ADHD Assessor – Children

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🕒 June 29

🇬🇧 United Kingdom – Remote

💵 £60k - £68k / year

⏰ Full Time

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Paloma Health

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2023

🏥 Healthcare

👥 B2C

🔥 Funding within the last year

💰 Pre-Seed Round on 2025-07

Healthcare • B2C

Paloma Health is an independent healthcare provider (trading as Your Patient Choice Limited) that offers NHS-funded autism and ADHD assessments and related care for children and young people under England's NHS Right to Choose framework. They provide remote, hybrid, and in-person assessments (clinics in Norwich, Exeter and Barnstaple), a joint assessment pathway for co-occurring autism and ADHD, and an NHS-funded medication pathway where appropriate. Paloma emphasises short waiting times compared with traditional NHS services, follows NICE guidance, is clinician-led and regulated, and targets families seeking timely neurodevelopmental assessment and follow-up for children and young people.

📋 Description

• Deliver high-quality Children’s ADHD Neurodevelopmental Assessments • Conduct risk assessments where necessary in accordance with the Safeguarding Policy • Maintain mandatory training, Continuing Professional Development, and professional registration requirements • Share ideas to improve Paloma’s software tools for high-quality, safe, and efficient assessments • Work alongside the Clinical Specialist to ensure multidisciplinary ADHD assessments aligned with NICE guidance • Support families’ access to ADHD medications through the integrated prescribing service • Potentially work across Children’s Autism and Children’s Dual Autism and ADHD Assessment pathways

🎯 Requirements

• Registered nurse, speech and language therapist, occupational therapist, social worker, or practitioner psychologist skilled in ADHD assessments • NMC-registered Nurse, HCPC Registered Speech and Language Therapist, Occupational Therapist, Arts Therapist, or Practitioner Psychologist, or Social Work England Registered Social Worker • Ideally at least 1 year of experience delivering Children’s ADHD assessments; minimum 6 months of experience within a children’s ADHD assessment pathway considered • For Clinical Psychologists, pre-graduation experience counts toward the 6-month minimum • Sound understanding of typical development through life stages, co-occurring conditions, and differentials • Understanding of normal attention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity levels in typically developing children and young people, considering cultural background • Ability to present client-centred findings including strengths and needs • Good time management, caseload management, and parent and child communication skills • Must pass an enhanced DBS with barred list check • Desirable: experience conducting risk assessments within Neurodevelopmental assessments • Desirable: Safeguarding training to Level 3 and above • Desirable: experience in Children’s Autism Assessments and Dual Assessments • Must keep mandatory training, Continuing Professional Development, and professional registration requirements up to date

🏖️ Benefits

• The Paloma Clinical Academy programme supports clinicians at all career stages to develop and cross-skill • Regular clinical supervision • 1 protected day per month for assessor team training, Continuing Professional Development (CPD), and reflection • Quarterly development conversations with clear career progression pathways • Clear weekly timetables supporting appointments, administration, development, and team building • Strong and positive culture prioritising team building, transparency, and career development, including protected time and budget for team connection and learning • Total compensation of £60,000 to £62,000 per year for HCPC-registered Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Arts Therapists, NMC-registered Nurses, and Social Work England registered Social Workers • Total compensation of £66,000 to £68,000 per year for HCPC-registered Practitioner Psychologists • Annual salary reviews • 5% employer pension contribution • Equity compensation through Share Options in Paloma Health for employees working at least 0.8 FTE • Optional Private Medical Insurance and Employee Assistance Programme for employees working at least 0.8 FTE • Home Office Equipment Allowance • Professional Registration Fees Allowance for clinicians • 37 days of annual leave, including 28 standard days, eight bank holidays, and birthday off • Option to buy an additional 5 days per year • Up to 2 days per year of special leave • Premium performance company laptop • NHS discounts, including the Blue Light Card

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