Neurodevelopmental Assessor for Children’s ADHD

Time commitment: Between 3-5 days per week (0.6-1 FTE) - our preference is for this to be an Employed position, but we will also consider Self-employed arrangements

Location: Remote

Reporting to: Neurodevelopmental Team Manager

 

About Paloma

Paloma’s mission is to make children’s autism and ADHD assessments and care available on the NHS within 4 weeks of GP referral. We are making this possible by setting a new standard for high-quality autism and ADHD care, building great software & AI tools, and investing in clinicians' learning & development.

Mark and Darshak founded Paloma due to their frustration that families are waiting 4-10 years for NHS children’s autism and ADHD assessments. 

Since launching, we have:

• Grown a fantastic team of 120 people, of whom over 80 are clinicians.
• Raised £5m pre-seed funding from leading healthcare investors (Triple Point Ventures and Heal Capital), helping us to invest in our technology and our team
• Achieved financial sustainability

 

How is Paloma Health different from other Neurodevelopmental providers?

• Our clinical quality: We are clinically led, Care Quality Commission (CQC)- registered, measure our outcomes, and continuously improve our pathway for families and clinicians.
• Our internal product & engineering team, who build fantastic software to:
• Give families a fantastic consumer-like experience of healthcare
• Free our clinicians from documentation to focus on supporting families
• Our strong culture: including transparency, a sense of community, and supporting staff career development
• The experience of our founders, Dr Mark Jenkins & Darshak Shah: who have previously built tech-enabled NHS obesity and ophthalmology services. Combined, their previous companies have treated over 1 million NHS patients in the last 15 years!

The Opportunity

Are you an innovative clinician working in children’s ADHD assessments, excited to use software tools that enhance the prescriber and patient experience of care? This role is for you!

We are not a standard ADHD assessment service; we:

• Have built our own technology & AI tools to gather the required information from families, and support your documentation, so you can focus on children’s needs
• Have a Clinical Specialist, who is a senior clinician who works alongside you to ensure all of our ADHD assessments are multidisciplinary in line with NICE guidance.
• Offer an integrated prescribing service led by our Prescribing Team, ensuring families can get fast access to ADHD medications where required

This role will ensure we deliver a fantastic Children’s ADHD assessment service to families. If you have the appropriate skills, you can work across our Children’s Autism and Children's Dual Autism and ADHD Assessment pathways. 

We commit to supporting your development and well-being, including:

• The Paloma Clinical Academy programme supports all clinicians at all stages of their careers to develop (e.g. to our Senior Assessor role) and cross-skill (e.g. in autism)
• 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 that support a role mix across appointments, administration, development, and team building.

 

About you

You are a registered nurse, speech and language therapist, occupational therapist, social worker or practitioner psychologist skilled in ADHD assessments.

From a mindset perspective, you are excited to work in an innovative environment, use software and AI tools, and are always looking for ways to improve our team's and families’ experience with Paloma.

Responsibilities:

• Deliver high-quality Children’s ADHD Neurodevelopmental Assessments
• Act in accordance with our Safeguarding Policy, including conducting a risk assessment where necessary.
• Keep up to date with the mandatory training, Continuing Professional Development and professional registration requirements of your professional background.
• Share ideas for continuing to improve Paloma’s software tools that ensure high-quality, safe, and efficient assessments

Qualifications and experience:

Required:

• By background, you are either a:
• NMC-registered Nurse
• HCPC Registered Speech and Language Therapist, or Occupational Therapist, or Practitioner Psychologist
• Social Work England Registered Social Worker 
• You have at least 1 year of experience in delivering Children’s ADHD assessments, including:
• Having a sound understanding of typical development through life stages, co-occurring conditions, and differentials. 
• Have a good understanding of normal levels of attention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity in typically developing children and young people, and consider this within the cultural background of the individual being assessed.
• The ability to present findings which are client-centred and include strengths and needs.
• You can demonstrate good time management skills, including caseload management, and good parent and child communication skills
• Passing an enhanced DBS with barred list check, as you will be working with children

Desirable:

• Experience in conducting risk assessments within Neurodevelopmental assessments
• Safeguarding training to Level 3 and above
• Experience in Children’s Autism Assessments and Dual Assessments

Why join Paloma?

You will be part of a mission-driven organisation that’s transforming access to autism and ADHD care in England. For all employees, we offer:

• A positive culture that prioritises staff well-being, transparency, and development. 
• Protected time and budget for team connection, learning, and community-building.
• Comprehensive compensation, including:
  • Equity compensation through Share Options in Paloma Health 
  • Private Medical Insurance
• £60,000 per year salary, rising to £64,000 for those who bring greater clinical experience and competencies as assessed at clinical interview. On a Self-employed basis we offer competitive pay.
• Annual salary reviews, ensuring they are competitive
• 5% employer pension contribution
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Home Office Equipment Allowance
• Professional Registration Fees Allowance
• For employees working 0.8 FTE or more:
• A unique annual leave benefits package which includes:
• 37 days of annual leave. This is 28 standard days, plus eight bank holidays, plus your birthday off.
• Option to buy an additional 5 days per year (giving a maximum of 42 days)
• Where required, 2 days per year of special leave, for events that can happen in life, whether personal or family-related
• Additional benefits include:
• A premium performance company laptop
• NHS discounts, including the Blue Light Card (as we are an NHS provider).

 

Equality & Diversity

Paloma Health is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace and throughout the application process. We do not discriminate based on any protected characteristic.

 

Accommodations

We’re glad to accommodate candidates who need adjustments throughout the hiring process. We encourage you to be open about the adjustments you need, so we can adapt our interview process accordingly.

 

Safer Recruitment & Pre-Employment Checks

Paloma Health ensures that supporting people to be safe is at the heart of our work and a key priority across all areas of the organisation. As part of our pre-employment checks, you will be asked to complete a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Depending on your role within the business, this will be at either an Enhanced, Standard, or Basic level. We are committed to safer recruitment practices and expect all applicants to share our dedication to safeguarding. Our recruitment processes are designed to ensure we appoint individuals who align with our values and will help maintain a safe and supportive environment for everyone we work with.

 

Application process

Please apply via our website. We understand that applying for a new job requires significant effort, and we appreciate your time. We look forward to reviewing your application.

 

Join us and be part of our journey to revolutionise access to NHS autism and ADHD care!