Associate Clinical Psychologist – Autism (ASD) Assessments

RTN Mental Health Solutions is a leading provider of ADHD and autism diagnostic services. After a year of strong growth, we are expanding our clinical network. We are looking for experienced Clinical Psychologists to support autism assessments for children and/or adults as part of our multidisciplinary ASD assessment pathway.

You will complete agreed elements of each assessment, review and interpret clinical information, and contribute your expertise to team discussions and diagnostic decisions. Depending on your experience and training, this includes clinical interviews, developmental history taking, structured observations, ADOS-2 assessments, report writing and feedback sessions. Every person we assess should have a respectful, professional and supportive experience.

Completing agreed components of autism assessments for children and/or adults

Gathering, reviewing and interpreting clinical information, completing structured assessments and writing clear, accurate reports

Sharing your findings, formulation and recommendations in MDT discussions and diagnostic decision-making

Supporting clear, sensitive and neuroaffirming feedback to individuals and families

Delivering every assessment with empathy and respect for the person's needs, presentation and lived experience

Keeping accurate records and following clinical, safeguarding and information governance standards

Working within your scope of practice and maintaining your registration, training and competence

What You'll Bring

A recognised qualification in Clinical Psychology

Formal ADOS-2 training, with experience administering, scoring and reporting on ADOS-2 assessments

Experience working with children and/or adults in autism assessment pathways

Experience contributing to multidisciplinary diagnostic discussions and decision-making

Strong clinical assessment, formulation and professional judgement

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Strong attention to detail

A person-centred, respectful and neuroaffirming approach

Appropriate professional indemnity insurance

The ability to work independently while contributing to a wider clinical team

Competitive hourly rate of £80 – £100, including report writing and feedback (child ADOS-2 assessments take about 2.5 hours and adult ASD assessments about 3 hours)

Sessional work that fits around your availability

Remote, independent working

A meaningful role supporting access to timely autism assessments

A supportive multidisciplinary assessment pathway

An inclusive organisation where individuality and neurodiversity are celebrated

The chance to work alongside a growing, values-led clinical and operational team

Our values of Respect, Transformation and Nurture guide everything we do. We listen with empathy and value lived experience, stay curious about better ways to deliver, and invest in the growth of our people.

You may have experience in the following: Clinical Psychologist, Sessional Clinical Psychologist, Locum Clinical Psychologist, Autism Assessor, ADOS-2 Assessor, Neurodevelopmental Psychologist, Autism Diagnostic Psychologist, Child Clinical Psychologist, Adult Clinical Psychologist, Practitioner Psychologist, etc.