Band 8b Principal Clinical Psychologist Adult Autism Intensive Support Team | NHS Long-Term Contract | Mitcham £47 per hour (Umbrella) | Monday-Friday | 9:00am-5:00pm Service Care Solutions are currently recruiting for a Band 8b Principal Clinical Psychologist to join the Adult Autism Intensive Support Team on a long-term NHS contract based at The Wilson Hospital, Mitcham .
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Clinical Psychologist to work within a specialist autism service, supporting autistic adults with complex needs as part of a highly skilled multidisciplinary team. The successful candidate will provide expert psychological assessment, formulation, intervention, consultation, and clinical leadership, helping to deliver high-quality, person-centred care.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver specialist psychological assessments and therapeutic interventions for autistic adults.
- Provide clinical leadership and psychological expertise within the Adult Autism Intensive Support Team.
- Offer consultation, guidance and training to multidisciplinary colleagues and partner services.
- Support service development, quality improvement initiatives, and clinical governance activities.
- Supervise and support junior psychology staff and wider team members where appropriate.
- Work collaboratively with service users, carers, families and external agencies to achieve positive outcomes.
Requirements
- Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (or equivalent qualification).
- HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist.
- Significant post-qualification experience working with autistic individuals.
- Direct clinical experience supporting adults with autism in community, specialist or intensive support settings.
- Excellent assessment, formulation and intervention skills.
- Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
- Desirable Training and experience in autism diagnostic assessment tools such as ADOS-2 and/or ADI-R .
- Previous experience within NHS Autism Services or Intensive Support Teams.
- Experience providing clinical supervision and professional leadership.
Contract Details
- Role: Band 8b Principal Clinical Psychologist
- Location: The Wilson Hospital, Mitcham
- Service: Adult Autism Intensive Support Team
- Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:0am-5:00pm
- Pay Rate: £47 per hour (Umbrella)
- Contract: Long-term NHS agency contract
- Start Date: ASAP
If you are an experienced Clinical Psychologist with a passion for supporting autistic adults and are looking for your next long-term NHS opportunity,
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