Occupational Therapist - Huddersfield Autism/ADHD Assessments

RGH-Global Limited; Huddersfield; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK seeks an Occupational Therapist for a hybrid role to conduct assessments for autism and ADHD. The successful candidate will need to be HCPC registered and have experience in neurodevelopmental assessments with children. This position offers a competitive salary and a range of benefits including clinical supervision and ongoing training.

Benefits

Pension

Generous Annual Leave allowance

Full ongoing training and clinical supervision

Birthday day off

Company benefits and discounts

Company events

Ongoing training and CPD

Qualifications

• HCPC registered Occupational Therapist
• Experience with diagnostic assessments for neurodevelopmental conditions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive specialist assessments for suspected autism and/or ADHD.
• Provide assessments for children referred via NHS Patient choice.
• Work within a multidisciplinary team.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Report writing

Education

HCPC registration

Tools

ADOS-2

ADI-R

Job description

Position: Occupational Therapist

Location: Huddersfield (Hybrid)

Role: Permanent full or part time considered

Salary: £45,000 - £55,000 per annum (depending on experience)

Start: ASAP

Our client is an award-winning, NHS and HSE approved practice dedicated to providing high-quality psychological care across the UK and Ireland. They provide high-quality services to clients across the UK and Ireland, including neurodevelopmental and psychological assessments for adults and children as well as expert witness assessments for the courts and parole boards, assessments in criminal/prison law, family law, immigration law, and medico-legal cases.

The Role

This is an exciting and valuable role within a busy service, providing invaluable assessments to families and adults. It is a hybrid or remote role for suitably qualified clinicians working within the Neurodevelopmental Assessment Team for children referred for autism and/or ADHD assessments via NHS Patient choice and GP referral. Some aspects may be undertaken remotely. For hybrid roles the candidate must be able to travel to the Huddersfield base.

The role requires conducting comprehensive specialist assessments including diagnostic assessments of individuals with suspected autism and/or ADHD using established diagnostic tools.

Qualifications

• HCPC registered Occupational Therapist.
• Must be eligible to work in UK.
• Experience in conducting diagnostic neurodevelopmental/ specialist developmental assessments with children and young people.
• ADOS-2/ ADI-R trained.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Experience in report writing and record keeping.

Benefits

• Pension.
• Generous Annual Leave allowance.
• Full ongoing training and clinical supervision.
• Birthday day of/ day in lieu.
• Company benefits and discounts.
• Company events.
• Ongoing training and CPD.
• Clinical Supervision integral to the role.