Job summary
- Main area
- Education or Relevant Allied Health Professional
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 0.6 session per week
- Job ref
- 391-NMUH-8004733
- Employer
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Edgware Community Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £55,524 - £62,652 pro rata per annum inclusive of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/07/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Band 7 Autism Diagnostic Practitioner
NHS AfC: Band 7
Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
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Job overview
We are excited to offer this part-time (3 days a week) position of Autism Diagnostics Practitioner in our new Autism and Social Communication Assessment pathway. This post is based at Edgware Hospital in Barnet.
We are looking for an experienced Practitioner with prior experience of working with young children in a therapeutic or educational role. The successful candidate will also have experience of working in autism assessment and diagnosis in children 0-6. The ideal candidate will be ADOS-2 trained and have considerable experience in multidisciplinary neurodevelopmental assessment clinics, working with paediatricians, SLTs, OTs, psychologists and other clinicians.
This is a new multidisciplinary team which is designed to provide a needs-led, family-centred approach to assessment and diagnosis for children under the age of seven with neurodivergent needs.
The successful candidate will assess children aged 0-6 for possible autism using the ADOS and/or other appropriate assessment tools, liaise with other members of the MDT to consider the correct outcome for the child, give families feedback about the outcome of assessments, and write high-quality clinical reports.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work as part of the Team for the Assessment of Autism and Social Communication (TAASC) Barnet team for children 0-6. This is a multidisciplinary team which is designed to provide a needs-led, family-centred approach to assessment and diagnosis for children under the age of seven with neurodivergent needs.
The successful candidate will assess children aged 0-6 for possible autism using the ADOS and/or other appropriate assessment tools, liaise with other members of the MDT to consider the correct outcome for the child, and give families feedback about the outcome of assessments. The post holder will possess advanced expertise in assessing autism, co-occurring conditions and differential diagnosis.
The position includes collaboration with community providers, speech and language therapists (SLT), occupational therapists (OT), psychologists, dieticians, paediatricians, physiotherapists, and other allied health professionals, as well as Experts by Experience (parents of neurodivergent children).
You will be expected to represent your role, to colleagues, professionals and families, to ensure that the support offered within the team truly represents the multidisciplinary expertise represented. The post holder will be responsible for ensuring that all aspects of service provision adhere to relevant performance standards, including safety, effectiveness, and efficiency.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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Person specification
Education & Professional Qualifications
Essential criteria
- 1. Recognised first degree in Education or Therapies
- 3. Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council or equivalent for Licence to Practice
- 4. Registered member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- 2. Recognised post graduate degree in a relevant area such as autism
Experience
Essential criteria
- At least 5 years experience of working with neurodivergent children
- At least 5 years experience of working with children in early years
- At least 2 years experience of assessing children for autism diagnostic purposes
- Experience of working with other MDT professionals and/or early years staff.
- Trained in ADOS
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in children centres, nurseries and schools.
- Experience of working with paediatricians
- Knowledge and experience of a range of assessments appropriate for assessing social communication difficulties in pre-school and school children.
- A knowledge of relevant policies and documents, e.g. Early Years Framework, SEN reforms
Skills and Aptitudes
Essential criteria
- 1. Good communication and interpersonal skills
- 2. Experience in delivering training.
- 3. Demonstrates empathy with clients, carers and families often where barriers to understanding exist ensuring that effective communication is achieved.
Desirable criteria
- Ability to speak another language
Personal Qualities & Attributes
Essential criteria
- Able to make own effective travel arrangements
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Hadassah Lev
- Job title
- Service Lead Neurodevelopmental Assessment Pathway
- Email address
- [email protected]
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
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- Telephone
- If you have any queries, please contact NLPSS Recruitment Helpdesk tel. 020 3758 2060
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