Adult Autism Occupational Therapist

Position: Occupational Therapist

Location: Huddersfield (Hybrid)

Role: Permanent Part/Full time avaliable

Salary: £35,000 - £55,000 per annum (depending on experience)

Start: ASAP

Our client is an award-winning, NHS approved practice dedicated to providing high-quality psychological care across the UK. They provide high-quality neurodevelopmental and psychological assessments for adults and children as well as expert witness assessments for the courts and parole boards, assessments in criminal/prison law, family law, immigration law, and medico-legal cases. They have a proven track record of providing high quality assessments and delivering on NHS contracts.The Role: This is an exciting and valuable role within a busy service, providing invaluable assessments to adults. This is a hybrid role for suitably qualified clinicians working within the Neurodevelopmental Assessment Team for adults referred for autism and/or ADHD assessments.Some aspects of the role may be undertaken remotely, 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.The clinician is also responsible for writing up assessment reports in a timely and professional manner, as well as 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 UK.

• Experience in conducting diagnostic neurodevelopmental/ specialist developmental assessments with adults.

• Knowledge of assessment tools for autism and ADHD.

• 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.

Benefits:

• Pension.

• Generous Annual Leave allowance.

• Full ongoing training and clinical supervision.

• Birthday day of/ day in lieu.

• Company benefits and discounts.

• Company events.

• Ongoing training and CPD.

• Clinical Supervision integral to the role.