Specialist Autism Assessor

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Site Chesterfield Royal Hospital Town Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Salary £49,387 - £56,515 Per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 09/09/2026 23:59

Working in a very friendly and supportive Child Health department, we have an exciting opportunity to work within the Autism Team across North Derbyshire to provide specialist autism assessments for children and young people as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

To provide a range of specialist autism assessments for children across North Derbyshire. In doing so to share complex and sensitive outcomes with parents / carers and professionals.

To analyse and interpret complex data and findings from a variety of sources and share this sensitively in highly emotive situations. To work closely with Paediatric colleagues to deliver diagnostic formulations to colleagues in Health, Social Care and Education.

To plan and manage workload and deliver a service as part of a regular outpatient clinic model with some community-based assessments as required.

To offer supervision, consultation and training and to provide expertise and guidance to other professionals.

To contribute to service developments in line with commissioning requirements.

To keep confidential records to the highest standard and exercise self- governance in accordance with professional codes of practice.

Maintain equipment and assessment material so it is fit for purpose.

Participate in research and development to include audit, service evaluations and clinical projects

Apply clinical judgement and previous experience to develop working practices consistent with need.

Act as an autonomous practitioner within professional guidelines, applying intense concentration in client related activity and documentation.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a successful foundation Trust with a strong commitment to delivering the highest standards of clinical quality, patient care and staff experience. The Trust’s Together as One Strategy describes our organisational values and a pledge to support our people through compassionate and inclusive leadership.

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is North Derbyshire's only acute District General Hospital, with 24 hour Emergency Department services; we're responsible for providing care and treatment to more than 400,000 people who live in our communities. We are modern, well-resourced and in commuting distance of Sheffield, Derby, Nottingham and close to the Peak District.

We work closely with our partners across health and care as part of the Joined Up Care Derbyshire Integrated Care System.

Please see the Job description and Person Specification in the attachments. This document contains a full detailed description of the role and what the main responsibilities and duties are along with the criteria that are required.

• A recorded/ UK- registered professional qualification in one of the following at graduate level:
  Registered nursing, social work, occupational therapy, clinical psychology or speech and language therapy.
• Registration with a professional body e.g. HCPC, RCN, NMC, Social Work England
• Additional training post qualification in evidenced based therapeutic approach or intervention
• Additional training in ADOS or ADI-r or standardised ASD tool.

• - Experience of working with other neurodevelopmental diagnoses and differences e.g. learning disability, speech and language differences, ADHD, autism
• Experience of carrying out complex psychological…