ADOS Autism Assessor CYP

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We are looking for an ADOS Autism Assessor who will be a member of the multidisciplinary assessment team which delivers remote child observations along with peer MDT diagnostic decision‑making (with the support of the senior clinical MDT where required). This role is a hybrid role, based in our Exeter clinic.

You will work as a member of a multidisciplinary assessment team, delivering:

• In-person child observations at our Exeter clinic
• Peer MDT diagnostic decision‑making, with the support of the senior clinical MDT where required

Paloma’s mission is to make children’s autism and ADHD assessments and care available on the NHS within 4 weeks of GP referral. We are making this happen by redesigning care pathways, building new software & AI tools, and training a specialist clinical workforce.

Mark & Darshak founded Paloma because families were waiting 2‑10 years for NHS children’s autism and ADHD assessments. Learn more about the crisis in NHS children’s neurodevelopmental services from the Children’s Commissioner for England here: https://

ADOS Autism Assessor for Children and Young People, based in our Exeter clinic.

Time commitment:
Full‑time employment is preferred, though part‑time (minimum 3 days per week) or a self‑employed role (again a minimum of 3 days per week) is also available.

Location:

In‑person based at our Exeter, Devon clinic.

Reporting to:
Autism Service Team Manager.

• Salary of £70,000‑74,000 per year for allied healthcare professionals (nurses, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists) and social workers, depending on prior relevant experience.
• Salary of £75,000‑80,000 per year for practitioner psychologists (clinical, educational, counselling), depending on prior relevant experience.

• We are clinically‑led, Care Quality Commission (CQC) registered, and rigorous in recording our outcomes and family experiences.
• Our in‑house product & engineering team ensures we can:
  • Give families a more consumer‑like experience of healthcare
  • Free our clinicians from documentation to focus on supporting families
• Our strong culture, including transparency, a sense of community, and supporting staff career development
• The experience of our founders (Dr Mark Jenkins & Darshak Shah) who have previously built tech‑enabled NHS obesity and ophthalmology services. Combined, their previous companies have treated over 1 million NHS patients in the last 15 years!
• Being backed by leading healthcare investors (Triple Point Ventures and Heal Capital) allows us to move fast

• An exceptional service and timely assessments, as well as clear strengths and needs‑based outcomes, regardless of whether an autism diagnosis is made.
• High assessor role satisfaction by improving the experience of delivering assessments; for example, we are building an AI tool to streamline diagnostic report writing, which we know is a pressure of the role.

• Conduct high‑quality child observations as part of an autism assessment.
• Act in accordance with our Safeguarding Policy, including conducting a risk assessment where necessary.
• Keep up to date with mandatory training and your professional qualification requirements, including CPD.

Required:

• Professional Registration with any of: HCPC, NMC, or Social Work England
• Typical job titles of people with the relevant skills include:
• Psychologist, including Clinical Psychologist, Counselling Psychologist, and Educational Psychologist (HCPC)
• Occupational Therapist (HCPC)
• Speech and Language Therapist (HCPC)
• Nurse, including Mental Health and Learning Disability Nurse (NMC)
• Social Worker (Social Work England)
• Completion of a recognised ADOS‑2 course is required for NMC, HCPC and Social Work England registered applicants. Clinical Psychologists would be considered without having completed ADOS‑2.
• At least 1 year of experience delivering children’s observations within an autism assessment process. This can be EITHER working with children 5‑18 years of age OR 2‑4 years of…