Associate Practitioner Psychologist — Neurodiversity Assessment

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 450 people. Our vision is to change and save as many lives as possible.

Role Brief:

Waiting lists for neurodiversity assessments in Ireland are long — often years. For autistic people and those with ADHD, that wait is not just frustrating. It affects education, employment, relationships, and mental health.
At Spectrum.Life, we are building a digital-first neurodiversity multidisciplinary assessment service that is clinically rigorous, neuroaffirmative in its values, and genuinely accessible. We are looking for experienced Associate Practitioner Psychologists to join our growing clinical network — people who bring the specialist technical competence this work demands and a genuine belief in the difference that timely, high-quality identification can make to a person's life.
This is a fully remote, flexible, self-employed role. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team of psychologists, Speech and Language Therapists, and Occupational Therapists, contributing to integrated, person-centred assessments and psychological therapy for children aged seven and above and adults.
The Neurodiversity Assessment Service
Spectrum.Life's Neurodiversity Assessment Service delivers high-quality Autism, ADHD, and combined AuDHD identification assessments for children (aged seven and above) and adults, fully remotely via virtual platforms. All assessments are conducted in line with NICE guidelines and within DSM-5 and ICD-11 diagnostic frameworks.
Our approach is neuroaffirmative throughout — from the way we conduct initial consultations to the language we use in our reports and feedback sessions. We work from a strengths-based, person-centred model that respects individual identity and lived experience.

Responsibilities:

Neurodiversity Assessments

• Deliver high-quality, neuroaffirmative Autism and ADHD identification assessments for children (aged seven and above) and adults through virtual platforms, in accordance with NICE guidelines
• Administer, score, and interpret the ADOS-2 and ADI-R, as well as validated ADHD assessment measures including DIVA-5.
• Conduct thorough initial neurodiversity consultations and deliver sensitive, neuroaffirmative feedback sessions, clarifying presenting concerns, priorities and individual goals in a collaborative, person-centred manner
• Complete biopsychosocial and multidisciplinary formulations, identifying and communicating relevant reasonable accommodations across educational, workplace, and community settings
• Produce high-quality written assessment reports that present complex clinical information clearly, accessibly, and in a strengths-based manner — suitable for individuals, families, and professional stakeholders

Psychological Therapy

• Provide evidence-based psychological therapy to neurodivergent individuals and their families, adapting therapeutic approaches to address co-occurring mental health presentations and support post-diagnostic adjustment and wellbeing
• Draw on evidence-based therapeutic modalities adapted for neurodivergent populations, which may include CBT, ACT, DBT-informed approaches, or narrative and systemic frameworks, in line with best practice guidance and individual need

Clinical Responsibilities

• Undertake risk screening and safeguarding assessments in line with relevant Irish legislation and organisational procedures, with particular attention to children and young people
• Collaborate with MDT colleagues including SLTs, OTs, and fellow psychologists to ensure integrated, person-centred care
• Maintain accurate and contemporaneous case notes and records in line with professional standards and GDPR requirements under Irish data protection law

Requirements:

• Doctoral qualification in Psychology (Clinical, Counselling, or Educational) from a PSI-accredited or recognised programme
• Chartered Membership of the Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI) — C.Psychol.PsSI
• Current, valid Garda Vetting (or willingness to obtain prior to commencement)
• Current professional indemnity and public liability insurance (minimum €2 million cover)
• Registration with the Data Protection Commission (DPC) as a data controller
• Minimum two years of post-qualification experience, including direct neurodiversity assessment experience
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