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We are looking for a highly motivated, well organised, and enthusiastic individual to join our busy multi-disciplinary neurodevelopmental assessment team working across Newcastle and Gateshead. You will work collaboratively with multidisciplinary team members including our other Assistant Psychologists, Clinical Psychologists, Community Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Support Workers and Psychiatrists contributing to the assessment of young people presenting with neurodevelopmental difficulties. You will also be part of a wider support network of psychologists who deliver psychological care within our mental health and learning disability teams.
Job Responsibility:
Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary team members contributing to the assessment of young people presenting with neurodevelopmental difficulties
Observational skills and recording / report writing
Contribute to service development projects and research/audit activities
Engage in delivering teaching and training
Requirements:
Upper 2nd class honours degree, or higher, in psychology
Eligibility for graduate membership of British Psychological Society
Paid or unpaid work with people with neurodevelopmental differences, mental health problems and/or other disabilities
Knowledge of evidence based practice
High level of communication skills (written and oral)
Ability to communicate sensitive information to clients, carers and colleagues
An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health problems and other disabilities
Ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to a mental health / cognitive impairment / disability context
Nice to have:
Specific experience with children and young people
Specific experience of working with people with ASD / ADHD
Experience of psychometric test administration and interpretation
What we offer:
Dynamic working environment
Access to separate clinical and management supervision