Specialist Clinician: Neurodevelopmental Disorders (NDD) Pathway
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time
- Posted
- 22/09/2026
- Closes
- 05/10/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for an Allied Health Professional or equivalent clinician to join the newly established SHINE service in Milton Keynes. The role involves delivering comprehensive autism and ADHD assessments for children and young people aged 2 to 18 years. The successful candidate will work within a supportive multi-disciplinary team to provide high-quality diagnostic assessments, formulations, and care packages. This position focuses on serving the Milton Keynes community and requires collaboration with local educational staff and other agencies.
Essential criteria
- Recognised professional degree qualification such as Speech and Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy, CAMHS clinician or equivalent (minimum of 2:2 or equivalent)
- Registered member of an appropriate regulatory body such as the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
Desirable criteria
- Honours degree or equivalent
- Some additional training relevant to the post
- Attendance at relevant special interest group/ clinical excellence group
- Registered member of appropriate professional body such as the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists RCOT or British Psychological Society.
- Previous Experience
- Appropriate experience of working in a professional role with children and young people with neurodevelopomental disorders such as autism or ADHD.
- Experience of working with children and young people with physical, learning and multi sensory needs
- Experience of delivering assessments and intervention to children with neurodiversity.
- Experience of contributing to projects to improve/develop services
- Experience of supervision for junior staff such as Therapy Assistants or students.
- Experience of working with children with disabilities.
- Education and Qualifications
- Recognised professional degree qualification such as Speech and Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy, CAMHS clinician or equivalent (minimum of 2:2 or equivalent)
- Registered member of an appropriate regulatory body such as the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
- Honours degree or equivalent
- Some additional training relevant to the post
- Attendance at relevant special interest group/ clinical excellence group
- Registered member of appropriate professional body such as the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists RCOT or British Psychological Society.
- Previous Experience
- Appropriate experience of working in a professional role with children and young people with neurodevelopomental disorders such as autism or ADHD.
- Experience of working with children and young people with physical, learning and multi sensory needs
- Experience of delivering assessments and intervention to children with neurodiversity.
- Experience of contributing to projects to improve/develop services
- Experience of supervision for junior staff such as Therapy Assistants or students.
- Experience of working with children with disabilities.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 1d ago · Closes in 13d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
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Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Specialist Clinician: Neurodevelopmental Disorders (NDD) Pathway
The closing date is 05 October 2026
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the newly established SHINE service--a Specialist Hub for Integrated Neurodevelopmental Evaluation providing comprehensive autism and ADHD assessments for children and young people aged 2 to 18 years, with a dedicated focus on serving the Milton Keynes community alongside CNWL Boroughs.
Based locally in Milton Keynes, we are seeking enthusiastic Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) or equivalent clinicians from fields such as Clinical Psychology, Occupational Therapy, or Speech and Language Therapy. The successful candidate will work within a supportive multi-disciplinary team comprising paediatricians, speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, and clinical psychologists to deliver high-quality diagnostic assessments, formulations, and care packages tailored to local children and families.
Main duties of the job
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- Deliver specialist diagnostic assessments for children and young people with suspected neurodevelopmental conditions (Autism and ADHD) across Milton Keynes.
- Take detailed developmental case histories from parents and carers, administer tools such as the ADOS (Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule), and contribute to multidiscipli
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