Associate Neurodevelopmental Practitioners

 

Job Title: Associate Neurodevelopmental Practitioner

Location: Harrogate / Leeds / Halifax / Remote

Hours: Flexible

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About Us

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

We provide a range of specialist assessments, including:

• Autism

• ADHD

• Developmental trauma

• Attachment

We also offer psychological therapies for children, young people, and adults. Many of our services are commissioned by the NHS, Local Authorities, and schools (including services for NHS staff) and are also accessed privately through self-funding, medical insurance, or our charitable arm.

Our locations: Clinical centres in Harrogate, Leeds, and Halifax, as well as consulting rooms across the North of England and nationwide remote services.

Our multidisciplinary teams consistently receive excellent feedback from clients and commissioners. We value both our clinical and administrative teams and strive to ensure that clients and colleagues are at the heart of all we do.

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The Role

You will undertake face-to-face neurodevelopmental assessments (autism and ADHD) for children and/or adults as part of a multidisciplinary team. The role can be based at one of our centres (Harrogate / Horsforth / Halifax) or delivered remotely.

We are keen to hear from qualified health professionals seeking an associate role.

Assessment activities may include:

• Parental / developmental interviews exploring developmental history (using tools such as ADI-R, ACE, ACE+, or DIVA/Young DIVA)

• Play-based / activity sessions with children, young people, or adults

• ADOS-2 assessments

• QBCheck

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

• School observations and liaison with educational staff and other professionals

• Additional psychometric assessments

• Multidisciplinary team meetings

• Comprehensive neurodevelopmental assessment report writing

Assessments are often undertaken in clinic-based MDT settings with developmental histories and play-based assessments completed simultaneously for early years cases.

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Essential Skills & Experience

• Excellent IT skills, including strong knowledge of G Suite

• Experience using Practice Management Systems (for clinical notes, booking, and outcomes)

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with an empathic approach to working with adults, families, and young people

• Ability to clearly communicate assessment outcomes

• Experience of autism and/or ADHD assessments in children and young people

• Experience working in a multidisciplinary team

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Qualifications (Essential)

• HCPC registration and/or professional qualification in one of the following:

  • Psychology

  • Nursing

  • Speech and Language Therapy

  • Occupational Therapy

• ADOS trained

• Experience undertaking developmental history interviews

• Experience in conducting neurodevelopmental assessments (autism and/or ADHD)

Desirable 

• ADI-R trained

• DIVA / Young DIVA trained