Clinical Psychologist

Autism Oxford

Oxford

Hybrid work

£45,838 - £53,218 a year - Part-time

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Pay

£45,838 - £53,218 a year

Job type

Part-time

Shift and schedule

No weekends
Flexitime

Location

Oxford

Benefits
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Flexitime
Free parking
On-site parking
Work from home

Full job description

Values

Our values guide all of what we do and shape the direction of our service offer. All our work is grounded in the belief that everyone should be able to lead the life they choose.

Our approach is a holistic one and rest firmly on a strengths-based approach. We are committed to supporting better understanding and myth busting associated with these terms through the power of lived experience and expertise’s.

Organisational Arrangements:

Managerially Accountable to: CEO

Reports to: Managing Director

Current Service Offer

Autism Oxford UK currently offers a commissioned and privately funded training, alongside our clinical and assessment services. The team is made up on the following professionals

Nursing

Peer Support Practitioners

Psychologists • Speech and Language Therapists

Occupational Therapists

Autism Practitioners

SEN consultant

Specialist teacher

Administrators

Each team member is equally valued for their expertise, knowledge and experiences and working together to meet autistic people and family needs of all ages. Our teamwork in a hybrid model, working from home and from our base as mutually beneficial for you and the organisation. We use a range of online platforms such as MS Teams and Zoom to enable us to reach any many autistic people as possible. Job Summary Due to expansion of our services and an increased stream of referrals, we would like a personal, enthusiastic Clinical Psychologist to join our team.

The position is on a part time basis while the service continues to expand, and you will have an opportunity to work hours that fit around your current commitments. Our services cover diagnostic assessment of autism, ADHD, dyslexia and dyspraxia. We are striving to become the leading centre for neurodiversity, covering all ages.

The purpose of your role is to work as a equal member of the multi-disciplinary team, providing clinical oversight and support with diagnostic assessments, clinical debriefs for team members and direct clinical support to clients either in a therapeutic manner or completing one of psychology specific assessment such as cognitive assessments.

You will support our peer support practitioners to share their unique insight into what the world is like from an autistic person perspective to improve outcomes for all (including neurotypicals). We believe that to ensure we have a truly enriched diverse workforce we need to work collaboratively, and keen to employ a neurodiverse workforce. You will have experience in supporting autism assessment process and keen to work towards completing your ADOS and ADI-R training, as well as experience of completing ADHD assessments/ or willingness to develop these skills.

As part of our team, you will complete these assessments as Multi-Disciplinary Team and/or provide clinical sign off to all our assessments (Dyspraxia, dyslexia, Autism and ADHD) through chairing Multi-Disciplinary Team meetings and clinical review. You will also have sound knowledge of the equality act and what is meant by a reasonable adjustment to support better access to health care. You will exercise professional accountability and responsibility using skills, knowledge, and expertise in changing environments, across boundaries. You will maintain a positive and open attitude towards service development.

Key Responsibilities Clinically: To provide specialist psychological assessments of clients referred to the locality team based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex psychological data from a variety of sources including psychological and neuropsychological tests, self report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the client’s care.

To formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of a client’s mental health and developmental needs, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the client’s problems, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across the full range of care settings.

To be responsible for implementing a range of psychological interventions for individuals, families and groups, within the Locality Team, adjusting and refining psychological formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses.

To evaluate and make decisions about treatment options, taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models, and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group.

Communication and Relationship Skills: You will be required to liaise with other agencies and health professionals and provide specialist guidance/advice when appropriate.

You will have excellent ability to build rapport with autistic adults and other parent/ carers.

You will be required to help overcome barriers to understanding, e.g. people who have physical impairment, mental health condition or learning disabilities.

You will be required to exchange information with others using persuasion, reassurance, tact and empathy.

To maintain confidentiality at all times. Analytical and Judgmental Skills

The ability to make judgements on problems requiring further support and escalate within the company.

To report any incidents, accidents, or untoward occurrences to management.

You will be required to provide support to the leadership team around service development internally and externally.

You will be required to support with the assessment of challenging behaviour and the implementation of strategies. Person Centred Care

You will be required to assist autistic individuals and their family/carers in enabling them to develop skills that will help them manage their condition(s) developing care plans and strategies that help and support the individual.

You will be required to evaluate and consider the individuals physical and mental health needs; this may include undertaking practical skills under the guidance of a nurse.

You will be required to develop a working knowledge of physical health conditions that can cause contra-indications for autistic individuals, such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease.

To be a champion or link practitioner for specialist interests (carers, Safeguarding etc.).

You will be required to be aware of and follow the NICE guidelines when planning and implementing interventions with the MDT. Assessing the need for alternative therapeutic interventions and providing this intervention.

Actively participate, provide regular supervision, and support personal development plans.

To comply with Health and Safety at work Act 1974 and report any hazards to management.

Work with people who are supported under the framework of the Mental Health Act 1983 (as amended 2007). Offering referral to advocacy and IMCA where appropriate. 4 Freedom to Act You will have a clearly defined understanding of policies and procedures. You will use your own initiative and seek guidance when required. The range of duties and responsibilities outlined above are indicative only and intended to give a broad flavour of the range and type of duties. They are subject to modification in the light of changing service demands and the development requirements of the post holder.

Special Conditions as a member of the team, you have:

Legal duties and responsibilities under Health & Safety legislation, plus a general duty to work safely and not to put others at risk i.e. colleagues, people we support, visitors, as a result of any activity or omission at work.

A duty to report any practice that you consider compromises standards of risk and health & safety. All staff working under the Autism Oxford UK ‘umbrella’; within all Environments that have contact with autistic individuals, their families, or systems to support them have a responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, adults, and vulnerable families.

As a member of staff, you must:

All staff that has contact with children, vulnerable adults, autistic individuals, and their families must familiarise themselves and be aware of their responsibilities and adhere to Local Safeguarding Children’s Board, Local Safeguarding Adult Board.

We place great emphasis on the need for the strictest confidentiality in respect of personal data - both that of people accessing our services and staff. All information about people will always be treated in the strictest confidence. Breaches of confidentiality will be investigated and may lead to Disciplinary action being taken.

We view our responsibility under the Data Protection Act and the Caldicott Principles as central to all activities that are carried out in its name. Staff are therefore expected to acquaint themselves with the principles of Information Governance. Promoting Equality and Reducing Inequalities.

To understand and uphold organisational principles on the everyday promotion of equality, diversity, and inclusion.

To create an inclusive working environment which values a variety of ideas, experiences, and practice, where differences are respected and celebrated for the benefit of ourselves, and the communities we serve. Behaviour As a member of the team, we expect your behaviours to be consistent with our values at all times, we expect you to: Support the aims and vision and to;