Adult Asd Assessor (Salt/Ot - Ados2)

Vertis Health; Redditch; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension

Flexible working

Professional development

Job summary

Vertis Health is seeking an experienced Speech and Language Therapist or Occupational Therapist to join our Adult ASD Assessment Service for comprehensive diagnostic assessments.

You will work within a multidisciplinary team, conducting ADOS-2 Module 4 for adults, contributing to diagnostic formulations, and ensuring person-centered, neurodiversity-affirming practice.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of autism diagnostic assessments with ADOS-2 Module 4 for adults.
• Experience contributing to multidisciplinary diagnostic decision-making and feedback.
• Experience with adults with complex neurodevelopmental/mental health presentations.
• Strong written and verbal communication with clear clinical documentation.

Responsibilities

• Undertake face-to-face ADOS-2 Module 4 assessments for adults on the pathway.
• Administer, score and interpret ADOS-2 per standards and protocols.
• Record detailed behavioural observations with clinical relevance.
• Contribute assessment findings to MDT diagnostic discussions.
• Identify areas needing further clinical exploration.
• Participate in joint diagnostic feedback with service users.
• Communicate outcomes sensitively and neurodiversity-affirmingly.
• Complete timely, accurate clinical documentation.

Skills

ADOS-2 Module 4

Autism assessment

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Clinical documentation

Education

HCPC registration

Formal ADOS-2 training

Tools

EMIS

Heidi AI/ambient docs

Job description

Job summary

Vertis Health is seeking an experienced and motivated Speech and Language Therapist or Occupational Therapist to join our Adult Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Assessment Service. In this role, you will undertake specialist face-to-face ADOS-2 Module 4 assessments for adults referred to our autism diagnostic pathway across Worcestershire.

Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will collaborate closely with a Clinical Psychologist or Registered Mental Health Nurse who will complete the developmental history and wider clinical assessment. Together, you will contribute to comprehensive diagnostic formulations and provide high-quality, person-centred assessment experiences for adults seeking diagnostic clarity.

Main duties of the job

• Undertake face-to-face ADOS-2 Module 4 assessments for adults referred to the ASD diagnostic pathway.
• Administer, score and interpret ADOS-2 assessments in line with recognised standards and service protocols.
• Record detailed, accurate and clinically relevant behavioural observations.
• Contribute specialist assessment findings to multidisciplinary diagnostic discussions.
• Identify and communicate areas requiring further clinical exploration or consideration.
• Participate in joint diagnostic feedback appointments with service users.
• Communicate assessment outcomes sensitively and in a neurodiversity-affirming manner.
• Complete timely, accurate and comprehensive clinical documentation.
• Maintain compliance with professional standards, safeguarding requirements and clinical governance procedures.

About us

Vertis Health is a federation of general practices delivering high-quality NHS services across Worcestershire. We were founded by local primary care clinicians and are owned by the practices we serve. As a purpose-led limited company, the money we generate is reinvested into the local healthcare economy, helping to strengthen services, support innovation and improve patient care.

Our neurodevelopmental services are being built around clinical quality, meaningful outcomes and strong governance. You will join an organisation that understands NHS systems and values while giving experienced clinicians the opportunity to influence, develop and improve services.

Depending on the role, our benefits include access to the NHS Pension, structured learning and development, clinical leadership opportunities, career progression and genuine flexibility.

If you want to help build a clinically rigorous, compassionate and sustainable service, we would be pleased to hear from you.

Details

Date posted: 14 October 2026
Pay scheme: Other
Salary: £47,751.92 to £54,644.43 a year
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
Reference number: B0158-26-0131
Closing date: 25 November 2026

Job responsibilities

This post forms part of Vertis Health's multidisciplinary Adult ASD diagnostic pathway.

The ADOS-2 assessor will work alongside a clinician undertaking the developmental history and wider clinical assessment. Diagnostic decisions will be reached collaboratively through multidisciplinary discussion, integrating developmental history, clinical information, available collateral evidence and direct observational findings.

The role does not routinely include responsibility for developmental history assessment, ongoing post-diagnostic intervention or independent case management.

Following diagnostic decision-making, the ADOS-2 assessor will participate in joint diagnostic feedback with the developmental-history clinician.

We are looking for an experienced ADOS-2 clinician who is confident undertaking adult Module 4 assessments and contributing thoughtful observational evidence to multidisciplinary diagnostic decision-making.

You will bring strong assessment skills, sound professional judgement, attention to detail and a clear understanding that the ADOS-2 forms one component of a broader diagnostic process.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Minimum 2 years experience undertaking autism diagnostic assessments, including regular use of ADOS-2 Module 4 with adults.
• Experience contributing to multidisciplinary diagnostic decision-making and diagnostic feedback.
• Experience working with adults with complex or overlapping neurodevelopmental and mental health presentations.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce clear, clinically robust documentation.

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Strong knowledge of adult autism presentation, including subtle presentations and masking or camouflaging.
• High level of competence in ADOS-2 administration and scoring.
• Understanding of the strengths and limitations of the ADOS-2 within a broader autism diagnostic assessment.
• Knowledge of current NICE guidance relating to the identification, assessment and diagnosis of autism in adults.
• Ability to distinguish behavioural observations from wider diagnostic conclusions.
• Ability to present assessment findings clearly within a multidisciplinary team.
• Understanding of safeguarding, professional accountability and clinical governance.
• Commitment to person-centred and neurodiversity-affirming clinical practice.

Desirable

• Substantial experience administering ADOS-2 Module 4 with verbally fluent adults.
• Experience working within NHS or NHS-commissioned adult neurodevelopmental services.
• Experience using online clinical system, EMIS and Heidi or a comparable AI medical scribe / ambient clinical documentation tool to support clinical documentation.
• Additional postgraduate training in autism or neurodevelopmental assessment.

Qualifications

Essential

• Current HCPC registration as a Speech and Language Therapist or Occupational Therapist.
• Formal ADOS-2 training.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name: Vertis Health
Address: 38 Kenilworth Close, Crabbs Cross, Redditch, B97 5JX, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply through our website

For questions about the job, contact: HR Team, [e-mail], 01905969865

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