Children's Autism Team Lead
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 19/08/2026
- Closes
- 09/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for an Autism Team Leader to join the Child Development Psychology team at Chesterfield Royal Hospital. The role involves coordinating and operationally delivering autism assessments as part of the Paediatric Autism Pathway. The post holder will provide first-line management and leadership to a multi-disciplinary team, ensuring high standards of care. They will also be responsible for staff development, training, and supporting the development of assessment protocols.
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of appropriate clinical models and approaches relevant to working with young people with Autism
- Experience of carrying out service evaluations
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Desirable criteria
- Skills in working with emotional and behavioural problems with children and families
- Knowledge of relevant NICE guidelines
- Personal
- Ability to tolerate and manage highly distressing emotional issues
- Ability to manage and work with organisational stress and to effectively manage the stress of others
- Ability to engage in sustained mental effort involving tasks demanding intense concentration
- Trust Values
- Proud to CARE
- Experience and knowledge of working with young people with learning disabilities/autism/neuro-development diagnoses/Epilepsy
- Expeience of carrying out complex psychological assessments with young people
- Writing concise psychological reports.
- To have worked therapeutically with young people and families
- Experience of delivering training to professionals and parents.
- Experience of working with other professionals as part of an assessment team
- Experience of supervising others
- Doctoral Qualification in Clinical Psychology
- Additional training post doctorate
- Training in a specific therapeutic approach
- Knowledge of appropriate clinical models and approaches relevant to working with young people with Autism
- Experience of carrying out service evaluations
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Skills in working with emotional and behavioural problems with children and families
- Knowledge of relevant NICE guidelines
- Personal
- Ability to tolerate and manage highly distressing emotional issues
- Ability to manage and work with organisational stress and to effectively manage the stress of others
- Ability to engage in sustained mental effort involving tasks demanding intense concentration
- Trust Values
- Proud to CARE
- Experience and knowledge of working with young people with learning disabilities/autism/neuro-development diagnoses/Epilepsy
- Expeience of carrying out complex psychological assessments with young people
- Writing concise psychological reports.
- To have worked therapeutically with young people and families
- Experience of delivering training to professionals and parents.
- Experience of working with other professionals as part of an assessment team
- Experience of supervising others
- Doctoral Qualification in Clinical Psychology
- Additional training post doctorate
- Training in a specific therapeutic approach
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for Autism Team Leader for our Child Development Psychology team to join our Child Health Department at Chesterfield Royal Hospital.
The post holder will be responsible for the co-ordination and operationaldelivery of autism assessments conducted by The Autism Team as part of the Paediatric Autism Pathway at Chesterfield Royal.
The Autism Team consists of multi-disciplinary professionals which shall consist of clinical psychology, assistant psychologist, mental health nurses and speech and language therapists.
You will provide first line management and leadership to clinicians in TheAutism Team ensuring that care is of the highest standard and delivered inaccordance with Policies and Procedure.
Main duties of the job
You will be an active, autonomous member of a multi-disciplinary team providing specialist psychological services to children, adolescents, and families in North Derbyshire. Your role will include:
Being responsible for the effective day to day operational delivery of autism assessments provided by The Autism Team.
To be an active member of the Autism Pathway Clinical Leadership.
To be responsible for updating the Care Unit Management Team of team work and in partnership plan to meet any gaps or issues identified in service delivery.
To be responsible for staff development and training.
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