# Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist (Autism and Mental Health)

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Dartford
- **Region:** London
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Psychologist
- **Grade:** Band 8
- **Salary:** £63,665 - £70,887 pa inc
- **Contract type:** 12 months (12 months fixed term)
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-17T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-03T13:20:57.054Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Oxleas_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Adult_Learning_Disabilities/Adult_Learning_Disabilities-v8191512
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8191512?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.oxleas.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

An exciting opportunity to join the Oxleas Adult Autism Service as we seek to appoint a Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist to be part of our adult diagnostic assessment pathway

This is a full time and permanent position.

The emphasis of the role will be to complete highly specialist diagnostic assessments of Autism Spectrum Disorder across the whole trust (covering Bromley, Bexley & Greenwich) for adults without learning disability.

The role will require a good knowledge of  wide spectrum of mental health and psychiatric comorbidities and how these present in autistic people, but equally complete complex differential diagnosis between autism and other psychiatric conditions.

### Main duties of the job

See attached job description for details of the main duties of this role and description of responsibilities.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

See attached Job description for details of main responsibilities and duties required for this role.

### Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

## Person Specification

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- Knowledge of comorbidities and conducting differential diagnosis in Autism

### Experience

**Essential**

- Robust experience working with Adults with Autism and psychiatric disorders
- Experience of working within an Adult Diagnostic Service and conducting assessment independently

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- HCPC registered
- Clin Psych training or relevant qualification at doctorate level
- ADOS 2 Training and administration Experience with Adults

**Desirable**

- Additional studies, qualifications, formal knowledge in ASD

## Documents

- [staff benefits (pdf, 2.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1847)
- [privacy notice for staff (pdf, 268.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1659)
- [job description and person specification (pdf, 632.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10496460)
- [important additional information for candidates (please read carefully) (pdf, 160.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1656)

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