SpLD Assessor – Remote – Immediate Start

Permanent employee, Full or part-time · United Kingdom

About us:

Spectrum.Life is a whole-of-health digital partner that guides organisations and their people to thrive, delivering clinically backed digital health, mental health and wellbeing solutions.

Our HealthTech delivers digital transformation for Insurers, Educators and Employers through Co-creation or seamlessly integrated out-of-the-box solutions, that decrease digital fragmentation and engage, empower, and transform their people’s lives.

Established in 2018 by Stuart McGoldrick and Stephen Costello, Spectrum.Life provides services internationally to over 7.2m insurance members, 3,000 corporate clients, 60 universities and 650,000 university students. Spectrum.Life currently employs over 260 people, including over 125 clinicians.

Our vision is to change and save as many lives as possible.

Spectrum.Life’s Specialist Psychological Services Team consists of a multidisciplinary team of qualified, accredited, knowledgeable, and experienced professionals who are passionate about supporting people to understand themselves and live happy, healthy, authentic, and meaningful lives.

Our Student Mental Health team continually strives to support student and their mental health with working collaboratively with our partner Universities to ensure, the safety and wellbeing of all the students. We continually evaluate our practice through critical reflection and active seeking of feedback, and challenge neuro-normative thinking at every opportunity.

Role Brief:

We are seeking an SpLD Assessor to join our team to provide timely, high-quality assessments and psychological interventions for individuals using digital platforms. This exciting opportunity will be within our Specialist Psychological Services, where you will primarily be undertaking Learning Difficulties assessments with individuals that are 16 and older. The role requires working collaboratively with clients, to undertake comprehensive clinical interviews, diagnostic identity explorations, and provide post-identification collaboration with clients.

You will be responsible for writing up assessment reports in a timely and professional manner, as well as providing appropriate recommendations and interventions. You may be involved in individual therapy, group work, and consultations with families and other professionals.

You will have a good knowledge of working psychologically with individuals and those important to them, as well as expertise in the assessment and support of individuals presenting with a range of learning difficulties.

Additionally, a comprehensive knowledge of digital platforms and the capability to utilise them effectively, ethically, and safely will be essential.

Responsibilities:

You will undertake initial assessments with families and individuals to help identify the best assessment, intervention or support for their needs.
You will be involved in delivering high quality, clinically robust assessment and intervention.
You will have a caseload where you will be the designated lead practitioner, which will involve building a relationship with individuals and being the key person guiding them through their support journey.
You will collaborate closely with colleagues to ensure each individual experiences a thorough assessment and formulation of their strengths and challenges that informs helpful recommendations and a plan for next steps.
You will provide written reports detailing assessments you complete, presenting complex information in a clear and accessible way.
You will work in a way that ensures the safety and wellbeing of individuals and those that are close to them, following relevant safeguarding and risk procedures.
You will support the clinical and service leads with the day to day running of the service, including monitoring of feedback and outcomes in order ensure we are delivering clinically robust, effective and strengths-based assessment and intervention that clients are happy with.
You will help individuals to better understand challenges they may be experiencing and set and work towards their individual goals through intervention, support and coaching.

Requirements:

Hold a current Assessment Practising Certificate (APC)
Dyslexia qualification Level 7 SpLD or equivalent
Have professional indemnity insurance to the value of £1,000,000
Valid ICO Certificate
Enhanced DBS Check
Understand the DSA, as well as knowledge of current JCQ regulations
Be committed to using assessment approaches to help neurodiverse individuals overcome the challenges they are experiencing in education and other settings
Have some experience in using SASC guidance to complete specialist diagnostic assessments for adults and/or young people in Higher Education
Conducting specialist diagnostic assessments for adults and/or young people in higher education (HE).
Excellent interpersonal skills, a caring professional manner and ability to communicate effectively with people from a wide range of backgrounds.
Demonstrate a good working knowledge of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Safeguarding legislation.

Desirable:

Experience of adapting mental health and other interventions for specific populations
Experience of providing consultation to others on mental health and wellbeing
Experience of delivering training on mental health and wellbeing
Experience of providing clinical supervision to others

What are the benefits of working at SPECTRUM.LIFE?

Full time or Part time permanent contract
Competitive salary (dependent on experience).
In-office, remote or hybrid working options
25 days annual leave
24/7 EAP and a wide range of health and wellbeing supports
The opportunity to work in a strengths based and inclusive way and contribute to a bigger shift in changing societal attitudes towards mental health and wellbeing
Monthly clinical supervision from a mental health specialist
A welcoming and supportive multidisciplinary team of colleagues who share your passion
Training, guidance and support to allow you to do your role to the best of your ability
Opportunities to develop your skills and expertise through learning and training
The chance to contribute to the development and shaping of a new and exciting service
Extensive list of employee perks and benefits https://app.box.com/s/6wwkvowbev6cn7tlvq9yz32amnpmnvcl

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