Job Summary
This is a very exciting opportunity for you to come and work in Camden MOSAIC, an innovative multidisciplinary service for children and young people aged 0-18 with a disability.
You will support the Camden MOSAIC service with the assessment of children and young people with suspected neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism and ADHD, and assist the MOSAIC service as required. Specifically, these roles, which are the result of new investment, will support and enhance the capacity of the service to deliver diagnostic assessments.
We are looking for motivated and skilled people to support with coordination and practical delivery of assessments, and will offer a range of training and support in return.
Main duties of the job
- Supporting the wider multi-disciplinary team with the coordination, administration, implementation and delivery of NDD assessments
- Working independently according to a plan agreed with a suitably qualified clinician and within the overall framework of the service policies and procedures.
- The gathering of clinically relevant background information to support the delivery of NDD assessments for children and young people.
- To support in the preparation and facilitation of post-diagnostic support, such as the ATLAS programme, and other forms of post-diagnostic support. To co-facilitate groups with suitably qualified clinical staff from across the MDT.
- To attend and contribute to multi-disciplinary meetings and to offer wider support to the multi-disciplinary team.
Person Specification
Training and qualifications
Essential
- An upper second class honours degree or higher in a relevant subject such as psychology
Desirable
- Further post graduate training in areas relevant to NDD assessment, intervention and/or research design and analysis.
- Further training in relation to children and young people
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of working in children and young people’s services.
Desirable
- Proven experience in a similar assistant role, such as a therapy assistant or assistant psychologist, a research assistant or as an HCA or equivalent in a children and young people’s setting.
- Experience of using clinical and managerial supervision.
- Experience of co-delivery of assessment or intervention
- Experience of gathering information and contributing to clinical reports.
- Experience of supporting children and young people and their families.
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- An understanding of the strengths and needs of neurodivergent children and young people
- Awareness of the principles of trauma informed care
- Ability to work effectively within a team
- Knowledge of the principles of NDD assessment
Desirable
- Able to understand therapeutic models, assessments and interventions
- An understanding of the use of outcome measures in clinical settings.
Planning and organisational skills
Essential
- Ability to effectively plan and organise a work diary, to prioritise meetings.
- Ability to manage and meet deadlines for submitting reports and communicating key information to colleagues (System 1 notes and other system records).
Personal
Essential
- An interest in working with children and young people who may be neurodivergent.
- Ability to work effectively within a stressful working environment though using formal and informal sources of support.
Communication Skills
Essential
- High standard of report writing.
- High level communication skills (both written and verbal) including an ability to consider individual cultural identity when communicating with service users and their families.
- Ability to communicate professionally through different mediums e.g. email, letter, telephone.
Desirable
- Experience of presenting, delivering teaching or training.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Closing Date: 29 January 2026
