Specialist Psychologist (Autism & Mental Health) | Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 05 May 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £55,524 - £62,652 pa inc |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 June 2026 |
| Location: | Sidcup, Kent, DA14 6LT |
| Company: | Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7977259/277-7977259-ALD |
Summary
We are seeking a dedicated professional to join our thriving Adult Autism Diagnostic Team. This is an exciting opportunity to develop your expertise in neurodevelopmental diagnostic assessment and differential diagnosis for adults with suspected autism in a supporting environment committed to clinical excellence and a person-centred care.
You will be joining a well-established service that prides itself on high-quality, evidence based assessments. You will work under the guidance of highly experienced psychology leads and part of the wider Autism team with a robust MDT.
Continuous professional development opportunities in the area of Autism and associated neurodevelopmental and mental health conditions is at the core of our service
This is a full time and permanent position
• To provide specialist neurodevelopmental assessments/Autism diagnostic assessments for Adults without a learning disability and complex mental health conditions and psychiatric comorbidities.
• To provide specialist psychological assessments, differential diagnosis and cognitive assessments when needed, of clients referred to the team based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological and neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the client’s care.
• To provide highly specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to clients’ formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan. Specifically for clients with neurodevelopmental conditions and to apply specialist knowledge about the ways they impact upon and interact with complex mental health conditions.
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children’s centres, schools and people’s homes.
We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
• We’re Kind
• We’re Fair
• We Listen
• We Care
For details about job description and main responsibilities please refer to the JD and person specification attached.
This advert closes on Tuesday 19 May 2026
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