Practitioner Psychologist/ Lead Clinician

JR United Kingdom; Scunthorpe; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Practitioner Psychologist to serve as the Lead Clinician in a dynamic role. This position involves leading a multi-disciplinary team, ensuring high-quality service delivery, and making a significant impact on the lives of individuals with complex needs. The role offers the opportunity to shape service delivery and drive positive change within a supportive and collaborative environment. With a commitment to excellence and a focus on empowerment, this position is ideal for those looking to make a real difference in the community. Join a team where your expertise will be valued and your contributions will lead to meaningful outcomes.

Benefits

Life Assurance

Pension Scheme

Mental Health Support Services

Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Leave

Cycle to Work Scheme

Electric Car Purchase Scheme

Critical Illness Cover

Qualifications

• Professional qualification in Psychology required.
• Experience with adults having intellectual disabilities or autism.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a multi-disciplinary team of clinicians.
• Provide bespoke assessment and interventions for clients.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical Supervision

Psychological Assessment

Intervention Strategies

Communication Skills

Education

Professional qualification in Psychology (Masters/Doctorate)

Job description

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Client:

Outcomes First Group

Location:

Roxby House, Scunthorpe

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Views:

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Posted:

13.04.2025

Expiry Date:

28.05.2025

Job Description:

Job Title: Practitioner Psychologist/ Lead Clinician

Salary: Up to £70,000 per annum, depending on experience

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday-Friday 9am - 5pm

Contract: Permanent

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

We are looking for an outstanding and experienced Practitioner Psychologist to work in a key role as the Lead Clinician for our service. 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:

The successful applicant would lead, manage and where appropriate, clinically supervise the clinicians and assistant practitioners in our multi-disciplinary team including Occupational Therapists and Speech and Language Therapists to ensure we meet the complex and diverse needs of the people we support. Our team, which also includes Psychiatry, is well embedded and works in a highly collaborative way with our Care colleagues including our Registered managers, House Managers, Team Leaders and Support Workers.

As an experienced Practitioner Psychologist, the post-holder will offer bespoke assessment, formulation and interventions working within a whole-systems as well as individual and consolidative approaches.

As Lead Clinician, you would be responsible for the day-to-day service provision and line management of staff in the Clinical Team, working closely with the Clinical Locality Lead to provide an effective, high-quality service.

Working independently within the overall framework of the services policies and procedures, you will support the adults in our service to develop a better quality of life. You will work within existing MDT and Clinical Governance structures to support the services in future development and ensuring quality assurance.

Our clinical teams help to develop empowering environments where our people can flourish, always putting them at the forefront of everything they do. All our settings maintain a strong safeguarding culture, and the adults we support are heard, respected and involved in decisions that affect them wherever possible.

When it comes to looking after the people in our care, we strive for excellence. With this in mind, we are looking for a Practitioner Psychologist/ Lead Clinician who shares our vision; to build incredible futures through empowerment.

About the Group:

Outcomes First Group is an independent provider of high-quality special needs education. We also have adult services covering all of England and North Wales. 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 support.

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.

Minimum Requirements:

• Professional qualification in Psychology (including post-graduate qualifications at Masters and/or Doctorate level).
• Experience of working with adults who have an intellectual disability and/or autism with additional needs (e.g. complex trauma, mental health needs, behaviours of concern).
• Registered with the HCPC.
• Additional experience and ideally qualifications in leadership and management.

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. You will have the resources and time to implement your strategic vision as this role will be key to the development of the service. This is an opportunity to enrich the lives of the adults 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 and Rewards

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

• 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.

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 for 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.

We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the people we support. All successful applicants will be subject to a fully enhanced DBS.

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: [emailprotected]