Job Title: Autism Practitioner / ADOS Assessor - Children

Salary: £38,000 - £45,000 per annum (FTE, DOE) | Sessional Rate Options Available

Hours: 3 days per week (2 days clinic based - Monday & Tuesday) + 1 admin day (remote)

Location: Bristol

Contract Type: Permanent or Sessional

Qualifications: HCPC Registered Psychologist or Speech & Language Therapist

Are you confident delivering autism assessments?

Do you want to work with a values led, evidence based clinic driving real diagnostic change?

Looking for professional autonomy within a collaborative MDT environment?

Overview:

Compass Associates are proud to be exclusively partnering with a pioneering private provider of autism and neurodevelopmental assessments to appoint an Autism Practitioner in their Bristol clinic. This organisation is known for its outstanding diagnostic pathways, clinician centred culture, and research-informed approach to cognitive health.

This is a newly created opportunity due to rapid service growth. Referrals are ready, the team is expanding, and the service is seeking a psychologist or SLT who is confident, highly professional, and passionate about quality in neurodevelopmental care.

You’ll join a multidisciplinary team including Consultant Psychiatrists, Paediatricians, and Autism Intervention Specialists, providing ADOS-2 assessments and diagnostic input for children and families.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct gold-standard ADOS-2 assessments (typically 2 face to face per day)
• Deliver high quality, multi-source diagnostic reports (supported by 1 admin day)
• Contribute to MDT discussions, formulations, and intervention planning
• Provide parent coaching and input into early intervention strategies (e.g. PACT or ESDM, if trained)
• Collaborate closely with medical consultants to maintain excellence in diagnostic care
• Participate in service reflection, CPD activities, and clinical audits as needed

Essential Candidate Requirements:

• HCPC Registration as a Psychologist, or Speech & Language Therapist
• ADOS qualification
• Significant experience in autism assessments, including administration of ADOS-2
• Excellent report writing and collaborative clinical skills
• Confident working independently and engaging with children and families
• Strong professional integrity and reflective practice ethos

Employment Benefits:

• 25 Days annual leave + 8 bank holidays
• Private health insurance
• Employee discount and award system
• Private pension scheme
• Continuous professional development
• Employee assistance programme
• Life insurance
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle scheme
• Free mortgage advisor

Sessional Work:

We also welcome applications from clinicians interested in sessional work.

• This involves conducting up to 3 face to face ADOS-2 assessments per day in clinic.
• The expectation is to work 2 clinic days per week, carrying out 4–6 assessments across those days.
• Clinicians are given up to 2 weeks to submit completed reports following the assessment.
• The rate is £200 per completed session (ADOS incl. report). Alternatively, an hourly rate can be agreed depending on preference.

Commutable from:

This role is commutable from Bristol, Bath, Portishead, Weston-super-Mare, Yate, Keynsham, Clevedon, Thornbury, Nailsea, Filton

Contact Details:

For more information or to apply, please contact Georgia Arnold at Compass Associates: garnold@compassltd.co.uk

Recommendations:

Compass Associates is acting as a recruitment consultancy for this permanent vacancy. We offer a £200 John Lewis voucher for any successful referral we place into this or another permanent role.