Clinical Psychologist | Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust

Do you have a strong interest in Autism, and differential diagnosis? Are you interested in working with children, young people and families? Do you want to be part of a supportive, reflective and developing multi-disciplinary service in Hertfordshire? Hertfordshire Community Trust (HCT) has an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and passionate individual to provide support for Children and Young People (CYP) across the age range who may be autistic. HCT is working closely with system partners to implement a transformed diagnostic pathway for neurodivergent CYP. The vision in Hertfordshire is to ensure CYP and their families can access early support, advice, and information including timely provision of diagnostic assessments where clinically needed. We are an innovative and flexible team working to develop neuroaffirmative practices., The post holder will work closely with the MDT and other agencies to undertake diagnostic assessments for autism and contribute to the psychology provision within the autism assessment service.,

• support and guidance in transitioning into your new post.
• opportunities to work closely with a multi-disciplinary team, which includes other psychologists.
• involvement in service development including undertaking clinical audits, project work and service forums.
· You'll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff · We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities · Our staff are proud to be Pioneering, Caring and Inclusive in their work to help achieve the Trust vision · We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds and ages


• Be experienced in undertaking autism assessments including having skills in developmental and autism-specific history taking, as well as being ADOS-2 trained.
• Able to provide supervision to an assistant psychologist and other members of the MDT.
• maintain a high degree of professionalism when working in settings with a highly emotive atmosphere.
• Be flexible in their approach and have resilience under pressure.
• work both in a team environment and autonomously, For this role you will need to have a full valid driving licence and access to a car to use regularly for business purposes is essential (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)., Disability Confident
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The use of AI is monitored and if you have used it then you are required to declare this, as well as what type of AI tools you have used and for what purpose. We reserve the right to further test your individual knowledge and skills in relation to the requirements for the post through robust and thorough interview and assessment. This is a permanent post based across Hertfordshire. The base will be agreed to meet service needs and demand. There might also be an opportunity for a proportion of their time to be home working (to be discussed with your manager). In addition to the basic salary, some posts attract a High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of basic salary subject to a minimum and a maximum payment per annum, pro rata where applicable, depending on base.