Autism Assessor for Children and Young People - Remote (Self-Employed)

Autism Assessor for Children and Young People - Remote (Self-Employed)Time commitment: Our ideal is working 3-5 days per week. Our minimum requirement is that you can complete at least 3 developmental histories per week. Location: This is a fully remote role.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)If you are ADOS trained and experienced, you can do a combined role of remote developmental histories and remote child observationsPeer MDT diagnostic decision-making, with the support of the senior clinical MDT where requiredFrom 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 experienceResponsibilities:Conduct high-quality remote developmental histories and child observations (if experienced) as part of an autism assessment.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 year of experience in children and young people's autism diagnostic assessments with specific knowledge including:A sound understanding of co-occurring conditions and differentials.Ability to present findings, including diagnostic formulation, concisely into a clinical report which is client-centred and includes a strengths and needs profile. Good time management skills, including caseload management High-quality parent and patient communication skillsEnhanced DBS with barred list check (as you will be working with children)Desirable:Formal training in autism developmental histories e.g. ADI-R At least 30 completed child observational assessments for autismExperience in conducting risk assessments within an autism assessment servic