pstrongCompany Description/strong/ppEvolve Psychology Services is an award winning, NHS and HSE approved independent psychology and neurodevelopmental practice, founded by Dr Laura Powling. The company provides high-quality services to clients across the UK and Ireland, including neurodevelopmental and psychological assessments for adults and children as well as expert witness assessments for the courts and parole boards, assessments in criminal/prison law, family law, immigration law, and medico-legal cases. We have a proven track record of providing high quality assessments and delivering on NHS contracts./ppbr //ppstrongRole Description/strong/ppThis is an exciting and valuable full time role for a team manager within a busy service, providing invaluable assessments to families and adults. This is a hybrid role located in Huddersfield for a suitably qualified clinician working as a team lead within the Evolve Neurodevelopmental Assessment Team for adults and Children referred for Autism and/ or ADHD assessments via NHS Patient choice and their GP./ppbr //ppThe role requires managing the team which comprises of psychology, Speech and language therapists, OT, paediatricians and assistant psychologists. It also involves being part of the management team overseeing comprehensive specialist assessments including diagnostic assessments of individuals with suspected Autism and/ or ADHD using established diagnostic tools. Assessments are undertaken on behalf of the NHS via GP referral./ppbr //ppMain responsibilities include:/ppbr //pulliManagement of the multidisciplinary team/liliBeing a point of contact for all matters related to the day to day running of the local service/liliBeing familiar with all the resources (e.g. questionnaires)/ components (e.g. cognitive assessment) that support the assessment process and guiding other clinicians/liliMonitoring contract mobilisation and service delivery/liliOversight locally of company strategy/liliMonitoring of contract and local KPI#39;s/liliClinical governance/liliHave a clinical overview of all the current assessment cases in the clinic, ensuring each case is led by a particular clinician, that there is a clear plan for each, that there is no drift./liliProblem-solving issues in a clinic (e.g. clinician sickness/ reallocation of cases/ redistributing time)/liliSupporting newer members of the team to make transition into the work/ support development of skills/ offering support where needed/liliIdentifying issues in the clinic processes that may need improvement and working with senior leadership/ management to work to resolve; developing new resources that will support and enhance the clinics/liliEscalating issues and working with senior leadership/ management to resolve/liliAttending company events and management meetings/liliIdentifying training needs/ topics for teams and individuals and signposting/ discussing with senior leadership/ management./li/ulpbr //ppstrongSalary/strong: £55,000- £65,000/ppbr //ppstrongQualifications/strong/ppbr //pulliHCPC registered Practitioner Psychologist, Speech and Language Therapist, Occupational Therapist or/liliNMC registered nurse or/liliNeurodevelopmental practitioner experience with specialist training as below/liliMust be eligible to work in the UK/liliExperience in conducting diagnostic Neurodevelopmental/ Specialist developmental assessments with children and/ or adults/liliExperience working with children and/ or adults with neurodevelopmental disorders or mental health difficulties in a clinical setting/liliKnowledge of DSM-5 diagnostic criteria and appropriate assessment tools for Autism and ADHD/liliKnowledge of differential diagnosis/liliADOS-2/ ADI-R trained/liliIdeally QB Trained/liliExcellent written and verbal communication skills/liliAbility to work as part of a multidisciplinary team/liliExperience of team and service management/li/ulpbr //ppbr //ppBenefits/pulliPension/liliGenerous Annual Leave allowance/liliFull ongoing training and clinical supervision/liliBirthday day of/ day in lieu/liliCompany benefits and discounts/liliCompany events/liliOngoing training and CPD/liliClinical Supervision integral to the role/li/ulp/p