Assistant Psychologist
Job summary
The post holder will work 5 sessions (2.5 days) within MOSAIC Social CommunicationAssessment Service (SCAS) and 5 sessions (2.5 days) within the MOSAIC Child andAdolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS). The post provides an excellentopportunity to gain clinical skills in assessment and intervention, as well as servicedelivery and evaluation.
The main duties of the post holder in the SCAS team arecoordination of referrals, liaising with referrers, parents, and other agencies. There areopportunities to contribute to multidisciplinary Autism assessments of children aged 4 -19.
As part CAMHS, the post holder's key role will be assisting the CAMHS team indeveloping meaningful outcome monitoring process including gathering outcome dataand supporting the team manager with compiling reports for the commissioning group.There will also be opportunities to support the Clinical Psychologists in deliveringPositive Behaviour Support assessments and interventions for children and youngpeople with challenging behaviour.
There will also be opportunities for clinical workalongside other members of the multidisciplinary team
Main duties of the job
The role involves supporting Clinical Psychologists and other multidisciplinary team members in their work. For this role, there is a particular emphasis on diagnostic assessment for young people where there are concerns about social communication and interaction as well as their mental health.
In addition to contributing to multidisciplinary autism assessments, the post-holder will be supporting with waiting list oversight, coordination of referrals and evaluation of clinical support. There will be opportunities for service-related research and audit, as well as the chance to take part in user involvement and quality improvement projects.
The post holder will be involved in coordinating referrals, organising assessment clinics, as well as in assisting the team in their outcome monitoring process including managing databases and compiling reports. The post holder will also be part of the assessing team delivering and observing behavioral observations such as ADOS.
About us
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: We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology. Why NLFT? We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities. We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme Excellent internal staff network In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington.
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.
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for more details about the roles and requirements of the vacancy.
Person Specification
Qualification/Training/Education
Essential
A 2.1 or 1st class honours degree in Psychology or equivalent
Desirable
Further training or qualifications in learning disabilities or mental health Previous
Experience · Essential
Experience of working with children or adolescents . Experience of people with challenging behaviour or complex difficulties Ability to form positive working relationships and work effectively as part of a team
Desirable
Experience or training in the use of ADOS Experience in the use of cognitive assessments Experience of working children with autistic spectrum disorders and their families Experience of working with young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties Skills &
Knowledge · Essential
Ability to form effective working relationships with people from a range of communities, ethnic groups and professions Systematic methodological approach to work, commitment to the field and ambition Good communication and interviewing skills. Strong written communication skills Computer literacy, competence with SPSS and experience of using software programmes to record, analyse and present data effectively Knowledge of Positive Behavioural Support approach Knowledge of Autism
Desirable
Knowledge and appreciation of the roles of other CAMHS workers and other professional groups providing medical and therapeutic services in services for children with disabilities. Experience of service evaluation or clinical audit .
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) . From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) .
