About This Role
This role involves assessing adults for Autism Spectrum Disorder within a multidisciplinary diagnostic pathway. You will conduct ADI-R developmental assessments, collaborate on diagnostic decisions, and provide post-diagnostic support, all while focusing on quality and neurodiversity-affirming care.
Responsibilities
- Undertake structured ADI-R developmental assessments with adults referred to the autism diagnostic pathway
- Gather and evaluate developmental, collateral and clinical information
- Explore autism-related presentation across the lifespan, including functional impact and co-occurring neurodevelopmental or mental health presentations
- Contribute to multidisciplinary diagnostic discussions, integrating your findings with ADOS-2 results and other evidence
- Identify diagnostic uncertainty or complexity and escalate appropriately
- Take part in joint diagnostic feedback appointments, giving clear, sensitive and neurodiversity-affirming explanations
- Provide post-diagnostic psychoeducation and support, including strengths and needs, reasonable adjustments and onward support
- Maintain accurate, timely clinical documentation
- Work within professional standards, safeguarding requirements and clinical governance processes
Requirements
- Current NMC registration as a Registered Mental Health Nurse (RNMH), with no restrictions incompatible with the role
- Formal ADI-R training, with demonstrated competence in administration, scoring and clinical interpretation
- Minimum 2 years’ experience in neurodevelopmental diagnostic services, including conducting ADI-R assessments with adults
- Experience contributing to multidisciplinary autism diagnostic decision-making, formulation and feedback
- Experience assessing adults with complex or co-occurring neurodevelopmental and mental health presentations
- Ability to produce clear, clinically robust assessment documentation and reports
- Strong knowledge of adult autism and how it presents across individuals and the lifespan
- Understanding of safeguarding, risk management, professional accountability and clinical governance
- A commitment to person-centred, neurodiversity-affirming practice
Nice to have:
- Experience in NHS or NHS-commissioned adult neurodevelopmental services
- Experience with EMIS and Heidi (or a comparable AI medical scribe / ambient documentation tool)
- Postgraduate training in autism, neurodevelopmental assessment, psychological intervention or a related area
About the Company
A clinically led independent provider is expanding its Adult Autism Spectrum Disorder service.
