Senior Assistant Psychologist

Due to increasing demand for our Autism Service we are now looking for a committed and passionate Senior Assistant Psychologist to join our experienced Multi-Disciplinary team. You will work clinically along with Psychologists, Learning Disability Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists and teams of assistant practitioners and charity volunteers. This is a permanent post working as part of an MDT to deliver effective clinical input through assessment, formulation, recommendations and guidance to children and families.

Established in 2000, we are a national charity working to transform the lives of disabled children and their families, enabling them to challenge the barriers they face throughout childhood by providing practical and emotional support. Our services enrich the lives of our children and families through the delivery of high quality person centred care and support services that promote independence and achieve valued outcomes.

We seek to create a safe, homely and supportive environment that enhances the lives of children with autism and associated conditions.

• Carry out assessment, interventions, training and play sessions.
• Undertake projects and research relating to service development and psychological evidenced based interventions.
• Support the team with the production of resources and materials.
• Assist with the holistic assessment of children and families using a knowledge of psychological theory.
• Attend and contribute to meetings and forums.
• Decide on appropriate activities to meet the aims of individual or group interventions.
• Implement individual and group interventions within the program
• Develop skills in motivating children and families and/or carers to engage in processes.
• Demonstrate and apply an understanding of child development.
• Develop the ability to manage children with challenging behaviour.
• Assist with ad hoc administrative tasks.
• Prepare rooms in readiness for sessional work.
• Undertake data collection and analysis.
• Support the Assistant Psychologist team with managing workloads and allocations of administrative tasks.
• Liaise with line managers, supervisors and Qualified Psychologists to support the Assistant Psychologist team as needed.
• Caudwell Children is a Staffordshire based national charity, registered since 2000, providing practical and emotional support to children with a disability and their families. The Caudwell International Childrens Centre is the UKs first independent purpose-built facility dedicated to autism and neurodevelopmental disorders.
• Competitive salaries
• Hybrid working following probation
• Excellent working conditions
• University campus location
• Purpose built neurodiversity friendly building
• Support with CPD
• Regular 1:1 management supervision
• Regular 1:1 clinical supervision
• On-site free parking