Children's Service Autism Assessor

Job summary

The Retreat Clinics York is seeking a sessional clinician experienced in providing autism assessments to children and young adults.

As an experienced registered professional with autism assessment training and experience you will be responsible for the assessment process of young people who require assessment to ascertain if they would meet the criteria for a diagnosis of autism.

You will

• Undertake ADOS, ADIR assessments predominately face to face in our children, young people service.
• Write up assessment reports in a clear and concise manner, working to timelines for completion of assessments and submission of reports.
• Ensure high quality interaction and assessment of children/adults and families referred to the service.
• Form part of the MDT for discussion and quality assurance of report

You must have

• Professional Registration and qualification relevant to role (NMC, SWE or HCPC)
• Post registration experience working within a service with children and young people with autism and other neurodevelopmental conditions.
• An ability to undertake assessments and confidence in delivering feedback on assessment outcome to individuals and family members.
• ADOS or ADIR Trained.
• Ability to deliver face to face assessment at our dedicated Children's Service in York.

You will be supported as a professional and as an individual, with consideration of your current capacity, preferences, and expertise when you are offered cases.

Main duties of the job

Benefits

• Clients are triaged through by a senior clinician before being matched to a clinician. You are able to accept or refuse cases without prejudice.
• Unlimited access to clinic space on our historic site. Clients are greeted by our administration team and able to wait in our comfortable waiting area.
• Responsive support from our clinical leads, as required.
• Access to quality clinical record management systems to support safe practice, and access to IT support for any queries you may have.
• Administration support to allow you to focus purely on your clients.
• Free mandatory training if you have not completed this elsewhere.
• The option to join one of our clinical network forums where you can meet with other clinicians working in the organisation.
• Access to amenities onsite, including free parking, a library and kitchen, with free tea and coffee available.
• Access to our clinician office and desktop PCs, to complete your notes, do additional reading, or connect with other clinicians.
• You will receive support from our talented administrators, enabling you to concentrate on your clinical work.

If youre driven by clinical excellence and outstanding results, if you measure your own achievement by that of your clients, and if you would like to work with an organisation that truly values the process, we would like to hear from you.

About us

The Retreat is a world-renowned mental health clinic based in York and Manchester working with clients across the UK and we are currently seeking a Neurodevelopmental Assessor to work within our Children and Young Peoples service in York.

We have a long and distinguished reputation for being innovators and world leaders in the field of modern mental health care providing high quality, sustainable services for both adults and children, including neurodevelopmental conditions, stress, depression, anxiety, eating disorders and obsessive compulsive disorders.

If you are driven by excellence, achievement, recognition, and the reward that comes from making a positive difference, we would like to hear from you.

Our history

The Retreat was founded by Quakers in York in 1792 and for over 200 years it has been a source of hope, comfort, support, and care for people with mental health difficulties.

Founders William Tuke and his family took an innovative and compassionate approach which led to major legal reforms in the care of mental health in the UK and beyond. Every textbook on the history of mental illness mentions the unique part played by The Retreat in the reshaping of attitudes. This approach of innovation and humane care endures to this day and is something which we feel privileged to continue.