Oakdale Centre CiC

You will undertake neurodevelopmental assessments (autism and ADHD) for children and young people as part of a multidisciplinary team. The role will require you to be able to offer the face to face elements of assessment (e.g. the ADOS) at our premises in the Norfolk area. Other elements of the assessment can be delivered remotely.

You will undertake neurodevelopmental assessments (autism and ADHD) for children and young people as part of a multidisciplinary team. The role will require you to be able to offer the face to face elements of assessment (e.g. the ADOS) at our premises in the Norfolk area. Other elements of the assessment can be delivered remotely.

You will undertake neurodevelopmental assessments (autism and ADHD) for children and young people as part of a multidisciplinary team. The role will require you to be able to offer the face to face elements of assessment (e.g. the ADOS) at our premises in the Norfolk area. Other elements of the assessment can be delivered remotely.

About the Role
We’re looking for a People Operations Manager to join our People Operations team. Reporting to the Head of People Operations, you’ll take on a key people management role, leading and supporting the People Operations team while maintaining hands-on responsibility for core HR activities.
This is an exciting promotion opportunity for someone with strong HR experience who is ready to step fully into people management. You’ll manage the team, support their development and performance, and also lead operational activities such as talent acquisition, employee relations, learning and development, engagement, and payroll.

The role

The role will be to undertake face to face neurodevelopmental assessments (autism and ADHD) for children and/or adults as part of a multidisciplinary team. The role is offered on a hybrid basis, with a mix of home working and working from one of our centres in Harrogate, Horsforth, or Halifax. Oakdale is an agile organisation able to offer full or part time employed or flexible hours.

The assessments may include some or all of the following depending upon professional background/ experience. Training will be provided where required in line with service needs alongside supervision:

Parental/developmental interviews to explore the client's developmental history relating to autism, ADHD and learning. This may include the service structured interviews, the ADI-R, ACE, ACE+ or DIVA/Young DIVA assessments.

Assessments are undertaken by clinicians based at one of our centres, with the play based assessment and developmental history being completed at the same time for early years assessments. MDT meetings take place within these clinics.

1:1 play-based/ activity sessions with the young person/ adult as part of neurodevelopmental assessments

ADOS-2 Assessments

QBCheck

Cognitive assessments, e.g. WISC-V and WAIS-IV (Psychology applicants only)

School observations

Liaison with schools and other professionals

Additional psychometrics

Multidisciplinary team meetings

Report writing: full Neurodevelopmental Assessment reports.

The Role
The Triage Support Worker will provide comprehensive service delivery of triage and report
administration including clinic report preparation, triaging referrals and reviewing diagnostic
reports.
There will also be other ad hoc administrative tasks and responsibilities.
Key Responsibilities:
● To assist in the preparation of clinical reports under supervision from Oakdale’s
Neurodevelopmental Assessment Team
● Use analytical skills to effectively and accurately summarise assessment and triage
information from a variety of sources and extrapolate clinically relevant information.
● To work through the information received to identify those cases that can be routinely
allocated and those that are more complex and require additional clinical consideration
prior to allocation.
● To review diagnostic reports to ensure that they meet the minimum standards of
assessment to be accepted into the ADHD Medication Service.
● Managing own time effectively to ensure timely triage, allocation and throughput of
cases.
● Maintain accurate case records on Oakdale’s case management system, and to ensure
that cases are tracked and monitored to ensure an efficient allocations process.
● To be responsible for own workload under the direct support of the Triage Lead.
● Carry out other reasonable duties commensurate with the nature and level of
the role.

About us

Oakdale was established nearly twenty-five years ago and is highly regarded as a professional therapy provider. We are a not-for-profit community-based organisation and our team is united by a commitment to provide flexible, bespoke, evidence-based, and high-quality clinical services to meet the particular needs of each of our clients as well as the requirements of commissioners for an appropriate, collaborative, value-for-money service.

The Oakdale Group provides a wide range of specialist assessments, including for autism, ADHD, and developmental trauma. Oakdale also provides a wide range of psychological therapies for children, young people, and adults. Many of our services are commissioned by the NHS, Local Authorities, and schools, and include services for NHS staff. Others are accessed by members of the public who pay for them privately, through medical insurance, or through our charitable arm.