Autism Assessor for Children and Young People (ADOS +/- ADIR trained) - Remote (

Autism Assessor for Children and Young People (Employed)Time commitment: Full-time employment is preferred, though we can also offer part-time (minimum of 3 days per week)Location: This is a fully remote role; however, you must permanently reside in the UK throughout your employment with Paloma.Reporting to: Autism Service Team Manager.About PalomaPaloma’s mission is to make children’s autism and ADHD assessments and care available on the NHS within 4 weeks of GP referral. We are making this happen by redesigning care pathways, building new software & AI tools, and training up a specialist clinical workforce.Mark & Darshak founded Paloma as they were frustrated that families are waiting 2-10 years for NHS children’s autism and ADHD assessments. Learn more about the crisis in NHS children’s neurodevelopmental services from this Children’s Commissioner for England here: https://www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/blog/childrens-commissioner-warns-of-invisible-crisis-as-delays-and-inequalities-laid-bare-among-children-with-neurodevelopmental-conditions/We are growing incredibly fast to meet the need for autism and ADHD care, and we have:Raised £5m pre-seed funding from leading healthcare investors (Triple Point Ventures and Heal Capital)Grown our fantastic team to 80 people, and are hiring ~100 more over the next 12 monthsHow is Paloma Health different from other Neurodevelopmental providers?We are clinically-led, Care Quality Commission (CQC) registered, and rigorous in recording our outcomes and family experiences.Our in-house product & engineering team ensures we can:Give families a more consumer-like experience of healthcareFree our clinicians from documentation to focus on supporting familiesOur strong culture, including transparency, a sense of community, and supporting staff career developmentThe experience of our founders (Dr Mark Jenkins & Darshak Shah), who have previously built tech-enabled NHS obesity and ophthalmology services. Combined, their previous companies have treated over 1 million NHS patients in the last 15 years!Being backed by leading healthcare investors (Triple Point Ventures and Heal Capital) allows us to move fastThe OpportunityPaloma Health has developed a new gold-standard autism assessment pathway and our own Patient Record software system, which allows us to offer:An exceptional service and timely assessments, as well as clear strengths and needs-based outcomes, regardless of whether an autism diagnosis is made. High assessor role satisfaction by improving the experience of delivering assessments. For example, we are building an AI tool to streamline diagnostic report writing, which we know is a pressure of the role.You will work as a member of a multidisciplinary assessment team, delivering:Remote developmental histories (via video calls)Remote child observations (via video calls), if you have the relevant skillsPeer MDT diagnostic decision-making, with the support of the senior clinical MDT where requiredTech-enabled outcome report writing Outcome calls with parents and families (via video call)From a cultural perspective, you are:Comfortable working in a dynamic environment and embracing changeExcited about using new technologies in your roleAlways looking for ways to improve our staff and patient experienceWe 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. into ADHD when we launch that).1 protected day per month for assessor team training, Continuing Professional Development (CPD), clinical supervision 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.Responsibilities:Conduct high-quality autism assessments.Act in accordance with our Safeguarding Policy, including conducting a risk assessment where necessary.Keep up to date with mandatory training and your professional qualification requirements, including CPD.Qualifications and experience:Required:Professional Registration with any of: HCPC, NMC, GMC or Social Work EnglandTypically, job titles of people with the relevant skills are:Psychologist, including Clinical Psychologist, Counselling Psychologist, and Educational Psychologist (HCPC)Occupational Therapist (HCPC)Speech and Language Therapist (HCPC)Nurse, including Mental Health and Learning Disability Nurse (NMC)Medical Doctor (GMC)Social Worker (Social Work England)Completion of a recognised ADOS-2 course required for NMC, HCPC and, Social Work England registered applicants. Clinical Psychologists and Medical Doctors would be considered without having completed ADOS-2.At least 1 years experience in children and young people's autism diagnostic assessments with specific knowledge including:A sound understanding of co-occurring conditions and dif