psychologist Mitcham, England
Job description
These assistant psychology posts are a partnership between the SWLSTG Specialist CAMHS Neurodevelopmental Assessment Service and the four local borough Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service Single Point of Access Service (SPA) based in Merton. The posts are designed to improve the neurodevelopmental screening process for children and young people being referred to CAMHS for possible assessment of Autism Spectrum Disorder and/or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
The CAMHS SPAs are multi-disciplinary teams that provide mental health screening and assessments to children and adolescents experiencing a range of mental health, neurodevelopmental and emotional health difficulties. Following screening in the CAMHS SPA, young people are referred into appropriate local services as needed .
The SWLSTG Neurodevelopmental Assessment Service is a specialist child & adolescent service covering all the five boroughs within the trust and provides a diagnostic assessment service for children and young people requiring an assessment of either or both Autism and ADHD.
These Assistant Psychologist posts will sit within the local CAMHS SPA structure but will be working in partnership and under clinical supervision of specialist clinicians within the neurodevelopmental assessment service, to ensure an effective and efficient neurodevelopmental screening pathway for children referred into the service.
