Assistant Psychologist
| Posting date: | 05 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | £35,763.00 to £43,466.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £35763.00 - £43466.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 14 September 2025 |
| Location: | Forest Gate, E7 0EP |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9363-25-0896 |
Summary
The clinician will join an experienced multi-disciplinary team of clinicians who provide a range of diagnostic and support services to children young people and their families with autism and ADHD. The post holder will contribute, under the supervision of a qualified psychologist, to the provision of assistant psychology services to children and young people in Newham who are referred for an autism diagnostic assessment. The post holder will be involved in referral screening, summarizing case files, liaising with schools and other referrers, completing screening questionnaires, carrying out school observations and joining clinic appointments with other members of the multi- disciplinary team. The post holder will contribute to ADOS, ADHD and adaptive functioning assessments. There will be opportunities for joint working with Newham CAMHS.We welcome applicants who enjoy working effectively as part of a team, are highly organised and have competencies in working with families from diverse cultures and ethnicities. To provide an Assistant Psychology service to the multidisciplinary autism assessment pathway for children and young people in Newham. The CHAND team is an integral clinical pathway within the Child Development Service of SCYPS. The service provides screening, assessment, pre and post diagnostic support for children referred for neurodiversity assessment under the age of 13 in the diverse borough of Newham. CHAND, AUTISM AND NEWHAM CHAND is the autism diagnostic service for children in Newham. It is a newly established multidisciplinary service, committed to advocacy for neurodiversity, joint-working, innovation and embracing complexity. The service has recently received significant investment with increased staffing and reduction in waiting lists. Newham has the highest level of autism in primary schools in England. We receive around 800 referrals per year and see 80-110 children per month. CHAND is the Urdu or Bengali word for the moon and comes from the old French and old English word for candle. It was voted for by health, education and service users and reflects the ethnic diversity of our borough in Newham where 71% of our populations are BAME (Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic). In line with our neuropositivity approach the tag line for CHAND is Every Child Deserves to Shine. The role of the post will be varied including: Supporting screening referrals and triaging in the pathway Liaising with schools to gather clinical information necessary for diagnostic assessments. Reviewing referrals and supporting clinical decisions for allocations of appointments to the different disciplines Liaison with referral partner services Direct clinical role in assessments of children for autism and ADHD, including ADOS, Qbtest, and school observations Pre and post diagnostic supports alongside experienced multi-disciplinary clinicians Joint management of the database of referrals and streamlining of data processes An active role in audit and quality improvement projects