Job Description

Are you a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist, who wants to further develop your skills with neurodivergence in a friendly, supportive and innovative team? Are you passionate about delivering quality assessments for Autism and ADHD using a neuro affirming approach in the beautiful county of Buckinghamshire?



We're recruiting a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to join Bucks CAMHS team assessing for ADHD and autism. Please note this role is part-time working 22.5 hours per week.



You will join a well-established, and knowledgeable, friendly, kind and neuro affirmative multi-professional team. You will receive quality reflective supervision. You will use your skills to deliver quality assessments and influence service improvements. You will have opportunities to grow in your career, including developing your leadership skills and supervision of others as and continuing professional development and research opportunities. You will be a vital member of the team helping the system to understand the complete identity of the young person including their neurodivergence, mental health and developmental profile.



Please contact us if you want to arrange a visit or if you want to know more!



In this role, you'll be contributing to the assessment process for neurodivergent children and young people.



We work closely with families to understand their child's needs both prior to and within the assessment experince. The team consists of multi-agency professionals who bring robust assessment and reflection to MDT and team meetings.



The service has recently moved through a new model and is now embedding this 1 day assessments model which is supporting families and clinicians in management of the assessment process.



Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the "candidate guide to making an application" and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.



As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: "Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"

Our values are:

"Caring, safe and excellent"



We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:



Excellent opportunities for career progression Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers Competitive pension scheme Lease car scheme Cycle to work scheme Employee Assistance Programme Mental Health First Aiders Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply) Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

The main duties of the job include:

Carrying out comprehensive ADHD and Autism assessment

ADOS assessments when training is completed if needed

Supporting team and service development

Shared formulation

Support and supervision of colleagues

Multi-agency working



We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the "supporting statement" element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.



The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.



We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values.