Lead Clinician - Practitioner Psychologist, Occupational Therapist, Speech & Language Therapist

Oxford Outcomes Limited; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a Lead Clinician to join their innovative clinical team at a new school in the South West. This role offers the chance to make a significant impact by providing leadership and support to a dedicated team while working directly with students who have complex needs, including autism and trauma. You'll be responsible for developing tailored assessment and intervention plans, coordinating clinical services, and contributing to staff training. With a strong focus on nurturing environments and safeguarding, this role is perfect for a resilient and enthusiastic professional eager to empower vulnerable individuals and help them thrive. Join a forward-thinking organization and be part of a transformative journey!

Benefits

Flexible benefit options

CPD incentive

Clinical supervision

Peer reflection forums

Qualifications

• Recognised postgraduate degree in Clinical, Forensic or Educational Psychology required.
• Experience working with autistic individuals and complex needs is essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the clinical team while holding a therapy caseload.
• Deliver bespoke assessment and intervention plans for students.

Skills

Clinical Psychology

Forensic Psychology

Educational Psychology

Occupational Therapy

Speech and Language Therapy

Report Writing

Supervision

Independent Work

Education

Postgraduate degree in Clinical Psychology

Qualification in Occupational Therapy

Qualification in Speech and Language Therapy

Job description

Lead Clinician - Practitioner Psychologist, Occupational Therapist, Speech & Language Therapist

Location: Copper Fields School, Cornwall, PL18 9EH

Salary: Up to £60,000 FTE, pro-rata, (DOE)

Hours: 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday

Contract: Permanent 41 weeks, Term Time only

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

This is a really exciting time to join our new clinical team supporting Copper Fields School. With Lead Clinicians working across the South West locality, clinical supervision available internally and our £2000 CPD incentive (following successful completion of the probation period), this post will offer the successful applicant an opportunity to develop their specialism in working with autistic children and young people, including those who have experienced trauma.

We are looking for a Lead Clinician to provide frontline management and leadership support to our new in-house Clinical Team in our brand new Copper Fields School based in the South West. The postholder will work collaboratively with both the school’s Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and the Clinical Locality Lead, plus other key stakeholders across OFG.

The role will be split between clinically leading the team and holding a therapy caseload. Working collaboratively with the team, the postholder will deliver bespoke assessment and intervention plans for our students who may present with complex profiles of need as a result of autism and other types of neurodivergence, developmental trauma and social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs. They will also be responsible for coordinating the line management of the members of the onsite clinical team and leading on the service development of the clinical school-based service, alongside the school SLT and Clinical Locality Lead.

The postholder will be responsible for holding the therapy caseload with the full support of our well-established and knowledgeable clinical network and growing Clinical Team, you will also contribute to staff training and consultation. Both a challenging and rewarding role, this position would suit a resilient and enthusiastic individual, with a therapeutic approach and the ability to make decisions, as well as manage their own workload and supervise others. This is an exciting and innovative time for the Clinical Team so please get in touch to find out more.

Working within the overall framework of the service policies and procedures, the postholder will be supporting the integration of the specific service in the day-to-day running of each provision i.e., standardised assessments and clinical services. A key aspect of the role will be to deliver the wellbeing and clinical rainbow strategy at a universal, enhanced and specialist level to support our wider teams in meeting our pupils’ needs in line with set Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).

Our Clinical Teams support the development of nurturing environments where our learners can flourish, always putting them at the forefront of everything they do. All our settings maintain a strong safeguarding culture, and our students are heard, respected, and involved in decisions that affect them wherever possible. With this in mind, we are looking for a Lead Clinician who shares our vision; to build incredible futures by empowering vulnerable people in the UK to be happy and to make their way in the world.

Essential Criteria:

• Recognised postgraduate degree in Clinical, Forensic or Educational Psychology, recognised qualification in Occupational Therapy and Speech and Language Therapy.
• Registered with the appropriate body and HCPC.
• Valid and up to date professional Registration & membership of the BPS
• Experience within the specialist client group; working with autistic individuals and those with complex needs.
• Clear and concise report writing relating to clinical and research activities
• Experience of providing supervision and supporting a therapy team
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to work dynamically and within a growing and developing clinical service
• Experience of multi-professional work with teams or services within the designated specialty preferred
• Full UK valid driving licence and access to own vehicle

For further information on this role please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification attached. To discuss this role in more detail, please contact Clinical Locality Lead, Kate Boot on [e-mail] or [e-mail].

Why work for us?

Alongside working with a network of clinical colleagues with regular forums for peer reflection and practice development, Outcomes First Group offer an array of flexible benefit options.