Clinical Psychologist - Children's Neurodevelopmental Assess. Service

Overview

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The closing date is 29 March 2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our team to offer a high quality clinical psychology service within the children's neurodevelopmental assessment service. The successful applicant would be working within our welcoming and skilled Multi-disciplinary Neurodevelopmental Assessment team in the stunning county of Cornwall; contributing to the delivery of a successful and innovative ND assessment and advice service for children, young people and their families in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly

You will work within the Multi-disciplinary Neurodevelopmental assessment team, and alongside the team s current lead Clinical Psychologist to provide clinical assessment and formulation for children, young people with complex Neurodevelopmental needs including Autism and ADHD, across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

• Clinical lead responsibility for assessment and formulation work for children and young people with complex Neurodevelopmental needs who may be seeking a diagnosis of Autismor ADHD.
• Specific responsibility for supporting the service and MDT colleagues to provide reliable, evidence-based, diagnostic assessments, including differential assessment of other ND conditions such as Fetal Alcohol spectrum, Intellectual disability, Developmental trauma, Developmental coordination disorder and Developmental language disorder. This role will therefore include specialist assessment such as informal, dynamic and formal cognitive assessment.
• Providing specialist assessment and formulation support to the Neurodevelopmental assessment team as well as consultation to the partners and agencies we work with across the county.
• A focus of the role is working with complex developmental, psychological difficulties and distress and delivering specialist individual psychological assessment and formulations.
• The post holder will provide and support regular supervision and consultation with colleagues in the team, working as a team and also autonomously to ensure psychology support is delivered within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the service s policies and procedures. This is a permanent, countywide role (although personal preference for clinical base can be considered). The role has funding to be 4 days per week, but with a potential to increase in the future

We re an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people s physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you ll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 5,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people s homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 10 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.

To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see supporting documents.

• Doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS)
• Registration with Health Professions Council as a Practitioner Psychologist (Clinical).
• Experience of working with young children with severe emotional/ behavioural difficulties including attachment insecurity, developmental trauma and concurrent mental health difficulties.
• Experience of neurodevelopmental assessment including with children with complex Neurodevelopmental needs and overlapping conditions
• Experience of teaching, training and professional and clinical supervision.
• Evidence of continual professional development as recommended by the BPS and HPC
• Additional training in one or more specialised areas of psychological practice.

• Highly developed skills in working with complex, sensitive or contentious information
• Well developed skills in communicating effectively, orally and in writing, highly technical and clinically sensitive information to clients and families, carers and other professional colleagues..
• Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration