Clinical/Counselling Psychologist - Adult Autism Service
| Posting date: | 27 November 2025 |
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| Salary: | £55,690.00 to £62,682.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £55690.00 - £62682.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 December 2025 |
| Location: | Dagenham, RM10 9HU |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9395-25-1142 |
Summary
Acting as a senior clinician within NELFT Adult Autism Service providing specialist diagnostic autism assessment, advice, and consultation to other service providers. Providing specialist post intervention services to individuals referred to the Adult Autism Service. Providing comprehensive mental health needs and risk assessments of clients within the Adult Autism Service. Providing consultation and liaison to other professionals working with individuals with autism in the Barking and Dagenham, Havering, Redbridge, and Waltham Forest localities, both community and in-patient based. Delivering specialist training across different tiers of service and within the wider professional network Contributing to the operational management of the NELFT Adult Autism Service Managing the work of specialist autism clinics for community and inpatient services. Developing, with others in the NELFT Adult Autism Service, audit and evaluative measures to record outcomes of the service. Supervising qualified practitioners, assistants / trainees, and students within the service. Providing specialist consultation and training to a variety of professionals across different tiers of mental health service and external agencies such as local authorities and the third sector.Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer to this when completing your application.Certificates of SponsorshipAlthough we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points-based system. When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High-Cost Area Supplement) is not included to ensure fairness and consistency within our Trust.