Lead Clinician- Clinical/Counselling Psychologist

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Job Title: LeadClinician- Clinical/Counselling Psychologist

Location: RedKite School - South East

Salary: £50,000 up to £60,000 dependent onexperience

Contract: Permanent, 52 weeks, 37.5 hoursper week

We're looking for anexperienced Lead Clinician - Clinical/Counselling Psychologist tojoin our team who will contribute to bespoke assessment andintervention plans for the pupils we support. This is a wide andvaried role ideal for those looking for a new challenge where youcan truly have an impact on shaping services and drivingchange.

About therole

The post is located within RedKite School based in the South East. You will be joining a clinicalteam to facilitate MDT working, consisting of Speech and LanguageTherapy and Occupational Therapy. The clinical team is embeddedinto the structure of the provision which enables positive andeffective multi-disciplinary working across the education services,in order to maximise clinical outcomes for our pupils.

You will be working within the overall framework of theservice policies and procedures and within existing MDT andClinical Governance structures to support the services in futuredevelopment and ensuring quality assurance.

Ourclinical teams help to develop empowering environments where ourpupils can flourish, always putting them at the forefront ofeverything they do. All our settings maintain a strong safeguardingculture, and the pupils we support are heard, respected andinvolved in decisions that affect them wherever possible.

When it comes to looking after the pupils in our care, westrive for excellence. With this in mind, we are looking for a LeadClinician - Clinical/Counselling Psychologist who shares ourvision; to build incredible futures.

Location: Red Kite School - SouthEast

About the Group

Outcomes First Group is the largest independent providerof high-quality education and special needs education. We haveadult services covering all of England and North Wales. We are avital part of local communities in England, Scotland andWales with a renowned reputation for quality and positiveoutcomes for the people we educate for.

We arereally proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group wereofficially certified as a 'Great Place to Work' for the fifth yearrunning.

Our divisional brands include AcornEducation and Options Autism.

For moreinformation on the group pleasevisit:

Essential Criteria:

• Post-graduate doctoral levelqualification in Psychology (clinical, counselling, forensic), orexperienced Psychotherapist

• Registered with the HCPC andBPS.

• Experience insupervising Assistant Psychologists

• Previous experience working with adults orchildren with intellectual disabilities

• Ability to work collaboratively with a range ofkey partners

• Able to worksensitively with people and resolve conflicteffectively

• Evidence ofcontinuing professional development relevant to thesetting

• Substantial andrelevant post-qualification experience with adults andchildren.

• Experience oflecturing/teaching/training

• Skills in the management of data are alsoimportant as the role includes collecting and analysing data toinform various pieces of service delivery, development and projectwork.

For furtherinformation on this role please refer the Job Description andPerson Specification attached. To discuss this role in more detail,please contact:

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What's in it foryou?

You will be working with anambitious and driven service that's really going places, supportedby an exceptional team of likeminded individuals who are keen tolearn from you. This is an opportunity to enrich the lives of thepeople we support and make a positive difference, in a role whereyou have autonomy.

We offer a friendly andinclusive working environment where our adults are heard, respectedand hugely valued. We want our employees to come to work withenergy, determination and most importantly we want them to be happyin their work. We are well aware that it is our highly skilledteams that make Outcomes First Group the success it is, and we wantthis to continue. This is why we provide a range of benefitsdesigned to support you, not just in your work life but also on apersonal level too. We want you to be the best you can be and offergenuine opportunities for career development andprogression.

Benefits

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, soyou'll get an exceptional reward packageincluding:

• LifeAssurance

• Pension schemewith options to increase your contributions

• "Your Wellbeing Matters" - access to a widerange of first-class mental health support services and physicalhealth checks

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

And a market-leading benefit offering through ourFlexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose thepackage that's right for you, including:

• A wide range of health, wellbeing,and insurance benefits

• 100's of discount options valid in the UK andabroad

• Cycle to WorkSchemes

• Electric CarPurchase Scheme

• Criticalillness cover

And that's not all, we place the outcomes of thepupils in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you'llwake every day in the knowledge that your role will have asignificant positive impact on the lives ofothers.

At Outcomes FirstGroup we are committed to the safeguarding and promoting thewelfare of our pupils and young people. All successful applicantswill be subject to social media checks and successful applicants toa fully enhanced DBS