Senior ADHD Assessor - Children

Job Advert Skip to main content Cookies on NHS Jobs We've put some small files called cookies on your device to help us make improvements to our site. To improve our site we'd also like to use cookies which will send information to Google Analytics. You can read more about our cookies before you choose. Accept analytics cookies Do not accept analytics cookies Jobs Menu Sign in Create an account English Cymraeg Menu Close menu Search Sign in Create an account Display in Welsh (Cymraeg) Search Sign in Create an account Display in Welsh (Cymraeg) BETA Your feedback will help us to improve this service. Paloma Health Senior ADHD Assessor - Children The closing date is 31 December 2026 Apply for this job Job summary Are you an innovative clinician working in childrens ADHD assessments, excited to use software tools that enhance the assessor and family 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 childrens 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 Childrens ADHD assessment service to families. If you have the appropriate skills, you can work across our Childrens 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. Main duties of the job Responsibilities: Deliver high-quality Childrens 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 Palomas software tools that ensure high-quality, safe, and efficient assessments About us Paloma Health is a new technology-enabled provider for NHS mental and physical health services. We are driven by our mission to make high-quality NHS outpatient services accessible within 4 weeks, and to make those services more affordable for the NHS. We are unique through: Being clinically-led, with a friendly and approachable team Our use of technology and innovation to improve patient and staff experience A strong culture, including transparency, a sense of community, and supporting staff career development The experience of our founders, who have previously built technology-enabled providers in NHS obesity, diabetes, and ophthalmology care treating over 1 million patients in the last 15 years Being backed by leading healthcare investors. You will be part of our much needed NHS service, Neurodevelopmental Assessments for children and young people (CYP). This covers both autism and ADHD assessments, and will include a combined assessment pathway. We need your help to innovate and tackle the crisis in NHS Neurodevelopmental Services as set out in the October 2024 Childrens Commissioner report, with hundreds of thousands of children waiting 2+ years for an autism and/or ADHD assessment. Read more on the crisis here: https://www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/blog/