleagues as appropriate to offer support and guidance around social communication needs and behavioral needs of children and young people with neurodevelopmental difficulties, under supervision, including supporting the development of multi-agency support plans for behavior and risk management.
• To co-deliver workshops and trainings to parents/carers, colleagues, and other professionals.
• To attend clinical meetings and in-service training as required.
• To keep up to date with new techniques and research for the maintenance and promotion of good practice.
• Record all clinical information in line with trust policies.
• Support service development and quality improvement projects.
• To be responsible for the planning and prioritization of own workload and activities following the direction and guidelines given by the supervising clinical psychologist

This advert closes on Wednesday 19 Mar 2025