Autism Assessment Specialist, CAMHS

The Methodist Church in Britain; England; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Attractive recruitment package

Tailored CPD opportunities

Quality improvement projects

Service-user participation

Leadership development opportunities

Career progression support

Job summary

East London NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a CAMHS Practitioner to lead standardised autism assessments and deliver diagnostic reports for young people aged 13+. You will provide specialist autism advice, training to other professionals, and collaborate within a multidisciplinary CAMHS team.

The role includes audit, research participation, safeguarding, and policy development responsibilities while maintaining accurate RiO/CPA records and liaising with primary care and agencies.

Qualifications

• Qualification in one of: clinical psychology, family therapy, child psychotherapy, nursing, social work, speech and language therapy or occupational therapy
• Clinical psychology doctorate (or pre-1996 equivalent); systemic psychotherapy masters or doctorate; child psychotherapy honours degree plus postgraduate diploma or masters
• Mental Health Nurse Level 1 (RN3, RNMH) with ENB 998 or equivalent
• Postgraduate courses relevant to autism
• Postgraduate diagnostic training, such as ADOS and 3Di

Responsibilities

• Carry out standardised autism assessments using ADOS, 3Di, ADI-R or other tools suited to the young person
• Write confidential diagnostic reports for families and professionals, and deliver sensitive, complex and sometimes unwelcome information constructively
• Provide specialist autism advice to young people and families, individually and in groups
• Provide autism consultation and training to other professionals
• Offer liaison and consultation to primary care and key agencies on NDT, intellectual disability and co-morbid mental health referrals
• Undertake clinical audit and research, and take part in service-wide audit and research projects
• Work jointly with NDT and other CAMHS clinicians
• Keep accurate clinical records on RiO and the trust-wide CPA database, and support line-managed staff to do the same
• Safeguard children and young people in line with local, trust-wide and professional guidelines, and manage risks including aggression and lone working
• Help develop standards based on theory and research, and contribute to policy and service development
• Monitor, report and communicate clinical and service information to service users, carers, professionals and managers
• Keep up to date with legislation and meet statutory, mandatory and professional development requirements

Skills

Autism assessment

Clinical reporting

Interagency liaison

Audit & research

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Safeguarding

Education

Clinical psychology doctorate

Systemic psychotherapy master/doctorate

Nursing/Mental Health registration (RN/RNMH)

Postgraduate autism training

Postgraduate diagnostic training (ADOS/3Di)

Tools

RiO electronic patient record

CPA database

Job description

East London NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a CAMHS Practitioner to lead standardised autism assessments and deliver diagnostic reports for young people aged 13+. You will provide specialist autism advice, training to other professionals, and collaborate within a multidisciplinary CAMHS team.

The role includes audit, research participation, safeguarding, and policy development responsibilities while maintaining accurate RiO/CPA records and liaising with primary care and agencies.