Autism Assessor (ADOS & ADI-R)

Clement Mind; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development and training

Job summary

Clement Mind in Cambridge is seeking a Neurodevelopmental Assessor to join our Autism and ADHD Diagnostic Service. This part-time role starts at 2 days a week and grows toward full time, for clinicians with training and practical experience in administering ADOS-2.

You will work within a multidisciplinary team, conducting comprehensive assessments for children and adults, including potential use of ADI-R and DIVA-5, with supervision from experienced psychologists and opportunities for CPD.

Qualifications

• Formal training and accreditation in the administration and scoring of the ADOS-2 and ADI-R.
• Minimum of 6 months of experience using the ADOS-2 and ADI-R.
• Experience with DIVA-5 is highly desirable.
• Strong clinical observation and information-gathering skills.
• Good written communication and ability to produce clear clinical documentation.

Responsibilities

• Undertake ADOS-2 assessments with children, young people and/or adults as part of autism diagnostic assessments.
• Score and interpret ADOS-2 assessments and contribute findings to the diagnostic formulation.
• Undertake ADI-R developmental interviews with parents, carers or family members.
• Undertake DIVA-5 assessments as part of adult ADHD diagnostic assessments where trained.
• Gather and integrate information from interviews, histories, questionnaires and observations.
• Produce clear clinical documentation and contribute to comprehensive reports.
• Present assessment findings and participate in multidisciplinary discussions.
• Maintain accurate clinical records and attend supervision and MDT meetings.
• Engage in CPD and quality-improvement activities.

Skills

ADOS-2 experience

ADI-R experience

DIVA-5 experience

Clinical documentation

Right to Work in the UK

DBS Update Service

Education

HCPC/SWE/NMC/GMC registration

Tools

DBS Update Service

Job description

Are you looking to develop your career in neurodevelopmental assessment?Would you like to take an opportunity to work in a company of psychologists devoted to providing the best psychology provision to other companies and private patients? Keep reading as this may be for you.

Clement Mind is looking for aNeurodevelopmental Assessor to join our growing Autism and ADHD Diagnostic Service in Cambridge.

This is a part-time role ( 2 days a week initially, growing to full time) for a clinician who already hastraining and practical experience in administering the ADOS-2 and would like to further develop their expertise in autism and ADHD assessment.

You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team, contributing to comprehensive diagnostic assessments for both adults and children and young people. Depending on your training and experience, you may also undertake developmental interviews using theADI-R and ADHD assessments using theDIVA-5.

The role offers an opportunity to develop specialist experience in neurodevelopmental assessment while working under the clinical supervision and governance of experienced psychologists.

What you will be doing

As a Neurodevelopmental Assessor, you will:

• UndertakeADOS-2 assessmentswith children, young people and/or adults as part of comprehensive autism diagnostic assessments.
• Score and interpret ADOS-2 assessments accurately and contribute findings to the wider diagnostic formulation.
• Where appropriately trained, undertakeADI-R developmental interviewswith parents, carers or family members.
• Where appropriately trained, undertakeDIVA-5 assessmentsas part of adult ADHD diagnostic assessments.
• Gather and integrate information from clinical interviews, developmental histories, questionnaires, rating scales, behavioural observations and collateral information.
• Produce clear, structured clinical documentation and contribute to comprehensive neurodevelopmental assessment reports.
• Present assessment findings and contribute to multidisciplinary diagnostic discussions.
• Maintain accurate clinical records.
• Attend regular clinical supervision and MDT meetings.
• Participate in relevant CPD, service development, audit and quality-improvement activities.

What you need to have

• Right to Work in the UK. Sponsorship is not available for this job.
• Formal training and accreditation in the administration and scoring of the ADOS-2 and ADI-R.
• Minimum of 6 months of experience using the ADOS-2 and ADI-R.
• Highly desirable: experience using the DIVA-5 assessment.
• Strong clinical observation and information-gathering skills.
• Good written communication skills and the ability to produce clear and accurate clinical documentation and reports.
• Current DBS in place active on the Update Service
• Experience of assessing both children and adults
• HCPC, SWE, NMC or GMC registration in:
• --- Occupational Therapy
• --- Speech & Language Therapy
• --- Registered Social Worker
• --- Nurses (Mental Health,Child, Adult or Learning Disability)
• --- Other relevant health or social care professions

What you can expect:

• Annual salary of £60,000pro rata
• Permanent role
• 2 days a week initially, moving towards full time as the role develops
• Career development and training

About Your Next Employer

You will be working for an agile company with an unique approach to the delivery of care with a network of services across Cambridgeshire, England.

Clement Mind was founded by Alberto Bonilla Miralles as a company led by psychologists to provide the best advice and care within the discipline to direct and indirect clients. Clement Mind was set up over three years ago to cover a need in the English market. Clement Mind aims to provide highly specialised yet understandable knowledge to all of our clients, hence the Person Centred Care, thirst for improvement, effectivity, and reliability is the ethos we live on.