About Vertis Health
Vertis Health is a GP-owned organisation in Worcestershire delivering safe, evidence‑based community services through clinician‑led teams, strong governance and continuous service improvement.
Vertis Health delivers the following neurodevelopmental services:
- Adult ADHD
- Adult ASD
- CYP ADHD (assessment and diagnosis pathway)
- CYP ASD (MDT diagnostic assessment pathway)
Primary service focus for this post: CYP ADHD assessment and diagnosis.
Role purpose
To deliver high-quality ADHD assessments for children and young people within a governed MDT diagnostic pathway, in line with NICE guidance, Vertis Health SOPs and commissioned service requirements.
The postholder will contribute expert psychological assessment, formulation and diagnostic reasoning, supporting safe, defensible MDT decision‑making, high‑quality reporting and clear communication of outcomes and recommendations to families and referrers.
Why this role exists
This role supports quality, consistency and capacity within the CYP ADHD pathway, ensuring robust assessment processes, defensible clinical conclusions and clear communication for families and referrers.
Main duties and responsibilities
Clinical assessment and diagnostic contribution
- Deliver structured CYP ADHD assessments, including developmental history, functional impact and differential considerations.
- Review and integrate multi‑informant evidence (home, school, questionnaires, prior records).
- Apply psychological formulation and evidence‑based reasoning to MDT diagnostic decisions.
- Identify co‑occurring needs, complexity and safeguarding concerns, escalating appropriately.
Documentation and communication
- Produce high‑quality ADHD diagnostic reports within agreed timeframes, using clear, neurodiversity‑affirming language.
- Communicate outcomes sensitively to children, young people and families.
- Provide practical, psychologically‑informed recommendations and signposting within service remit.
- Ensure accurate, timely clinical records and correspondence.
Pathway, governance and quality
- Work within clinical governance, consent, confidentiality and safeguarding frameworks.
- Participate in supervision, MDT reflective practice, audit and service improvement activity.
- Support safe interface with CYP ASD pathways where dual presentation is suspected, ensuring clarity about remit and next steps.
Indicative job plan (37.5 hours)
- Clinical assessment / feedback: 18–22 hours
- Report writing / formulation: 8–10 hours
- MDT, governance, supervision, audit: 3–5 hours
- Admin / liaison: 2–4 hours
Person specification
Essential
- Appropriate qualification in Clinical Psychology.
- Current HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist.
- Significant post‑qualification experience working with children and young people in neurodevelopmental, CAMHS or related services.
- Direct experience contributing to CYP ADHD diagnostic assessments within an MDT.
- Strong formulation, clinical reasoning and report‑writing skills.
- Sound understanding of safeguarding and risk in CYP services.
Desirable
- ADOS‑2 trained.
- Experience of working with dual presentation (ASD/ADHD).
- Experience supporting service development or audit activity.
- Experience using EMIS.
Pay: £60,000.00-£70,000.00 per year
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Redditch B97 5JX: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- working as a Clinical Psychologist : 1 year (required)
Work Location: In person
