Clinical / Counselling Psychologist

Our CYP Autism service predominantly provides assessments of possible Autistic Spectrum Conditions but also, more uniquely, offers specialist advice and interventions to CYP with a diagnosis of ASC. The service is for Children and Young People in the South Staffordshire area up to the age of 19 and extends to the age of 25 if they have an EHCP. We are looking for an experienced psychologist to deliver highly specialist support across our Autism pathways but expect that this post will also ultimately have specific responsibility for psychological practice in our Intervention Pathway. This is an exciting, but also challenging, time to join us. Autism services across the country are facing unprecedented demand. In response, we are improving our service pathways and also pursuing our ambition to integrate our wider neurodevelopmental service offer and provide more seamless care to ensure efficient service delivery and an improved patient experience. The post is full-time but we are able to consider requests for part-time or flexible working. It is a requirement to work at the base and across sites in South Staffordshire but hybrid working will also be a possibility., To provide a highly specialistpsychology service to Children & Young People in South Staffordshire across three main areas: Assessment of possible Autistic Spectrum conditions Specialist advice and support to CYP with a diagnosis of autism Specialist advice and support to young people (19-25) with an existing diagnosis of autism and an Education & Health Care Plan. This role will incorporate highly complex psychological assessments leading to psychological formulations of distress; interpretation and opinion; and forming judgements to inform service provision and providing necessary psychological interventions. This will include the assessment and management of more complex presentations. Case formulations will be developed for all children and young people seen, regardless of diagnosis, to inform wider service provision. To be responsible for the clinical supervision of psychologists & assistant psychologists, and supervising and supporting the psychological assessment and therapy provided by other clinical members of the CYP Autism service who provide psychologically based care and intervention. To include the provision of training placements for Psychologists in Training as required. Responsibility for developing a specialist service provision will be expected. It is expected that this will develop to include responsibility for psychological practice in the Intervention Pathway in the CYP-ASC service.

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;

• Supporting your career development and progression
• Excellent NHS Pension scheme
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Options for flexible working
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
• Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
• Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
• Free car parking at all trust sites
• Free flu vaccinations every year
• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)
And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.