About the Role
Join a passionate and supportive multidisciplinary team dedicated to making a meaningful difference in the lives of children and young people. Our service specializes in high-quality, evidence-based assessments for autism and ADHD, delivered through both NHS-funded referrals and private pathways. As a Specialist Neurodevelopmental Practitioner, you’ll contribute to comprehensive neurodevelopmental assessments, helping ensure timely, accurate diagnoses that lead to appropriate support and improved outcomes for families.
Responsibilities
- Conducting face-to-face structured observations as part of the neurodevelopmental assessment process.
- Conducting remote developmental history interviews with parents and carers via Zoom.
- Participating collaboratively in peer MDT diagnostic discussions, supported by senior clinicians where needed.
- Delivering clear, compassionate feedback to families.
- Producing accurate clinical reports, including diagnostic formulations, with the help of smart tools.
- Working efficiently to meet service Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
- Delivering clinical supervision (where applicable).
- Able to travel to a clinic base to conduct in-person assessments (hybrid only).
Requirements
- Minimum of 1 year's professional registration with HCPC, NMC, GMC or Social Work England.
- Minimum of 1 year's experience conducting diagnostic assessments for autism and/or ADHD in children and young people.
- Strong understanding of differential diagnosis in neurodevelopmental presentations.
- In-depth knowledge of DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for autism and ADHD.
- Trained and experienced in the use of diagnostic tools such as ADOS-2, ADI-R, etc.
- Effective time management and caseload organisation skills, with the ability to manage competing demands and meet clinical deadlines.
- Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team and participate in collaborative diagnostic discussions.
- Highly developed written language skills used to produce high-quality clinical reports.
- Well-developed communication skills with children, young people, and their families, ensuring compassionate, clear, and professional interactions throughout the assessment process.
- Must be eligible to work in the UK.
Skills
- Clinical Psychology
- Counselling Psychology
- Educational Psychology
- Speech and Language Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Mental Health Nursing
- Learning Disability Nursing
- General Nursing
- Children's Nursing
- Medical Practice
- Social Work
- Autism Assessment
- ADHD Assessment
- Differential Diagnosis
- DSM-5 Criteria
- ADOS-2
- ADI-R
- Time Management
- Caseload Organisation
- Multidisciplinary Teamwork
- Clinical Report Writing
- Communication Skills
Location
- UK
Work Type
- Full-time
- Part-time
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Minimum 1 year professional registration
- Minimum 1 year experience conducting diagnostic assessments
Education Level
- HCPC Registration
- NMC Registration
- GMC Registration
- Social Work England Registration
Salary/Compensations
- Competitive salary based on experience
- Annual salary reviews
- Pension contributions
Benefits
- Continued professional development
- Clinical supervision
- Reflective practice
- Generous leave entitlement (28 days annual leave plus bank holidays)
- Day off for birthday
- Private healthcare
- Company laptop
- On-call IT support
- Opportunities to contribute to Evolve Skills & Research Academy
- Company events
About the Company
- Evolve Psychology was founded in 2014 with the aim to redefine clinical and neurodevelopmental psychology.
- They provide services across the UK and Ireland, specializing in NHS-funded and private neurodevelopmental assessments, SpLD assessments, and intellectual disability assessments.
- Evolve Psychology is an award-winning, multidisciplinary team of over 100 experts.
- They are clinician-founded and clinician-led, with clinicians registered with HCPC, NMC, GMC, and Social Work England or affiliated with the British Psychological Society.
- Key differentiators include expert leadership, NHS accreditation, dedicated clinical leadership, gold-standard assessments compliant with NICE and BPS standards, access to digital tools, comprehensive CPD, a person-centred approach, opportunities for contribution beyond assessments via the Evolve Inter Skills & Research Academy, a values-led culture, and sustainable growth.
