Neurodevelopmental Assessor - East London

Job description

**Autism Assessor (Children & Young People)** **Location:** Hybrid - Primarily East London (face-to-face assessments and therapy, remote follow-ups and meetings) **Contract:** Permanent **Hours:** Full-time, flexible across weekdays (flexibility around childcare and personal commitments) Our client is seeking an experienced and compassionate **Autism Assessor** to join their growing neurodevelopmental team. This is an exciting opportunity to work within a specialist service providing high-quality autism assessments and emotional wellbeing support for children, young people and their families. Working within a multidisciplinary team, you will deliver autism assessments, contribute to diagnostic decision-making and help shape a developing service that puts children, families and clinicians at the heart of everything they do. ### Key Responsibilities: - Conduct comprehensive autism assessments for children and young people in line with NICE guidance and best practice. - Complete structured developmental interviews with parents and carers using tools such as ADI-R - Deliver observational and play-based assessments, including ADOS-2 where trained. - Participate in multidisciplinary team discussions and diagnostic decision-making. - Gather and evaluate information from schools, families and other professionals. - Produce high-quality, child-centred clinical reports outlining strengths, needs and diagnostic outcomes. - Provide clear and sensitive feedback to children, young people and their families. - Maintain accurate clinical records and documentation in line with professional standards. - Participate in supervision, reflective practice and team development meetings. - Support service development across autism, Right to Choose, trauma-informed and educational pathways. ### Requirements: - Professional registration with one of the following: - HCPC Registered Occupational Therapist - HCPC Registered Speech and Language Therapist - Minimum two years' experience conducting autism assessments for children and young people. - Experience using autism assessment tools such as ADOS-2, ADI-R, 3Di and/or ACE. - Excellent report writing, communication and clinical reasoning skills. - Strong understanding of safeguarding responsibilities and ethical clinical practice. - Ability to work independently while contributing effectively to a multidisciplinary team. This is an excellent opportunity for a skilled clinician who is passionate about delivering high-quality neurodevelopmental assessments and making a meaningful difference to children, young people and their families.