Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to join the Community CYPMHS Service in Enfield Neurodevelopmental Team and work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a great location (the post is based at Bay Tree House in Enfield). This is a full-time post, but we are also open to applications for flexible working.

Enfield CAMHS Neurodevelopmental team is a very supportive, friendly and welcoming multi-disciplinary team with a well-established clinical/counselling psychology discipline, family therapy discipline and child psychotherapy discipline. We are looking for a clinician with a broad range of experience, including experience of working with children and families who present with a high level of complexity, as the work will assess and treat a diverse range of difficulties.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be part of the Neurodevelopmental team with Enfield CAMHS, providing a specialist service to children and young people with neurodevelopmental needs (e.g. ASD, ADHD). Offering specialist assessments, contributing to the diagnostic process and formulating areas of strength and needs to inform on evidence-based interventions. In addition to providing clinical supervision to clinicians and trainees, the post holder will also provide support and consultation to multidisciplinary colleagues, professionals, and non-professional staff. There are opportunities to deliver therapeutic interventions, utilise research skills for audit and service development.

About us

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.

Our Five-Year Strategy:

• We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
• With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
• We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
• We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.

Why NLFT?

• We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
• We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
• NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme
• Excellent internal staff network

In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.

Details

Date posted

06 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£55,524 to £62,652 a year Per annum including HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

455-NLFT-8283451

Job locations

Bay Tree House

Chrischurch Close

Enfield

EN2 6NZ

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

• To provide neurodevelopmental assessment, differential diagnostic assessment, support and intervention to individuals, families or groups in Enfield CAMHS NDS Pathway.
• To be aware of the effectiveness of different targeted approaches to the treatment and management of social communication impairments for children and young people with neurodevelopmental disorders.
• To produce and implement plans for strategies and therapies targeting neurodevelopmental disorders, and using evidenced based interventions, across the full range of care settings.
• To offer advice and consultation on clients psychological care to colleagues, professional and non-professional staff in mental health services and appropriate agencies, and/or carers.
• Evaluate and make decisions about treatment options, based on both theoretical and therapeutic models.
• To develop collaborative working relationships with school and work alongside multi-agency services to provide appropriate support for children and young people with neurodevelopmental disorders in mainstream provisions.
• To utilise research skills and core professional training for audit, service development and research within the area served by the service.
• To work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the teams policies and procedures.

Job description Job responsibilities To provide neurodevelopmental assessment, differential diagnostic assessment, support and intervention to individuals, families or groups in Enfield CAMHS NDS Pathway. To be aware of the effectiveness of different targeted approaches to the treatment and management of social communication impairments for children and young people with neurodevelopmental disorders. To produce and implement plans for strategies and therapies targeting neurodevelopmental disorders, and using evidenced based interventions, across the full range of care settings. To offer advice and consultation on clients psychological care to colleagues, professional and non-professional staff in mental health services and appropriate agencies, and/or carers. Evaluate and make decisions about treatment options, based on both theoretical and therapeutic models. To develop collaborative working relationships with school and work alongside multi-agency services to provide appropriate support for children and young people with neurodevelopmental disorders in mainstream provisions. To utilise research skills and core professional training for audit, service development and research within the area served by the service. To work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the teams policies and procedures.

Person Specification

Qualifications/ Registrations

Essential

• oDoctorate in Clinical/Counselling Psychology (or equivalent)
• oRegistration with the Health Professions Council as a Practitioner Psychologist

Desirable

• oADOS 2 training
• oADI-R and/or 3di
• oFurther training in a specialized area of psychological practice through formal post- doctoral training (diploma or equivalent)

Skills/ Abilities

Essential

• oKnowledge and skills in the use of complex methods of assessment and intervention, frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
• oAbility to contain, explore and formulate an understanding of high levels of distress, both directly with patients and indirectly in their network.
• oCapacity to maintain a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, and situations where there may be resistance, verbal aggression, or the threat of physical aggression.
• oGood working knowledge of current and emerging areas of good practice in neurodevelopmental assessment and neurodevelopmental services

Desirable

• oSkills in conducting and formulating cognitive assessments
• oSkills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
• oSkills in undertaking Quality Improvement projects and service evaluation

Experience/ Knowledge

Essential

• oInterest and/or experience of working with children and young people with neurodevelopmental needs in mental health services,
• oKnowledge and experience of risk assessment and safeguarding procedures with young people with and without neurodevelopmental needs
• oExperience in offering consultation to referrers and signposting to alternative services.

Desirable

• oAdditional specialist training related to neurodevelopmental disorders.
• oAdditional specialist training related to neurodevelopmental disorders.

Personal Qualities

Essential

• oA commitment to service users' participation across the levels of clinical practice,
• oAbility to be self-reflective whilst working with service users, in own personal and professional development, and in supervision.

Desirable

• oAwareness and understanding of emotional distress/mental health problems drawn from personal experience.

Person Specification Qualifications/ Registrations Essential oDoctorate in Clinical/Counselling Psychology (or equivalent) oRegistration with the Health Professions Council as a Practitioner Psychologist Desirable oADOS 2 training oADI-R and/or 3di oFurther training in a specialized area of psychological practice through formal post- doctoral training (diploma or equivalent) Skills/ Abilities Essential oKnowledge and skills in the use of complex methods of assessment and intervention, frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration. oAbility to contain, explore and formulate an understanding of high levels of distress, both directly with patients and indirectly in their network. oCapacity to maintain a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, and situations where there may be resistance, verbal aggression, or the threat of physical aggression. oGood working knowledge of current and emerging areas of good practice in neurodevelopmental assessment and neurodevelopmental services Desirable oSkills in conducting and formulating cognitive assessments oSkills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups oSkills in undertaking Quality Improvement projects and service evaluation Experience/ Knowledge Essential oInterest and/or experience of working with children and young people with neurodevelopmental needs in mental health services, oKnowledge and experience of risk assessment and safeguarding procedures with young people with and without neurodevelopmental needs oExperience in offering consultation to referrers and signposting to alternative services. Desirable oAdditional specialist training related to neurodevelopmental disorders. oAdditional specialist training related to neurodevelopmental disorders. Personal Qualities Essential oA commitment to service users' participation across the levels of clinical practice, oAbility to be self-reflective whilst working with service users, in own personal and professional development, and in supervision. Desirable oAwareness and understanding of emotional distress/mental health problems drawn from personal experience.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

North London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bay Tree House

Chrischurch Close

Enfield

EN2 6NZ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.northlondonmentalhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

North London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bay Tree House

Chrischurch Close

Enfield

EN2 6NZ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.northlondonmentalhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)