Consultant PsychologistinNorthamptonshireinNorthamptonshirePUBLISHED WED 15 JAN 2025

Are you passionate about making a real difference in the lives of children and families? We are seeking an experienced, compassionate Consultant Psychologist to join our dynamic multi-disciplinary team, specialising in ADHD and Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) support.

In this vital role you will provide expert assessments, and consultation working closely with families, schools and healthcare professionals. Your insight will help shape personalised care plans and empower children with neurodevelopmental presentations to thrive.

As a Consultant grade psychologist you will provide supervision and professional leadership for psychological professions staff in the team, as well as function as a key senior leader within the service as a whole.

Experience and expertise in the assessment and diagnosis of ADHD and ASD would be essential as well as broader leadership experience. The team is currently embedding a new clinical model, and this is an exciting opportunity to work with other senior leaders in implementing this new approach.

If you would like to join this friendly and highly motivated multi-disciplinary team, please do get in touch for an informal discussion.

Recruitment incentive please note that this post benefits from a recruitment incentive of £5000 for the successful candidate paid in instalments. Please see attached document for further details.

You would join a network of Consultant Psychologists working across Childrens services, which meets weekly for peer support. You would be supervised and professionally managed by an experienced Consultant Psychologist who is also the Clinical Director for Childrens services. There is also a wider peer network of Consultant Psychologists in the Trust as a whole, with excellent opportunities for cross-specialty learning and consultation. Psychology is highly valued in the organisation with representation at Director level and on the Executive Management Board.

We have good links with both Oxford and Leicester Doctoral training courses, and there are plenty of opportunities both to host trainees on placement as well as the potential for involvement in teaching, service evaluation and research.

We take the development of our staff seriously, and would look to provide support around any development or CPD needs for this role as needed. There may also be opportunities to undertake clinical sessions in other speciality areas depending on the interests and preferences of the successful candidate.

For the main duties of this role please refer back to the the job description attached for further information.

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.

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.

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.