Time commitment: Between 0.6-1 FTE (3 to 5 days per week)

Location: Remote

Reporting to: Neurodevelopmental Team Manager

About Paloma
In 2024, our founders, Mark and Darshak, were shocked to find that children needing an NHS autism or ADHD assessment were waiting 4-10 years for these assessments. Delayed assessments result in children being more likely to develop mental health conditions and fall behind in education. Furthermore, the much-needed pre/post-assessment support (outside of ADHD medications) is typically not funded by the NHS.

These long waits have built up due to increased recognition and understanding of neurodevelopmental conditions and a lack of investment and innovation within the NHS to meet the growing demand.

Mark and Darshak, with their 25 years of combined NHS experience, including building services that have treated over 1,000,000 patients in obesity & ophthalmology, founded Paloma to change this. Our mission is to make NHS autism and ADHD assessments and care accessible within 4 weeks of a GP referral, and, in turn, help every child achieve their potential.

As of May 2026, we have successfully reduced waits to less than 3 months by:

• Taking a product-first approach to redesign the care pathway to give families a more consumer-like experience of care
• Our in-house product, engineering and AI team building our own autism and ADHD specific electronic patient record and AI documentation tool to free clinicians from their significant documentation burden to re-focus on supporting families
• Investing in expanding the clinician workforce and upskilling them in new ways of working

The Opportunity
Paloma Health has developed a new gold-standard autism assessment pathway and our own AI-powered clinical documentation system, which allows us to offer an exceptional service and timely assessments, as well as clear strengths and needs-based outcomes, regardless of whether an autism diagnosis is made. High assessor role satisfaction by improving the experience of delivering assessments.

You will work as a member of a multidisciplinary assessment team, delivering:

• Remote child observations (via video calls)
• Peer MDT diagnostic decision-making, with the support of the senior clinical MDT where required

Responsibilities

• High-quality child observations as part of an autism assessment
• Act in accordance with our Safeguarding Policy, including conducting a risk assessment where necessary
• Keep up to date with mandatory training and your professional qualification requirements, including CPD

Qualifications and experience
Required:

• Professional Registration with any of: HCPC, NMC, or Social Work England
• Completion of a recognised ADOS-2 course is required for NMC, HCPC and Social Work England registered applicants
• At least 6 months of experience in children and young people's autism diagnostic assessments, with specific experience of delivering child observations in children aged between 6 and 18 years of age
• Good time management skills, including caseload management
• High-quality parent and patient communication skills
• Enhanced DBS with barred list check (as you will be working with children)

Desirable:

• Experience in conducting risk assessments within an autism assessment service
• Evidence of Safeguarding training (Level 3 and above)

Why join Paloma?
A strong and positive culture that prioritises team building, transparency, and career development. This includes protected time and budget for team connection and learning.

Comprehensive compensation, including:

• Base salary of £60,000-62,000 per year, with potential for £63,000-65,000 for more senior clinicians
• Annual salary reviews
• 5% employer pension contribution
• Equity compensation through Share Options in Paloma Health (for employees working at least 0.8 FTE)
• Optional Private Medical Insurance and Employee Assistance Programme (for employees working at least 0.8 FTE)

Additional benefits:

• Home Office Equipment Allowance
• Professional Registration Fees Allowance
• 37 days of annual leave (28 standard days plus eight bank holidays plus your birthday off)
• Option to buy an additional 5 days per year
• 2 days per year of special leave
• A premium performance company laptop
• NHS discounts including the Blue Light Card

Equality & Diversity
Paloma Health is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace and throughout the application process. We do not discriminate based on any protected characteristic.

Safer Recruitment & Pre-Employment Checks
Paloma Health ensures that supporting people to be safe is at the heart of our work and a key priority. As part of our pre-employment checks, you will be asked to complete a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. We are committed to safer recruitment practices and expect all applicants to share our dedication to safeguarding.

Please apply via our website.