Description
We are seeking a Combined Autism & ADHD Assessor for Children to join our team at Paloma Health. As a clinician with experience in children's autism and ADHD assessments, you will play a crucial role in delivering high-quality neurodevelopmental assessments to families.
Job Responsibilities:
- Deliver high-quality Children's Autism and ADHD Neurodevelopmental Assessments
- Act in accordance with our Safeguarding Policy, including conducting a risk assessment where necessary
- Keep up to date with mandatory training, Continuing Professional Development, and professional registration requirements of your professional background
- Share ideas for continuing to improve Paloma's software tools that ensure high-quality, safe, and efficient assessments
Requirements:
- By background, you are either a:
+ NMC-registered Nurse + HCPC Registered Speech and Language Therapist, Occupational Therapist, Arts Therapist, or Practitioner Psychologist (including Clinical Psychologists, Educational Psychologists and Counselling Psychologists) + Social Work England Registered Social Worker
- You ideally have at least 1 year of experience in delivering Children's Autism and ADHD assessments. At a minimum, we will consider 6 months of experience within a children's Autism and ADHD assessment pathway.
- Your children's Autism and ADHD experience should include:
+ Having a sound understanding of typical development through life stages, co-occurring conditions, and differentials + Have a good understanding of normal levels of attention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity in typically developing children and young people, and consider this within the cultural background of the individual being assessed + The ability to present findings which are client-centred and include strengths and needs
- You can demonstrate good time management skills, including caseload management, and good parent and child communication skills
- Passing an enhanced DBS with barred list check, as you will be working with children
Benefits:
- Total compensation of £60,000 to £62,000 per year, made up of base and variable components
- 5% employer pension contribution
- Equity compensation through Share Options in Paloma Health
- Optional Private Medical Insurance and Employee Assistance Programme
- Home Office Equipment Allowance
- Professional Registration Fees Allowance for clinicians
- A unique annual leave benefits package which includes 37 days of annual leave, plus 8 bank holidays, plus your birthday off
About Us: Paloma Health is a clinically-led organisation with a team of 130 people, including over 80 clinicians supporting families through their assessment journey. We are backed by leading healthcare investors Triple Point and Heal Capital.