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<h2>Introduction</h2>
	
		
			<p>Are you passionate about making a difference in mental health care? Join Badby Park as a Clinical Psychologist and play a vital role in delivering evidence-based interventions that transform lives.</p>
<p>Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will ensure service users are fully engaged in their care pathway and receive high-quality, person-centred treatment. This is an opportunity to contribute to innovative therapeutic approaches and service development while supporting people on their journey to recovery.</p>
<p>In this role, you will provide psychological assessments using a range of tools and techniques, integrating complex data to formulate tailored treatment plans. You will implement individual and group interventions, adjusting and refining formulations to meet patient needs. Alongside direct clinical work, you will contribute to service improvement initiatives, research and audits, ensuring our practices remain aligned with best practice and clinical governance standards. You will also support staff development through training programmes and provide supervision to Assistant Psychologists, helping to build a strong and skilled team.</p>
<p><strong>As the Clinical Psychologist, you will:</strong></p>
<ul>
    <li>Support the provision of psychology services in a specified area, in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, and under the direction and supervison of a Senior/Principal/Consultant or Lead Psychologist.</li>
    <li>Participate fully with the multidisciplinary team and ensure that the patient is fully engaged in their care pathway.</li>
    <li>Support clinical team working, including both direct interventions and the delivery of staff training programmes.</li>
    <li>Support the clinical team and area of service in developing new initiatives and ways of working.</li>
    <li>Work with internal and external agencies to enhance treatment pathways for patients.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>To be successful in this role, you will have:</strong></p>
<ul>
    <li>Successful completion of a Doctorate level qualification in applied psychology either through the British Psychological Society or a recognised training body, enabling registration with the HCPC as as Practitioner Psychologist.</li>
    <li>Registration with the HCPC as a Practitioner Psychologist and Charterable status with the British Psychological Society.</li>
    <li>Experience (either pre-training, on training, or subsequently) of working with clients with complex needs that are relevant to the population in the service area.</li>
    <li>Competency in psychological assessment and formulation skills and an aptitude for learning new assessment methods.</li>
    <li>Competency with risk assessment, management, and evaluation tools.</li>
    <li>Clinical therapy skills - Experience using different therapeutic approaches to address a range of clinical issues. An awareness of other modalities and how they may be applied to the current service user population.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>What You’ll Get</strong></p>
<p>At Elysium Healthcare, we believe in taking care of the people who care for others, you’ll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, growth, and future:</p>
<ul>
    <li>Annual salary of £54,040 pro rata</li>
    <li>The equivalent of 25 days annual leave pro rata (including bank holidays) – plus your birthday off and the option to buy additional annual leave, in our annual selection window</li>
    <li>Career development and training to help you achieve your professional goals</li>
    <li>Access to our Rewards &amp; Benefits platform Ely-Vate; Your one-stop destination for everyday savings, exclusive benefits, and wellbeing hub!</li>
    <li>Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance</li>
    <li>Access to Blue Light Card, which provides a range of exclusive offers and discounts</li>
    <li>Life Assurance, for added peace of mind</li>
    <li>Stream – instant access to earned wages when you need it, plus access to save, directly from your wages, alongside financial wellbeing support.</li>
    <li>24/7 GP service and second medical opinion, to ensure you are the best you can be</li>
    <li>Enhanced Maternity Package, so you can truly enjoy this special time</li>
    <li>Pension contribution, to help secure your future</li>
    <li>Free/subsidised meals and onsite/local free parking</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>About your next employer:</strong></p>
<p>Elysium Health care has over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities &amp; Autism, Children &amp; Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.</p>
<p>Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.</p>
<p><em>Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.</em></p>
		
	
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Part-Time Clinical Psychologist 

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>We are looking to recruit a full-time Senior Clinical Psychologist (or equivalent) or a more recently qualified Clinical Psychologist seeking a preceptorship role to join the south in-patient service for older people within Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT). This service offers psychological assessment, formulation and intervention for people over the age of 65 years with dementia, as well as those experiencing distress from emotional disorders or psychosis who require admission.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>The post holder will work alongside an enthusiastic multidisciplinary team to:</p>
<ul>
<li>Offer assessment, formulation and intervention for a wide range of presentations using both individual and group approaches</li>
<li>Support the development of the Structured Clinical Management (SCM) pathway for older people living with personality disorder</li>
<li>Offer Case Formulation, reflective practice and training sessions for staff teams to extend psychological ways of working</li>
<li>Offer enhanced neuropsychological assessment for more complex presentations</li>
<li>Collaborate in using outcome information to inform and develop good practice</li>
</ul>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.</p>
<p>NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be 'outstanding' by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>23 December 2025</p>

  
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    <p>Agenda for change</p>

    
      
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      £47,810 to £62,682 a year
      
        pa pro rata
      
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  <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
  <p>Permanent</p>

  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
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          Part-time
        
      
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  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>270-TG459-MH-A</p>
  

  
    
      
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      <p>Riverside &amp; Brookview wards</p>
      <p>Berrywood Hospital</p>
      <p>Duston</p>
            <p>NN5 6UD</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>Joining this service can offer:</p> <ul>  <li>Preceptorship programme for newly qualified staff wishing to progress to a Senior role</li>  <li>Supervision from a Principal Clinical Psychologist, with additional supervision available from the Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist &amp; Highly Specialist Systemic &amp; Family Psychotherapist</li>  <li>Support to develop skills in supervision and teaching through joint supervision and lecturing for Clinical Psychology Trainees at both the University of Leicester and University of Oxford</li>  <li>Opportunities for training in therapeutic models used within the service</li>  <li>Opportunities for innovative joint work with 3rd sector organisations</li>  <li>Links and participation in the BPS Faculty of Psychology for Older People (FPOP)</li>  <li>The opportunity to work within a well integrated Psychology Service that meets monthly for CPD, case audits and organisational support</li> </ul> <p><em>For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document. </em></p>
  

  
    
      
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      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>Joining this service can offer:</p> <ul>  <li>Preceptorship programme for newly qualified staff wishing to progress to a Senior role</li>  <li>Supervision from a Principal Clinical Psychologist, with additional supervision available from the Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist &amp; Highly Specialist Systemic &amp; Family Psychotherapist</li>  <li>Support to develop skills in supervision and teaching through joint supervision and lecturing for Clinical Psychology Trainees at both the University of Leicester and University of Oxford</li>  <li>Opportunities for training in therapeutic models used within the service</li>  <li>Opportunities for innovative joint work with 3rd sector organisations</li>  <li>Links and participation in the BPS Faculty of Psychology for Older People (FPOP)</li>  <li>The opportunity to work within a well integrated Psychology Service that meets monthly for CPD, case audits and organisational support</li> </ul> <p><em>For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document. </em></p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
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          Qualifications
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Doctoral Qualification in Clinical Psychology &amp; Eligible for HCPC registration or similar psychological therapy/psychology training qualification</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Post qualification training in a specific, relevant therapeutic approach.</li>
          
          <li>Post qualification training in supervising others</li>
          
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          Interest
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Demonstrates interest/enthusiasm for working with older people</li>
        
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        <h4>Desirable</h4>
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          <li>Interest in working with teams and organisations</li>
          
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          Experience
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Experience working within older people's services</li>
        
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        <h4>Desirable</h4>
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          <li>Experience of neuropsychological assessment</li>
          
          <li>Experience of work with service users with complex emotional needs</li>
          
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            Qualifications
          
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          <li>Doctoral Qualification in Clinical Psychology &amp; Eligible for HCPC registration or similar psychological therapy/psychology training qualification</li>
          
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          <h4>Desirable</h4>
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            <li>Post qualification training in a specific, relevant therapeutic approach.</li>
            
            <li>Post qualification training in supervising others</li>
            
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            Interest
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>Demonstrates interest/enthusiasm for working with older people</li>
          
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          <h4>Desirable</h4>
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            <li>Interest in working with teams and organisations</li>
            
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            Experience
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>Experience working within older people's services</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
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            <li>Experience of neuropsychological assessment</li>
            
            <li>Experience of work with service users with complex emotional needs</li>
            
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    <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
    <p>This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.</p>
  

  

  
    <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
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      Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
      <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
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        <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
        <p>This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.</p>
      

      

      
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          Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
          <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
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    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust</p>
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      <p>Riverside &amp; Brookview wards</p>
      <p>Berrywood Hospital</p>
      <p>Duston</p>
            <p>NN5 6UD</p>
    
  

  
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          <p>Riverside &amp; Brookview wards</p>
          <p>Berrywood Hospital</p>
          <p>Duston</p>
                    <p>NN5 6UD</p>
        
      

      
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Our young people present with a complexity of need including developmental trauma, neuro-developmental conditions and special educational needs.</p> <p>As part of a multi-disciplinary clinical team you will be supporting educational and residential colleagues to provide therapeutic living and learning environments and, based on clinical assessment and formulation, offer individualised interventions and engagement to our young people.</p> <p>Our Senior Psychologists work collaboratively within our schools and children's homes, this ensures that therapeutic support permeates every aspect of the education, care and support we offer all of our children and young people. You will provide consultation, workshops, training and guidance to the educational and residential teams around our children.</p> What we do for you <p>We know you're going to do great things. For your hard work and commitment, we reward you with the best salary and benefits package in the sector. With us, you'll get to make a genuine difference to the lives of our young people - plus you'll get:</p> <p><b>Training</b>: A full induction and on the job training</p> <p><b>Holiday</b>: You'll work hard at WG, so you'll be rewarded with full school holidays including bank holidays</p> <p><b>Clinical Development</b>: If career growth and professional advancement is your thing, we provide a leading programme of clinical learning and development</p> <p><b>Flexible benefits</b>: meaning you can increase/decrease benefits such as life insurance - check out our benefits here</p> <p><b>Wellbeing</b>: a host of wellbeing tools and advice including employee assistance</p> <p><b>Medical cover</b> so you can claim back the cost of things like an opticians or dentist appointment and a host of <b>high-street discounts</b></p> <p>A recommend a friend scheme that offers a £1,000 bonus every time</p> Bring your whole self to work <p>Our young people come from all walks of life, diverse backgrounds and with different needs - and our workforce reflects that diversity, so that our teams can engage, encourage and inspire our young people to be themselves. The kind of person we're looking for will:</p> <p>Be a qualified Clinical, Educational, Forensic or Counselling Psychologist registered with the HCPC</p> <p>Be a specialist with proven skills and experience to assess, formulate and support the delivery of therapeutic interventions with children and young people with complex needs</p> <p>Have experience of supporting the team around a child or young person to provide clinically informed living and learning environments and experiences</p> <p>Be a confident, engaging and effective, model, guide, leader and trainer</p> <p>Be highly organised and ready to take the initiative</p> <p>Be committed to ensuring the best outcomes for young people</p> <p>Be a member of a multi-disciplinary team, receiving regular supervision and supported in your CPD</p> <p>Have lengthy sector experience and a background in team supervision are all vital</p> <p>Be a car driver, as there's some travel involved</p> <p>This is a great opportunity to change young lives and have a positive impact on their future. Embedded within our living and learning environments you will be offered the support, resource and platform for you to do great things. You'll benefit from supervision, a clinical development programme and access to a 220+ strong team of multi-disciplinary clinical colleagues who will be with you every step of the way.</p> Interested in joining us? <p>Our young people deserve the best possible future and we feel the same about our teams. You deserve to have the career you want, with a purpose-led employer, in an environment that allows you to be yourself.</p> <p>The Witherslack Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its young people. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check (we will cover the cost) and an online search. We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community.</p> <p>Special Education / Careers in Care / Careers in Special Education / Working with Children / SEMH / SEN / ASD</p>

Senior Psychologist

Search here to find a new job, a new career, an opportunity to or to simply change your career direction. Become part of our team. We care for you as much as you care for others.<br><br> There's a place for you at CNWL. We're passionate about delivering first class patient centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patient's own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Providing <b>top quality care</b> depends on our ability to employ the best people. We're always looking to <b>recruit outstanding people</b> who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every new employee we're hoping to find our future leaders and we'll support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career. With a <b>diverse culture and equally diverse</b> range of opportunities across mental health, community services, addictions, eating disorders, learning disabilities and more - whatever stage of your career you're at, there's always a place for you at CNWL.<br><br> <b>To help your onboarding go smoothly, it's essential that internal applicants:</b><br><br> <b>Use their NHS.net email address in their TRAC profile</b><br><br> <b>Ensure your application is marked to show thatyou are a current CNWL staff member</b><br><br> <b>Applications using personal email addresses (e.g. Gmail or Yahoo) will not be recognised, and the process simply won't work. There is also a charge to change new starter personal email addresses to their nhs.net email address.</b><br><br> <b>Before you apply:</b><br><br> <b>Log into TRAC and update your email to your NHS.net address</b><br><br> <b>Check your application details and make sure you are identified as an internal applicant</b><br><br> <b>This small step helps avoid major problems later.</b><br><br> CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run.<br><br> Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.<br><br> We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.<br><br> We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. For more information on these and other benefits of working for us, see our Benefits, Reward and Wellbeing page.<br><br> CNWL NHS Foundation Trust are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.<br><br> Job overview <b>Join Us at a Time of Exciting Change</b><br><br> Are you an experienced Clinical Psychologist ready to lead and innovate? We are seeking a highly motivated <b>Professional Lead</b> to join our <b>Milton Keynes Autism Assessment and Community Paediatrics Service</b>. This senior role offers the opportunity to shape a multidisciplinary autism pathway, ensuring timely, high quality assessments and post diagnostic support for children and young people.<br><br> About the role <b>As Professional Lead Clinical Psychologist, you will:</b><ul> <li><b>Lead autism/ASD assessments and neurodevelopmental formulations</b> within a multidisciplinary framework.</li> <li>Provide <b>expert psychological input and consultation</b> across the team.</li> <li><b>Line manage psychologists and psychological practitioners</b>, including recruitment, supervision, job planning and performance management.</li> <li>Deliver <b>teaching, training and supervision</b> to psychology staff and wider professionals.</li> <li>Drive <b>service development, quality improvement and co production initiatives</b>.</li> <li>Ensure compliance with <b>clinical governance, safeguarding and Trust policies</b>.</li> </ul> You will lead a small team of MDT practitioners offering assessment and brief psychological intervention, ensuring safety and quality of their work. You will inspire and support colleagues within a busy service and work closely with the MDT to deliver high quality assessments and interventions for children and young people.<br><br> Main duties of the job <ul> <li><b>Lead Clinical Practice</b></li> <li>Oversee autism/ASD assessments and neurodevelopmental formulations within a multidisciplinary framework.</li> <li>Ensure high quality, evidence based psychological interventions for children and young people.</li> </ul> Provide expert consultation <ul> <li>Offer specialist psychological input and advice to the multidisciplinary team.</li> <li>Support complex case discussions and clinical decision making.</li> </ul> Leadership and management <ul> <li>Line manage psychologists and psychological practitioners, including recruitment, supervision, job planning and performance management.</li> <li>Maintain compliance with clinical governance, safeguarding and Trust policies.</li> </ul> Teaching and training <ul> <li>Deliver training and supervision to psychology staff and wider professionals.</li> <li>Promote continuous professional development and best practice across the service.</li> </ul> Service development <ul> <li>Drive quality improvement, innovation and co production initiatives.</li> <li>Lead implementation of digital tools and contribute to CNWL's Neurodevelopmental Pathway Transformation programme.</li> </ul> Hear directly from our leaders and their vision for psychological professions in the Trust here.<br><br> Learn more about working in Milton Keynes by following the link below.<br><br> Detailed job description and main responsibilities Main responsibilities Leadership &amp; Governance <ul> <li>Act as the <b>professional lead for clinical psychology</b> within the service.</li> <li>Oversee psychological governance and ensure compliance with <b>Trust policies, clinical governance and safeguarding standards</b>.</li> <li>Lead <b>service planning and development</b> for neurodevelopmental pathways across the county.</li> </ul> Clinical responsibilities <ul> <li>Provide <b>expert, highly specialist assessments</b> for neurodevelopmental conditions, particularly autism.</li> <li>Ensure <b>timely access</b> to assessments, post diagnostic support and interventions.</li> <li>Work <b>autonomously within professional guidelines</b>, maintaining the highest standards of clinical care.</li> </ul> Team management <ul> <li>Line manage psychologists and psychological practitioners, including <b>recruitment, supervision, appraisal and training</b>.</li> <li>Coordinate workload and support <b>staff development</b> to maintain service quality.</li> <li>Work closely with the <b>Specialist Children's Service Manager, Service Manager and Clinical Director</b>.</li> <li>Participate in <b>CNWL networks</b> related to ASD and Community Paediatrics.</li> <li>Provide <b>consultation, training and teaching</b> within and beyond the team.</li> </ul> Quality &amp; Evaluation <ul> <li>Lead <b>quality improvement initiatives, service evaluation, research and audit</b>.</li> <li>Monitor service effectiveness against key deliverables such as <b>patient safety and care quality</b>.</li> <li>Report regularly to the <b>Service Manager and Clinical Director</b>.</li> </ul> Equality &amp; Inclusion <ul> <li>Promote <b>inclusive practices</b> and foster good relations across diverse communities.</li> <li>Encourage applications from all sectors of the community to ensure the workforce reflects the populations served.</li> </ul> CNWL Neurodevelopmental Pathway Transformation This is an exciting time to join CNWL. We are implementing a new <b>Neurodevelopmental (ND) pathway transformation programme</b>, designed to improve access, consistency and quality of care for children and young people with neurodevelopmental needs. As part of this initiative, the autism assessment service is adopting <b>innovative digital tools and platforms</b> to streamline processes, enhance multidisciplinary collaboration and improve patient experience. The postholder will play a <b>key role in embedding these digital solutions</b> and contributing to the ongoing development and evaluation of the ND pathway transformation.<br><br> Person specification Qualifications <ul> <li>Doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996), including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology. Two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan development psychology as accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS).</li> <li>Current registration with the Health &amp; Care Professions Council (HCPC) as a Practitioner Psychologist (Clinical Psychologist).</li> <li>Further specialist post qualification training relevant to the client group.</li> <li>Formal training in the assessment of Autism, including ADOS-2 and ADI-R or 3DiR.</li> <li>Formal training in supervision of trainee clinical psychologists.</li> . click apply for full job details</ul>

Lead Psychologist

<p><strong>Ready for a Change? Use Your Skills to Transform a Child s Life</strong></p><p><strong>Specialist Therapeutic Foster Carer Bedford and Surrounding Areas</strong><br> <strong>Location:</strong> Bedford and surrounding areas<br> <strong>Salary:</strong> £62,000 per year (plus additional allowances)<br> <strong>Employment Type:</strong> Full-time Self-employed</p><p><strong>Is it Time to Use Your Psychology Skills Differently?</strong></p><p>Every child deserves to feel safe, valued, and part of a family. Right now, young people in Bedford Borough are living in residential care and need someone who can help them take the next step into a stable home where they can heal and thrive.</p><p>If you have experience as a Psychologist, supporting children or young people through emotional, behavioural, or mental health challenges, you already have skills that could change a child s future. This role is not about providing a bed. It is about offering consistency, understanding, and the belief that life can get better.</p><p>As a Specialist Therapeutic Foster Carer, you will welcome a young person into your home and provide full-time care, supported every step of the way by a dedicated local team.</p><p><strong>Why Choose Specialist Therapeutic Fostering?</strong></p><p>This specialist route is for people who want to make a profound difference. You will work as part of a trauma-informed team, helping children transition out of residential care into a safe family environment where they can build trust, resilience, and independence.</p><p>This role offers you the chance to transform a child s life while experiencing something life-changing yourself.</p><p><strong>What You Will Receive as a Specialist Therapeutic Foster Carer</strong></p><ul> <li>£62,000 per year plus £1,000 additional allowances for holidays and birthdays</li><li>Up to 28 days respite each year</li><li>Specialist trauma-informed training and ongoing professional development</li><li>Clinical supervision and 24/7 out-of-hours support</li><li>Peer support networks, including access to the Mockingbird Constellation model</li><li>Membership of The Fostering Network</li><li>Be part of a local fostering team that knows and values its carers</li></ul> <p><strong>Could This Be You?</strong></p><p>We are looking for individuals or couples who:</p><ul> <li>Live in Bedford or the surrounding area</li><li>Can offer a dedicated bedroom for fostering a young person</li><li>Have experience supporting children or young people with emotional, behavioural, or psychological needs</li><li>Are resilient, nurturing, and open to learning</li><li>Can provide full-time care (at least one person at home if applying as a couple)</li><li>Ideally, you will have no children under 12 living at home. Exceptions may apply depending on the child s needs.</li></ul> <p>Please note fostering requires you to register as self-employed. You will be responsible for managing your own tax affairs and maintaining the necessary records related to the role.</p><p><strong>Is it Time for a Change?</strong></p><p>This is your opportunity to use your psychology skills in a way that truly matters. You will make a difference to a child, to your community, and to yourself.</p><p>Apply now to speak with our team and take the first step toward becoming a Specialist Therapeutic Foster Carer for Bedford Borough.</p>

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