Practitioner Psychologist, Psychotherapist & Psychological Therapist
| Posting date: | 17 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £54,320.00 to £60,981.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £54320.00 - £60981.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 31 July 2025 |
| Location: | Kennington, SE11 6JJ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9334-25-0687 |
Summary
To provide specialist input to the assessment, formulation and treatment planning of children with neurodevelopmental disorders and additional mental heath needs. This will be based on the post holders good theoretical knowledge of psychological theories, up to date knowledge of literature and evidence-based practice to make formulations about clinical presentation and To be responsible for a specialist caseload for children will with moderate to severe learning disabilities and/or neurodevelopmental disorder (including Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD), and additional mental health needs and/or behaviour that To contribute to intake assessment clinics for a wide range of children and young people who present with mental health difficulties in Lambeth CAMHS. Service assessment clinics support children across the tiers of To provide specialist clinical psychology skill, therapeutic input and consultation to children also referred to the generic service. Children will have a range of presentations including anxiety, low mood, developmental and neurodevelopmental To manage your own caseload and provide evidence-based assessments and interventions to manage complex To offer group work to parents of children with Autism and Learning Disability. To undertake standardised cognitive assessments, producing psychometric reports, as and when required, to contribute to the formulation of a child or young person's difficulties from a neuropsychological perspective. Responsibility for the management of restricted test materials; interpretation of findings of neuropsychological assessments and the provision of culturally appropriate reports of the findings and the implications of these. Conducting occasional observations of children in Use of self-report and other screening measures to assess for comorbid difficulties or aid in differential diagnosis. Teach and support parents and carers in building skills in managing and coping with behaviour that challenges, and to improve the parent-child To work in partnership with clinical colleagues in the team, and other agencies, to support integrated practice and service Consulting to other colleagues from other professional backgrounds in relation to children with neurodevelopmental Liaison with schools, nurseries, social care and other professionals involved in childrens care. To contribute to the CAMHS duty system. To assess and support young people and families who present in crisis. To assess, support and to engage in risk planning for young people who have been recently presented to A & E with mental health concerns. To share psychological knowledge and skills. To offer teaching and training sessions to a range of audiences such as parents, allied health professionals, CAMHS colleagues on areas of psychological specialism e.g. clinical interventions to support children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and/or learning To undertake service evaluation, audit and To work as an autonomous professional within BPS and HCPC guidelines and codes of conduct and be guided by the policies and procedures of the service, taking responsibility for own work including treatment and discharge decisions with support of clinical