Clinical/Counselling Psychologist

Acting as a senior clinician within NELFT Adult Autism Service providing specialist diagnostic autism assessment, advice, and consultation to other service providers.

Providing specialist post intervention services to individuals referred to the Adult Autism Service.

• To be responsible for organising and prioritising own and others workload in the day-to-day allocation of work.
• To deputise when required in the team manager's absence.
• To have organisational knowledge relating to Trust protocols and procedures and adhere to them.
• To be responsible for providing accurate records of information required by the Trust for audit purposes.
• To ensure effective risk management at team level by accident/incident reporting, assessing risk and ensuring they are added to the Trust register when appropriate.

Our Values

Working with our colleagues, patients and carers we have co-produced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT.

They are:

We are kind.

We are respectful.

We work together with our communities.

These three values help us to strive to provide the best care by the best people.

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period.

Starting with Us

NELFT places great importance on new starters being properly welcomed into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks, including mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process, new starters will also have the opportunity to meet the executive team, senior managers, and attend several drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing, and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

High Cost Area Supplement - Outer London

This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,714 to a maximum of £5,941p.a. pro rata for part time).

Use of AI

Please see attached document regarding acceptable use of AI

during the recruitment process.

• Acting as a senior clinician within NELFT Adult Autism Service providing specialist diagnostic autism assessment, advice, and consultation to other service providers.
• Providing specialist post intervention services to individuals referred to the Adult Autism Service.
• Providing comprehensive mental health needs and risk assessments of clients within the Adult Autism Service.
• Providing consultation and liaison to other professionals working with individuals with autism in the Barking and Dagenham, Havering, Redbridge, and Waltham Forest localities, both community and in-patient based.
• Delivering specialist training across different tiers of service and within the wider professional network
• Contributing to the operational management of the NELFT Adult Autism Service
• Managing the work of specialist autism clinics for community and inpatient services.
• Developing, with others in the NELFT Adult Autism Service, audit and evaluative measures to record outcomes of the service.
• Supervising qualified practitioners, assistants / trainees, and students within the service.
• Providing specialist consultation and training to a variety of professionals across different tiers of mental health service and external agencies such as local authorities and the third sector.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer to this when completing your application.

Certificates of Sponsorship

Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points-based system. When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High-Cost Area Supplement) is not included to ensure fairness and consistency within our Trust.