Specialist Clinician - Autism Assessment | Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 24 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £56,276 - £63,176 Per annum inc HCAS |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 August 2025 |
| Location: | London, NW3 5BA |
| Company: | Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7287445/260-TP-957 |
Summary
Thepostholderwillholda caseloadof highlycomplexserviceusers and carry out Neurodevelopmental Assessments as part of the MDT.
You will be required to work within a multi-disciplinary team delivering a range of outcomefocussed, evidencebased,andcomplex assessments andresponsiblefor the formulation and delivery of specialised programmes of care.
Thepostholderwillcontributetothequality, safetyandcontinuous improvementof services provided to service users and their families.
Thepostholderwillfoster acultureof networkinginanopenandtransparent way with internal and external partners.
Youwillact asapositiverolemodelandparticipateintheeducation,development and mentorship of other staff.
Youwillensurethatallorganisationalsystemsandprocessesareadheredto.
Thepostholderwillholdtheirownhighlycomplexcaseloadwithintheteam including risk management and clinical governance.
The post holder will lead on complex neurodevelopmental assessments for CYP aged 12-25 years within the Autism Assessment pathway undertaking behavioural observations and Developmental interviews for allocated cases.
Leading on the writing of comprehensive assessment reports where leading on the assessment and contributing to other assessment reports where the clinician has contributed.
Provideclinicalsupervisiontotraineesandlessexperiencedpractitioners.
To ensure agreed standardised assessment questionnaires arecompletedwithclientsasperteamprotocolandtosystematicallycollectdata on caseload as required by the team lead/manager.
To formulate specialised programmes for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of a service user/patient’s psycho-social difficulties taking intoaccountmultipletheoreticaldifferencesandemployingmethodsbasedupon evidence of efficacy.
Liaisewithreferralagenciesandnetworksaroundidentifiedpatientsfortheir own and shared cases. This may entail liaison with local services and participating in outreach and multi-disciplinary team meetings.
The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We are particularly keen to attract candidates from underrepresented backgrounds to better meet the needs of the service users and students that we serve. The Trust aims to ensure that all job applicants, employees or clients are treated fairly and valued equally regardless of sex, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, domestic circumstances, age, race, colour, disablement, ethnic or national origin, social background or employment status, sexual orientation, religion, beliefs, HIV status, gender identity, political affiliation or trade union membership.
The Tavistock and Portman is caring, compassionate and committed to co-creating the care and training we offer. We are passionate about the quality of our work and committed to openness, the use of evidence and the application of improvement science. We value all our staff, are concerned for their wellbeing, and seek to foster leadership, innovation and excellence in our workforce.
The post-holder will be required to attend statutory and mandatory training events as set out in the Trust’s staff training policy, which includes attendance at induction and ongoing training in fire safety, health and safety, infection control, risk management, safeguarding children and participation in appraisal.
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information on the role requirements and duties.
This advert closes on Thursday 7 Aug 2025