Lead Clinician Salt

Outcomes First Group; Reading; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life Assurance

Pension scheme with enhanced employer/

Wellbeing support programs

Family Growth Support—leave and IVF/FS

Discount options UK-wide

Cycle to Work Scheme

Electric Car Purchase Scheme

Critical illness cover

£3000 Welcome Bonus

Job summary

Outcomes First Group is seeking a Lead Clinician to manage the in-house Clinical Team at Riseley Green School. The role combines clinical leadership with a therapy caseload, delivering bespoke assessments and intervention plans for students with autism, SEMH, and complex needs.

You will work with SLT and Regional Clinical Lead to drive service development, ensure EHCP alignment, and maintain safeguarding standards across a multidisciplinary team in an education setting.

Qualifications

• HCPC registration and current professional status.
• Recognised degree in OT, SLT, Psychology or Psychotherapy.
• Full UK driving licence with own vehicle.
• Experience in child/education settings; management preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the in-house Clinical Team at Riseley Green.
• Deliver bespoke assessment and intervention plans for students with neurodivergence.
• Coordinate line management of onsite clinical staff.
• Develop and lead service development of the school-based clinical service.

Skills

HCPC registered

Driving licence

Clinical leadership

Independent working

Education

HCPC registration

Degree in Occupational Therapy

Degree in Speech and Language Therapy

Degree in Psychology or Psychotherapy

Membership of BPS or equivalent

Job description

Job Title: Lead Clinician – Speech and Language Therapist
Location: Riseley Green School – Berkshire RG7 1QF
Salary: £50,000 - £60,000 FTE DOE plus
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Contract: Permanent (Term time only, or flexibility around full-time contract can be discussed based on your personal circumstances)
Essential: Full valid UK driving licence and access to own transport

Are you looking for an employer who can offer you opportunities for growth and development in your clinical career- All whilst working within a friendly multidisciplinary team in a rewarding education setting?

Do you want to have opportunities to participate in research projects, special interest groups and form part of a wider clinical network that meets regularly for training & development?

Do you want to have flexibility and be able to work creatively to deliver specialist assessments and interventions fostering independence within an education setting?

How about working for an employer who has been awarded a Great Place to Work for the 6th year running?

At OFG we believe in creating a better work life balance

In a world where the demand for clinical support is increasing daily, we understand the importance and value of the work you carry out. Your unique skills and expertise are critical to building better outcomes for our students. This is why we aim to have a multidisciplinary clinical team for each of our sites to provide this vital provision in collaboration with our education teams. Creating an environment where our students can truly flourish and grow in independence is key.

About Outcomes First Group

Every student is unique. Education should be personalised around them.

For more than 20 years, OFG Education has developed a deep understanding of how education designed around the individual can improve outcomes. We know that when students are understood - their strengths, interests, ambitions, starting points and needs - we can create personalised pathways that help them achieve and thrive.

Across our specialist schools, independent schools, online provision and support services, every student benefits from education shaped around who they are and what they can become. We combine educational and clinical expertise with research, evidence-informed practice, innovation and technology, underpinned by consistently high standards.

From deep specialist support to exceptional academic challenge, we are ambitious for every student, helping them achieve academically, discover their strengths and develop the knowledge, skills, confidence and attitudes they need for learning, work and life.

Every student. Every pathway. Every future

To find out more about our segments and expert services, visit: Our Services & Schools - Outcomes First Group

The role

We are looking for a Lead Clinician to manage our in-house Clinical Team at Riseley Green. The postholder will work collaboratively with both the school’s Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and the Regional Clinical Lead. 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. Meeting the needs of EHCP plans will be a primary focus in this role, target led, via the OFG all, group and individual clinical ways of working, embedded into our clinical practice. 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 Regional Clinical Lead.

Our Clinical Teams help maintain a person-centred, empowering approach always putting the students we support at the forefront of everything they do. All our settings maintain a strong safeguarding culture, and the students we support are heard, respected, and involved in decisions that affect them. We strive for excellence, which is why we are one of the leading service providers in the UK. With this in mind, we are looking for a Lead Clinician who shares our vision to use innovative approaches to enhance the quality of life and outcomes of the students we support.

Location

Riseley Green – Berkshire – Riseley Green forms part of our Options Autism brand, and is an independent specialist day school, supporting children and young people aged 5 – 16

Welcome to Riseley Green School

School Finder - Options Autism

For further information regarding this vacancy please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification attached.

Essential Criteria

• HCPC registered
• Recognised Degree in either, Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language therapy, Psychology or Psychotherapy
• Valid and up to date professional Registration & membership of professional body e.g. BPS
• Minimum 2 years post qualification experience preferably in a child/ education setting, preferably management experience.
• Experience within the specialist client group; working with autistic individuals and/or 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

Why work for us?

Alongside working with a network of over 350 clinical colleagues with regular forums for peer reflection and practice development, Outcomes First Group offer an array of flexible benefit options:

Benefits

• 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
• Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.
• 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
• £3000 Welcome Bonus

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

We reserve the right to close vacancies early, please submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

Outcomes First Group is committed to carrying out a fair, thorough and efficient recruitment process in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. Whilst we aim to keep applicants informed throughout, Outcomes First Group does not accept liability for any loss of earnings or other associated costs incurred by applicants as a result of delays or changes in the compliance process. All stages of the compliance process are subject to necessary safeguarding checks and compliance with statutory requirements, which may affect timescales.

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