Clinical Locality Lead

Job description

You'll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you more time to do the things that make you happy. 4DWW is subject to successful completion of probation and is not a contractual benefit

Job Title: Clinical Locality Lead

Location: Homebased with regional travel throughout the UK

Salary: Up to £70.000 DOE, plus car allowance

Contract: Permanent, 37.5 hours per week

Essential: Full valid UK driving licence and access to own vehicle

Are you looking for a new opportunity that will allow you to take a step up or branch out?

Are you a Practitioner Psychologist, Nurse, Social Worker, Speech and Language Therapist or Occupational Therapist looking for something a little different?

We are continuing to grow our clinical teams and are on the hunt for Clinical Locality leads with demonstrable leadership skills to join our expanding team. This is a fantastic opportunity to support the developing clinical service within our specialist education schools and to work closely with the Heads of Clinical Operations, and regional education and care leaders to develop the clinical provision in line with neurodiversity and intersectionality affirming therapeutic support.

This is a wide and varied role ideal for those looking for a new challenge where you can truly have an impact on shaping a service and driving change.

About the role

We are looking for outstanding trauma and neurodevelopmental differences-informed individuals with strong and proven leadership and management skills. The post holders will hold responsibility for managing lead clinicians and supporting the leadership and development of locality-based multi-disciplinary clinical teams. The teams comprise of, but are not limited to Psychology and Psychotherapy, Speech and Language Therapy and Occupational Therapy

Working independently within the overall framework of the service policies and procedures you will support the integration of their specific service in the day-to-day running of each provision. A key aspect of the role will be quality assuring the delivery of informed clinical interventions at a universal, enhanced and specialist level to support our wider teams in meeting our people's needs in line with set Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCP).

Our Clinical Teams maintain nurturing environments where our pupils can flourish, always putting them at the forefront of everything they do. All our settings maintain a strong safeguarding culture, and our pupils and adults are heard, respected and involved in decisions that affect them wherever possible.

When it comes to looking after our pupils and adults we strive for excellence, which is why we are the leading service provider in the UK. With this in mind, we are looking for Clinical Locality Leads who share our vision; to build incredible futures by empowering vulnerable people in the UK to be happy and to make their way in the world.

About the Group

Outcomes First Group is the largest independent provider of high-quality education and special needs education. We are a vital part of local communities in England, Scotland and Wales with a renowned reputation for quality and positive outcomes for the people we educate for.

We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a 'Great Place to Work' for the fifth year running.

Our divisional brands include Acorn Education and Options Autism. For more information on the group please visit:

Essential Criteria:

Qualified Practitioner Psychologist, Nurse (any relevant specialism considered), Social Worker, Speech and Language Therapist, or Occupational Therapist.

Registered with the HCPC or other recognised professional body.

Full UK Valid driving licence and access to own vehicle

Experience in managing multi-disciplinary and/or multi-site teams

Experience of working with people who have an intellectual disability and/or autism with additional needs (e.g. complex trauma, mental health needs, behaviours of concern)

Demonstrable ability to lead and manage strategically

Ability to work collaboratively with a range of key partners

Able to work sensitively with people and resolve conflict effectively

Evidence of continuing professional development relevant to the setting

Experience of lecturing/teaching/training

Skills in collecting and analysing data

For further information on this role please refer the Job Description and Person Specification attached.

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What's in it for you?

You will be working with an ambitious and driven service that's really going places, supported by an exceptional team of likeminded individuals who are keen to learn from you. This role will be key to the development of the service, reporting to and working closely with the Heads of Clinical Operations. This is an opportunity to enrich the lives of the people we support and make a positive difference, in a role where you have autonomy.

We offer a friendly and inclusive working environment where our people are heard, respected and hugely valued. We want our employees to come to work with energy, determination and most importantly we want them to be happy in their work. We are well aware that it is our highly skilled teams that make Outcomes First Group the success it is, and we want this to continue. This is why we provide a range of benefits designed to support you, not just in your work life but also on a personal level too. We want you to be the best you can be and offer genuine opportunities for career development and progression.

Benefits

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you'll get an exceptional reward package including:

Work 4 days, be paid for 5 T&C's apply - following successful completion of the probation period

Life Assurance

Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions

"Your Wellbeing Matters" - access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that's right for you, including:

A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits

100's of discount options valid in the UK and abroad

Cycle to Work Schemes

Electric Car Purchase Scheme

Critical illness cover

And that's not all, we place the outcomes of the people in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you'll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.

At Outcomes First Group we are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils and young people. All successful applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS

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