Clinical Psychologist (Community MDT Feeding + ASD diagnostic clinic)

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  • Putney, South West London
  • £64,156-71,148 per year
  • Permanent
  • Part-time
  • 1 day ago
This is an exciting split role across two distinct services. Two days a week the post holder will provide a qualified clinical psychology service for children and their families seen by the Community Multidisciplinary Feeding Clinic. The main role in this part of the job is to provide specialist psychological assessment and therapy for children living in Wandsworth who have aversive/restrictive eating behaviour related to sensory or behavioural feeding difficulties, or Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID).One day a week, the post holder will undertakeassessments for ASD in particular the ADI-R (or equivalent) and the ADOS. They will workas part of a wider team and are an essential part of the neurodevelopmental diagnostic pathway MDT.Main duties of the jobThe main role in this part of the job is to provide specialist psychological assessment and therapy for children living in Wandsworth who have aversive/restrictive eating behaviour related to sensory or behavioural feeding difficulties, or Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID). The team supports children, their families and the wider educational community to support and develop safe eating behaviours through multi-disciplinary assessment and intervention.One day a week, the post holder will provide highly specialist clinical psychologyserviceto children and young people seen within the neurodevelopmental assessment pathways at St George's Hospital.This will involve undertakingscreening assessments, specialist psychological assessment, in particular the ADI-R (or equivalent) and the ADOS. They will workas part of a wider team and are an essential part of the neurodevelopmental diagnostic pathway MDT.About usSt George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.DetailsDate posted02 September 2025Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 8aSalary£64,156 to £71,148 a year p.a. pro rata inclusive of HCAS (Inner)ContractPermanentWorking patternPart-timeReference number200-NN-7394972-AHP-ZJob locationsEileen LeckyClarendon DrivePutney, LondonSW15 1AAJob descriptionJob responsibilities1. To provide specialist psychological assessments of patients referred to the service 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 clients care.2. Working within the Autism Diagnostic Pathway, to provide highly specialist neurodevelopmental, cognitive and psychological assessments of CYP based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological and psychometric tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with patients, family members and members of the MDT or other multiagency professionals involved in the patients care.To make highly skilled evaluations and decisions about the psychological aspects of treatment options offered taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group, (including cultural factors) as well as ensuring that psychological input is in line with and supports the patients best medical interest.6. To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for assessment, treatment options and discharge planning, taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group.7. To provide specialist psychological advice guidance and consultation to other professionals involved in the patients care.8. To ensure that all members of the Autism assessment MDT have access to a psychologically based framework for the understanding and care of patients of the service, through the provision of advice, consultation and the dissemination of psychological knowledge, research and theory.9. To undertake risk assessment and risk management as appropriate for individual patients and to provide advice to other professions on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk management.11. To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of patients under their care and to monitor progress during the course of both uni- and multi-disciplinary care. Job descriptionJob responsibilities1. To provide specialist psychological assessments of patients referred to the service 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 clients care.2. Working within the Autism Diagnostic Pathway, to provide highly specialist neurodevelopmental, cognitive and psychological assessments of CYP based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological and psychometric tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with patients, family members and members of the MDT or other multiagency professionals involved in the patients care.To make highly skilled evaluations and decisions about the psychological aspects of treatment options offered taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group, (including cultural factors) as well as ensuring that psychological input is in line with and supports the patients best medical interest.6. To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for assessment, treatment options and discharge planning, taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group.7. To provide specialist psychological advice guidance and consultation to other professionals involved in the patients care.8. To ensure that all members of the Autism assessment MDT have access to a psychologically based framework for the understanding and care of patients of the service, through the provision of advice, consultation and the dissemination of psychological knowledge, research and theory.9. To undertake risk assessment and risk management as appropriate for individual patients and to provide advice to other professions on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk management.11. To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of patients under their care and to monitor progress during the course of both uni- and multi-disciplinary care.Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential
  • HCPC
  • Psychology qualification
  • ADI (or equivalent)
Desirable
  • ADOS trained
ExperienceEssential
  • Relevant experience working with children
  • Experience working in MDT
Desirable
  • Experience completing ASD assessments
Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential
  • HCPC
  • Psychology qualification
  • ADI (or equivalent)
Desirable
  • ADOS trained
ExperienceEssential
  • Relevant experience working with children
  • Experience working in MDT
Desirable
  • Experience completing ASD assessments

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