Are you a Clinical Psychologist interested in neurodiversity and looking for your next challenge? Do you want to expand your skills, knowledge and experience working with a highly experienced and supportive team in a dynamic, evolving assessment and diagnostic service?

We are looking for a Clinical Psychologist to join our multi-disciplinary team, working across Surrey & Borders Neurodevelopmental Service.

We want to hear from you if you are highly committed to working with adults (without a learning disability) who are seeking a diagnosis of autism and ADHD. To fulfil this role you must be an organised and self-motivated clinician, an excellent communicator, able to work well under pressure, on your own initiative and as part of a team.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work as part of our neurodevelopmental team and will be responsible for supporting the assessment and diagnosis of autism and ADHD in referred patients, leading assessments (cognitive and psychological), supervision of practice and working with the Lead Clinician and Service Manager to deliver and develop services.

This is a developing role within a rapidly evolving service and the post and post holder will need to evolve to support the needs of the service, it's clinicians and patients

For further information or an informal discussion please contact Tim Harrison (Service Manager)

About us

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.

We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.

Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.

Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.

For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.

Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.

Home Working Contract Only - Eligibility to high cost area supplement is conditional upon candidates residence and will be discussed on offer.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Job description

Job responsibilities

To demonstrate highly specialist expertise and specialist psychological skills such as specialist psychological and cognitive assessments, formulation and consultation to support people with specific needs e.g. ASD, mental health issues, psychological and emotional difficulties to maintain skills needed for living an ordinary life.

To be responsible for the professional leadership and continued development of the Adult Neurodevelopmentalteam I service.

To undertake comprehensive risk assessments and develop effective risk management plans.

To work in partnership with acute, primary care and other healthcare providers.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Has considerable experience working with and undertaking cognitive assessments on neurodevelopmental population
• Has experience leading service development activities

Desirable

• Has experience assessing/diagnosing ASD and ADHD

Knowledge

Essential

• Demonnstrates specialist knowledge of neurodivergent conditions
• Demonstrates knowledge of current research and practice in neurodivergent population

Employer details

Employer name

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Horizon House

28 Upper High Street

Epsom

KT17 4QJ

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325-6330644-PLD-A