Position: Occupational Therapist
Location: Huddersfield (Remote/Hybrid)
Role: Permanent
Salary: £35,000 - £85,000 per annum (depending on experience)
Start: ASAP
Our client is an award-winning, NHS and HSE approved practice dedicated to providing high-quality psychological care across the UK and Ireland. They provide services including neurodevelopmental and psychological assessments for adults and children, expert witness assessments for courts and parole boards, and assessments in criminal/prison law, family law, immigration law, and medico-legal cases.
The Role: This is an exciting role within a busy service, providing assessments to families and adults. This hybrid or remote role is for suitably qualified clinicians working within the Neurodevelopmental Assessment Team for children referred for autism and/or ADHD assessments via NHS Patient choice and GP referral. Some aspects of the role may be undertaken remotely. For hybrid roles, the candidate must be able to travel to the Huddersfield base. The role requires conducting comprehensive specialist assessments, including diagnostic assessments of individuals with suspected autism and/or ADHD using established diagnostic tools. Assessments of mental health conditions may also be required. The clinician is responsible for writing up assessment reports in a timely manner and providing appropriate recommendations and interventions. Additionally, the clinician may be involved in supervising and supporting junior staff members depending on experience.
Qualifications:
* HCPC registered Occupational Therapist.
* Must be eligible to work in the UK.
* Experience in conducting diagnostic neurodevelopmental/specialist developmental assessments with children and young people.
* Experience working with children and young people with neurodevelopmental disorders or mental health difficulties in a clinical setting.
* Knowledge of DSM-5 diagnostic criteria and appropriate assessment tools for autism and ADHD.
* Knowledge of differential diagnosis.
* Ideally ADOS-2/ADI-R trained.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
* Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
* Experience in report writing and record keeping.
* Additional qualifications in relevant areas of autism and/or ADHD.
* Clinical supervision integral to the role.
Benefits:
* Pension.
* Generous Annual Leave allowance.
* Full ongoing training and clinical supervision.
* Birthday day off/day in lieu.
* Company benefits and discounts.
* Company events.
* Ongoing training and CPD.
* Clinical supervision integral to the role.
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