About this role
Job summary
Lead and deliver comprehensive adult Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) diagnostic assessments, ensuring safe, person-centred care that aligns with ADOS best practice standards, alongside the production of clear, accurate, and high-quality clinical documentation.
This role has been created to support the growing demand for high-quality, timely adult ASD diagnostic services. It plays a key part in ensuring individuals receive accurate assessments and appropriate clinical outcomes, improving access to specialist care and reducing waiting times. The postholder will contribute to maintaining clinical excellence, consistency, and compliance with best practice standards, while enhancing the overall quality and efficiency of the service.
Main duties of the job
Complete structured diagnostic ASD assessments, including history, impairment, co-morbidity and risk. Use service standard tools and collateral, and provide clear feedback and written plans. Present complex cases at MDT; contribute to audit, incident reviews and quality improvement. Maintain contemporaneous records and complete letters on the day. Support induction and teaching for colleagues.
About us
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.
About the ServicesThe services currently include:
Adult ADHD assessment and ongoing clinical reviews, with medication titration delivered underappropriate prescribinggovernance and shared care with GPs where agreed. Adult ASD diagnostic assessment pathway delivered through an MDT model. Children and Young People (CYP) ADHD an 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 within the commissioned scope and agreed clinical governance arrangements, contributing to pathway improvement without over-promising provision outside current remit.
Job description Job responsibilities
Full Job Description attached.
Directorate: Neurodevelopmental Services (Adult ASD)
Reports to: Service Lead - ASD
Clinical partnership: Consultant Psychiatrist and Clinical Lead
Base: Redditch B97 hub; hybrid delivery for agreed parts of the ASD pathway
Hours: Monday to Friday, 09:0017:00, full time or part time
Salary: £46,148-£60,504 FTE
Checks: Enhanced DBS with barred lists, Safeguarding L3, NHS Performers List, Proof of Right to Work (UK)
Person Specification
Person Specification Essential
Qualifications and Registration: Route One: - NMC registered Nurse Route Two: - GPhC registered Clinical Pharmacist Route Three: - GMC registered GP Route Four: - Other HCPC registered clinicians with a mental health specialty Essential Criteria: - Recent adult ASD assessing experience - Working knowledge of ADOS-2 ASD guidance, local formulary, risk and safeguarding - Strong written communication - Clinic time management - Person-centered, fair and improvement minded - Committed to equality, diversity and inclusion
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Vertis Health
Address 38 Kenilworth Close
Crabbs Cross
Redditch
B97 5JX
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.vertishealth.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)