About us:
Spectrum.Life is a whole-of-health digital partner that guides organisations and their people to thrive, delivering clinically backed digital health, mental health and wellbeing solutions.
Our HealthTech delivers digital transformation for Insurers, Educators and Employers through Co-creation or seamlessly integrated out-of-the-box solutions, that decrease digital fragmentation and engage, empower, and transform their people’s lives.
Established in 2018 by Stuart McGoldrick and Stephen Costello, Spectrum.Life provides services internationally to over 7.2m insurance members, 3,000 corporate clients, 60 universities and 650,000 university students. Spectrum.Life currently employs over 350 people.
Our vision is to change and save as many lives as possible.
Role Brief:
We are seeking a compassionate, skilled, and CORU-registered Speech and Language Therapist or Occupational Therapists to join our multidisciplinary team. This role focuses on remote assessments for both children (aged 7+) and adults, within Autism and ADHD diagnostic pathways.
The successful candidate will have specialist training in ADOS (Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule) and ADI-R (Autism Diagnostic Interview – Revised), with demonstrable experience in adapting and delivering assessments effectively through virtual platforms.
We are committed to a neuroaffirmative approach – celebrating neurodiversity, rejecting deficit-based models, and supporting individuals and families in a respectful and strengths-based way.
Responsibilities:
- Deliver high-quality ND assessments as part of Autism and ADHD diagnostic pathways for children (7+) and adults.
- Administer and interpret ADOS and ADI-R assessments in an online/virtual setting.
- Provide clear, sensitive, and person-centred feedback to individuals and families.
- Adapt assessment tools and communication styles for different age groups, ensuring accessibility and inclusivity in a remote environment.
- Collaborate closely with psychologists, occupational therapists, in a multidisciplinary virtual team.
- You will collaborate closely with colleagues to ensure each individual experiences a thorough multidisciplinary assessment and formulation of their strengths and challenges that informs helpful recommendations and a plan for next steps.
- You will provide written reports detailing assessments you complete, presenting complex information in a clear and accessible way.
- You will work in a way that ensures the safety and wellbeing of children, young people and their families, following relevant safeguarding and risk procedures.
- You will support the clinical lead with the day to day running of the service, including monitoring of feedback and outcomes in order ensure we are delivering clinically robust and neuroaffirmative neurodiversity assessments that clients are happy with.
Requirements:
- CORU registered and registered with the appropriate registration body for related profession
- Minimum of a year post-registration experience
- Minimum of two years experience of working with neurodiverse people
- Minimum of a year of experience assessing neurodiversity
- Confidence working in an online/digital format - Demonstrable experience delivering remote assessments to children (7+) and/or adults
- Experience of developing care plans and setting goals with families and young people
- Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary assessment team
- Experience of writing meaningful neurodiversity assessment reports, including recommendations and reasonable accommodations
- Experience of feeding back on assessment outcomes to individuals and families
- Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary assessment team
- Experience of working in a multicultural setting, including working with interpreters.
- Experience of supporting individuals and families following a diagnosis
- Experience of liaising with colleagues in other agencies (e.g. education, social care, health services)
- Formal training and competence in ADOS and ADI-R administration.
- Knowledge and understanding of NICE guidance relating to autism assessment and DSM-V/ICD-11 diagnostic criteria for autism
- Knowledge of other related neurotypes, including ADHD and intellectual disability.
- Knowledge of issues around confidentiality, safeguarding and risk, particularly in relation to children and young people.
- Good record keeping skills (e.g. recording case notes)
- Effective written communication skills (e.g. conveying complex information in written reports)
- Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in a way that is meaningful to individuals, families and other stakeholders.
- Knowledge of what clinical governance is and skills in quality improvement of services.
What are the benefits of working at SPECTRUM.LIFE?
- Part-time permanent contract at 20 hours per week
- Competitive salary (Dependent on experience).
- 25 days of annual leave pro rata
- 24/7 EAP and a wide range of health and wellbeing supports
- Extensive list of employee perks and benefits https://app.box.com/s/zo4f2ipvf5gsnfnbhe0w2439zqk4rdhn
- The opportunity to work in a neuroaffirmative way and contribute to a bigger shift in changing societal attitudes towards autism and neurodivergence
- A welcoming and supportive multidisciplinary team of colleagues who share your passion
- Training, guidance and support to allow you to do your role to the best of your ability
- Opportunities to develop your skills and expertise through learning and training
- The chance to contribute to the development and shaping of a new and exciting service
- Working for an organisation that is striving to improve as many lives as possible where values genuinely drive the day to day work and decisions at all levels within the company.
- Flexible working from home
Your profile
- Have a qualification in Speech and Language Therapy, or Occupational Therapy that allows you to practice in Ireland
- Are CORU registered
- Have current registration with the relevant professional body
- Have completed training in the use of the ADI-R and ADOS-2
- Have at least a year of experience of delivering neurodiversity assessments
- Have excellent report writing skills
- Would like to work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Would like to work in a neuroaffirmative and neuroinclusive way
- Are comfortable and confident working remotely online