Responsibilities
- 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.
Requirements
- Professional Registration with any of: HCPC, NMC, or 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 to 18 years of age OR 2-4 years of age, OR the full age range.
- Good time management skills, including caseload management
- High-quality parent and patient communication skills
- Enhanced DBS with barred list check (as you will be working with children)
Nice to Have
- Experience in conducting risk assessments within an autism assessment service
- Evidence of Safeguarding training (Level 3 and above)
Benefits
- 5% employer pension contribution
- Private medical insurance and Employee Assistance Programme (from early 2026)
- Home Office Equipment Allowance
- Professional Registration Fees Allowance for clinicians
- 37 days of annual leave. This is 28 standard days, plus eight bank holidays, plus your birthday off.
- Option to buy an additional 5 days per year (giving you a maximum of 42 days per year)
- 2 days per year of special leave, for those moments that happen in life, whether personal or family-related
- A premium performance company laptop
- Equity compensation through Share Options in Paloma Health for employees working at least 32 hours per week with Paloma.
- NHS discounts, including the Blue Light Card (as we are an NHS provider).
Work Arrangement
Hybrid
Team
Team size: 80. Structure: multidisciplinary assessment team
Additional Information
- We are growing incredibly fast to meet the need for autism and ADHD care, and we have: Raised £5m pre-seed funding from leading healthcare investors (Triple Point Ventures and Heal Capital) Grown our fantastic team to 80 people, and are hiring ~100 more over the next 12 months
- 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
- We commit to supporting your development and well-being, including: The Paloma Clinical Academy programme supports all clinicians at all stages of their careers to develop (e.g. to our Senior Assessor role) and cross-skill (e.g. into ADHD when we launch that). 1 protected day per month for assessor team training, Continuing Professional Development (CPD), clinical supervision and reflection. Quarterly development conversations with clear career progression pathways. Clear weekly timetables that support a role mix across appointments, administration, development, and team building.
- We are committed to safer recruitment practices and expect all applicants to share our dedication to safeguarding. Our recruitment processes are designed to ensure we appoint individuals who are aligned with our values and who will contribute to maintaining a safe and supportive environment for everyone we work with.
- We are an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace and throughout the application process. We do not discriminate based on any protected characteristic.
- We’re glad to accommodate candidates who need adjustments throughout the hiring process. We encourage you to be open about the adjustments you need so we can adapt our interview process.
- As part of our pre-employment checks, you will be asked to complete a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Depending on your role within the business, this will be at either an Enhanced, Standard, or Basic level.
