Clinical Psychologist (NDT/ADHD)

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

• Other

  Ability to deal sensitively with stressful situations including staff and /or organisational problems, child abuse, family breakdown, serious mental ill health, and to cope with verbal abuse and to recognise and diffuse potential physical abuse from clients

• Other

  Ability to work autonomously, setting appropriate goals, in accordance with professional ethics guidelines and Trust policies

• Other

  Understanding of equality of opportunity and related policies and procedures

• Other

  Respectful approach to service users, families, carers, colleagues, and other professionals

• Experience

  Experience of working in CAMHS and/or experience in Adult Services for Autism/ Learning Disability with clear evidence of transferable skills

• Experience

  Experience of specialist assessments and treatments for LD/ASD and behaviours that challenge

• Experience

  Experience of ADHD assessments

• Experience

  Experience of risk assessment and risk management

• Experience

  Experience of working with children, young people and families in emotional crisis

• Experience

  Experience of working with complex networks

• Experience

  Experience of outcome measures

• Experience

  Knowledge and experience with working with safeguarding issues and serious mental health problems, including challenging behaviour

• Experience

  Experience, skills and flexibility to contribute to and facilitate effective working within a multi-disciplinary team setting

• Experience

  Experience/knowledge of working in a multi-ethnic community and of working with interpreters

• Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

  Specialist clinical skills within specific therapeutic modalities, in particular, Positive Behaviour Support intervention, behavioural/functional analysis

• Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

  Evidence of highly specialist clinical skills and knowledge in working with children/young people and/or adults with moderate to severe learning disability

• Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

  Skilled in emergency and crisis assessments

• Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

  Ability to multi-task, prioritise and work flexibly according to need

• Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

  Excellent verbal and written communication skills; at an age appropriate level, complex, highly technical and /or clinically sensitive information to children, adolescents, their families, carers and professionals within and outside the NHS

• Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

  Able to work effectively across organisational boundaries

• Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

  Skills in supervising and facilitating the development of skills in others (e.g. through consultation or training)

• Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

  A high degree of self-awareness and an ability to reflect on personal and professional attitudes and accept feedback

• Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

  Knowledge of current guidelines and recent developments in evidence based assessments and interventions for children and young people with mental health problems/disorders (including young people with moderate to severe Learning Disability, presentations of behaviours of concern, assessment of co-morbid presentations)

• Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

  Knowledge of current guidelines and recent developments in evidence based assessments for ADHD assessment

• Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

  Evidence of continuing professional development as required by professional guidelines

• Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

  Knowledge, understanding and experience with diverse racial, ethnic and cultural backgrounds and families with a high level of deprivation

• Education/Qualification/Training

  Postgraduate Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996)

• Education/Qualification/Training

  Registration with HPC