ASD / ADHD Assessor (freelance)

Join our dedicated team at Portland Charity where we are committed to providing exceptional psychological services and support to individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). We are an outstanding provider and hold the coveted Advanced Specialist Accreditation from the National Autistic Society. The ASD/ADHD Assessor role will be a freelance role responsible for administering ADOS or ADI-R assessments in accordance with established guidelines and protocols. We are looking for someone with exceptional communication skills and an ability to build strong working relationships with members of staff across all departments as well as external organisations. Within this role, you will be involved in conducting and reviewing autism assessments; analysing results to produce diagnostic reports; and working with a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) to review reports for individuals suspected of having Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). You will use your in depth understanding of ASD to support people throughout the diagnostic process, and you will play a key part in the development of support plans, using your clinical judgment and experience to make diagnostic decisions.

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology

• Registration with the HCPC Minimum two years' experience working with individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and conducting ADOS-2 assessments module 4 Experience of Autism diagnosis Trained in the following gold standard tools: ADOS and ADI-R.
• We will consider applications from Speech and Language Therapists with an MSc in Speech and Language Therapy who are not Clinical Psychologists but meet the other essential criteria.
  
  You will work alongside us, in our mission here at Portland Charity, to enhance the lives of our clients through comprehensive assessments, tailored interventions, and compassionate care.
You can see more about what we do at Portland Charity by looking at the Who We Are and Choose Your Future pages on our website. Working at Portland Charity At Portland Charity our learners, citizens and staff are at the heart of what we do, we are passionate about our vision that all people with disabilities will have a lifetime of opportunity and you could help us to achieve that. Our priority for staff is to create an outstanding place to work where the rewards of a job well done can be seen in the faces of our learners and citizens.

This is a freelance position. The pay is up to £450 per assessment, dependent on both experience and qualifications. Applying to work at Portland Charity There are some other important things you need to know before you apply to work with us at Portland Charity. Portland Charity is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its learners, citizens, customers, volunteers and staff. We expect all our staff to be aware of their responsibilities to protect learners, citizens, customers, volunteers and staff from abuse or harm and to promote Fundamental British Values. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and to provide proof of their right to work in the UK.