The Opportunity

Are you an innovative clinician working in children’s autism and ADHD assessments, excited to use software tools that enhance the prescriber and patient experience of care? This role is for you!

We are not a standard autism and ADHD assessment service; we:

• Have built our own technology & AI tools to gather the required information from families, and support your documentation, so you can focus on children’s needs
• Have a Clinical Specialist, who is a senior clinician who works alongside you to ensure all of our assessments are multidisciplinary in line with NICE guidance.
• Offer an integrated ADHD prescribing service led by our Prescribing Team, ensuring families can get fast access to ADHD medications where required

This role will ensure we deliver a fantastic Children’s Autism and ADHD assessment service to families.

We commit to supporting your development and well-being, including:

• The Paloma Clinical Academy programme supports all clinicians at all stages of their careers to develop (e.g. to our Senior Assessor role) and cross-skill (e.g. in autism)
• Regular clinical supervision
• 1 protected day per month for assessor team training, Continuing Professional Development (CPD), and reflection.
• Quarterly development conversations with clear career progression pathways.
• Clear weekly timetables that support a role mix across appointments, administration, development, and team building.

About you

You are a registered nurse, speech and language therapist, occupational therapist, social worker or practitioner psychologist skilled in Autism and ADHD assessments.

You want to be part of an always-learning environment that embraces software and AI tools, and you will help us go further and faster with your positive and collaborative attitude.

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 the 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

Qualifications and experience:

Required:

• 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. For Clinical Psychologists, we include pre-graduation experience within the 6 months of experience.
• 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

Desirable:

• Experience in conducting risk assessments within Neurodevelopmental assessments
• Safeguarding training to Level 3 and above

Why join Paloma?

You will be part of a mission-driven organisation that’s transforming access to autism and ADHD care in England.

We offer:

• A strong and positive culture that prioritises staff well-being, transparency, and career development.
• £500 per completed developmental history and family feedback.
• £270 per completed child observation.

Equality & Diversity

Paloma Health is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace and throughout the application process. We do not discriminate based on any protected characteristic.

Accommodations

We’re glad to accommodate candidates who need adjustments throughout the hiring process. We encourage you to be open about the adjustments you need, so we can adapt our interview process accordingly.

Safer Recruitment & Pre-Employment Checks

Paloma Health ensures that supporting people to be safe is at the heart of our work and a key priority across all areas of the organisation. As part of our pre-employment checks, you will be asked to complete a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Depending on your role within the business, this will be at either an Enhanced, Standard, or Basic level. We are committed to safer recruitment practices and expect all applicants to share our dedication to safeguarding. Our recruitment processes are designed to ensure we appoint individuals who align with our values and will help maintain a safe and supportive environment for everyone we work with.

Application process

Please apply via our website. We understand that applying for a new job requires significant effort, and we appreciate your time. We look forward to reviewing your application.

Join us and be part of our journey to revolutionise access to NHS autism and ADHD care!

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