Children & Young ASD Assessor

We’re looking for a skilled and compassionate clinician to join our Children & Young People’s Autism (ASD) Assessment Service. You’ll play a key role in delivering high quality, evidence‑based autism assessments for children and young people, working within a governed MDT pathway aligned to NICE guidance and local commissioning requirements.

Your day might begin by reviewing referral information and planning assessment activity, followed by meeting a family to explore developmental history and functional impact. Later, you could be gathering school‑based evidence, contributing to MDT diagnostic discussions, or writing a clear, neurodiversity‑affirming report. Throughout, you’ll be supported by experienced colleagues, structured governance, and a collaborative multidisciplinary team.

This role exists because demand for CYP autism assessments continues to rise nationally and locally. By joining us, you’ll help reduce waiting times while maintaining the highest standards of safety, quality, and defensible clinical decision making.

Location: Worcester WR5 / Redditch B98 with hybrid working

What You’ll Be Doing

• Deliver structured ASD assessments in line with NICE guidance and service SOPs.
• Review referrals and identify when alternative pathways are required.
• Gather multi‑informant evidence across home and education settings using validated tools.
• Lead initial appointments and coordinate assessment activity where required.
• Contribute to MDT diagnostic decision making using DSM‑5/ICD‑11 criteria.
• Identify co‑occurring needs and elevate safeguarding concerns appropriately.
• Produce high quality, timely assessment reports and communicate outcomes sensitively to families.
• Maintain accurate clinical records and follow governance processes, including consent, confidentiality and incident reporting.
• Work with Operations to support smooth pathway flow and reduce avoidable delays.
• Liaise with CAMHS, paediatrics and education partners to support safe onward planning and signposting.

This role does not include prescribing responsibilities.

About Vertis Health

Vertis Health is a GP‑owned organisation in Primary Care Worcestershire. We deliver safe, evidence‑based community services through clinician‑led teams, robust governance, and practical, data‑driven improvement.

To deliver high‑quality autism (ASD) assessments for children and young people in line with NICE guidance, Vertis Health SOPs, and commissioned service requirements. The postholder will contribute to safe, timely diagnostic decision‑making through structured assessment, multi‑informant evidence gathering across settings, MDT discussion, and high‑quality reporting. Outcomes and recommendations will be communicated clearly to families and shared with GPs, with appropriate signposting and onward referral routes used where unmet needs are identified.

Why this role exists:

Demand for CYP autism assessments has increased nationally and locally, contributing to long waits and pressure on families and the system. This role strengthens assessment capacity within a governed MDT pathway, maintaining quality, safeguarding, and defensible clinical decision‑making while improving timeliness and patient experience.

The services currently include:

• Adult ADHD assessment and ongoing clinical reviews, with medication titration delivered under appropriate prescribing governance and shared care with GPs where agreed.
• Adult ASD diagnostic assessment pathway delivered through an MDT model.
• Children and Young People (CYP) ADHD assessment and diagnosis pathway (with onward treatment and medication pathways subject to commissioning and wider system arrangements).
• Children and Young People (CYP) ASD a diagnostic assessment pathway delivered through a multidisciplinary model, aligned to national guidance and local commissioning arrangements.

The postholder is expected to work strictly within the commissioned scope and agreed clinical governance arrangements, contributing to pathway improvement without over‑promising provision outside current remit. Where unmet needs are identified during assessment, the service routes onward support via agreed…