Neurodevelopmental Specialist: Autism & ADHD Assessments

Evolve Psychology Services; Harrogate; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Annual salary reviews

Pension contributions

28 days annual leave + bank holidays

Private healthcare

Company laptop

On-call IT support

Evolve Skills & Research Academy

Company events

Job summary

Evolve Psychology Services in the UK is seeking a Specialist Neurodevelopmental Practitioner to deliver high‑quality autism and ADHD assessments for children and young people, across NHS-funded referrals and private pathways.

The role involves face‑to‑face and remote assessments, MDT discussions, feedback delivery, and reports, with hybrid working and travel to clinic bases as needed. Must be eligible to work in the UK and join a clinician‑led, supportive team.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 years' professional registration with one of HCPC, NMC, GMC or Social Work England.
• Minimum of 1 years’ experience conducting diagnostic assessments for autism and/or ADHD in children and young people.
• Strong understanding of differential diagnosis in neurodevelopmental presentations.
• In-depth knowledge of DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for autism and ADHD.
• Trained and experienced in the use of diagnostic tools such as ADOS-2, ADI-R, etc.
• Effective time management and caseload organisation skills, with the ability to manage competing demands and meet clinical deadlines.
• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team and participate in collaborative diagnostic discussions.
• Highly developed written language skills used to produce high‑quality clinical reports.
• Well-developed communication skills with children, young people, and their families, ensuring compassionate, clear, and professional interactions throughout the assessment process.
• Must be eligible to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Conducting face‑to‑face structured observations as part of the neurodevelopmental assessment process.
• Conducting remote developmental history interviews with parents and carers via Zoom
• Participating collaboratively in peer MDT diagnostic discussions, supported by senior clinicians where needed
• Delivering clear, compassionate feedback to families
• Producing accurate clinical reports, including diagnostic formulations, with the help of our smart tools
• Working efficiently to meet service KPIs
• Delivering clinical supervision (where applicable)
• Able to travel to a clinic base to conduct in‑person assessments, (hybrid only)

Skills

Professional registration

Autism/ADHD diagnosis

Differential diagnosis

DSM-5 knowledge

Diagnostic tools ADOS-2/ADI-R

Time management

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Written language skills

Communication with families

UK work eligibility

Tools

ADOS-2

ADI-R

Job description

Evolve Psychology Services in the UK is seeking a Specialist Neurodevelopmental Practitioner to deliver high‑quality autism and ADHD assessments for children and young people, across NHS-funded referrals and private pathways.

The role involves face‑to‑face and remote assessments, MDT discussions, feedback delivery, and reports, with hybrid working and travel to clinic bases as needed. Must be eligible to work in the UK and join a clinician‑led, supportive team.