Assistant Psychologist

The Tees Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) Neurodevelopmental Assessment Team works with children and young people up to the age of 18 years who have been referred for and assessment of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and/or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). We are looking to recruit 2 Assistant Psychologists to support the team in the delivery of specialist neurodevelopmental assessments for children and young people across Teesside. The role involves assisting qualified clinicians with assessment, intervention, audit, research and service development activities under regular clinical supervision., The postholder will assist the multidisciplinary team in the assessment of children and young people referred for ASD and ADHD assessment. You will gather and synthesise information from clinical records, schools, families and partner agencies. Additionally, you are expected to administer, score and interpret standardised psychometric and neurodevelopmental assessment measures under supervision, including cognitive assessments and ADOS (after training).

The successful candidate will undertake clinical interviews and structured assessment activities with children and families under supervision of qualified clinicians, conduct school observations and collect information from educational settings where appropriate. You will contribute to diagnostic discussions and case formulation and contribute to assessment reports and clinical documentation.

Additional roles may include supporting audits, quality improvement projects and research activities, managing databases, service development and delivering training to both internal and external partners.

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care --our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.

We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.

We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.