Psychologist

Witherslack Group; Hinckley; Sur place; GBP 65 000 - 76 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Training

35 days holiday

Clinical development

Flexible benefits

Wellbeing tools

Medical cover

Discounts

Nice facilities

Refer-a-friend bonus

Résumé du poste

Witherslack Group in Hinckley, Leicestershire, is seeking a HCPC-registered psychologist to join the multi-disciplinary clinical team at Dovetree School on a fixed-term 6-month contract. This role supports educational and residential colleagues to provide therapeutic living and learning environments for young people with SEMH needs.

The role offers a competitive salary (£65,077 - £76,372) plus excellent benefits.

Qualifications

• Registered with HCPC as a psychologist.
• Experience delivering therapeutic interventions to children/young people.
• Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team.

Responsabilités

• Support educational and residential teams to provide therapeutic living and learning environments.
• Offer individualised interventions and engagement to young people.
• Provide consultation, workshops, and guidance to teams.

Connaissances

Therapeutic interventions

Team collaboration

Communication

Formation

HCPC-registered psychologist

Description du poste

£65,077 - £76,372 + excellent benefits

Those Huge Small Victories

Our clinicians are fulfilled by the idea of affecting even the smallest positive changes in our young people, so we celebrate the little things.

Get out what you put in

This role is based at Dovetree School, for a fixed-term of 6 months. We would also accept anyone looking for term-time only.

Dovetree School is an independent specialist day school providing high quality education for boys and girls. Based in Hinckley, Leicestershire, the school meets the needs of a diverse group of pupils with Social, Emotional and Mental Heath (SEMH) needs, alongside a range of other associated conditions.

Our clinicians are a crucial part of the most joined-up model in SEND. Across all of our specialist schools and children’s homes, we provide unrivalled levels of clinical support, both in terms of our expertise andbreadth of provision. Our young people present with a complexity of need including developmental trauma, neuro-developmental conditions and special educational needs.

As part of a multi-disciplinary clinical team you will be supporting educational and residential colleagues to provide therapeutic living and learning environments and, based on clinical assessment and formulation, offer individualised interventions and engagement to our young people.

Our Psychologists work collaboratively within our schools and children’s homes, this ensures that therapeutic support permeates every aspect of the education, care and support we offer all of our children and young people. You will provide consultation, workshops, training and guidance to the educational and residential teams around our children.

What we do for you

We know you’re going to do great things. For your hard work and commitment, we reward you with the best salary and benefits package in the sector. With us, you’ll get to make a genuine difference to the lives of our young people – plus you’ll get:

• Training : A full induction and on the job training
• Holiday : You’ll work hard at WG, so you’ll be rewarded with 35 days holiday including bank holidays
• Clinical Development : If career growth and professional advancement is your thing, we provide a leading programme of clinical learning and development
• Flexible benefits : meaning you can increase/decrease benefits such as life insurance - check out our benefits here
• Wellbeing: a host of wellbeing tools and advice including employee assistance
• Medical cover so you can claim back the cost of things like an opticians or dentist appointment and a host of high-street discounts
• Beautiful working environments with the very best facilities - check out our schools here
• A recommend a friend scheme that offers a £1,000 bonus every time

Bring your whole self to work

Our young people come from all walks of life, diverse backgrounds and with different needs – and our workforce reflects that diversity, so that our teams can engage, encourage and inspire our young people to be themselves. The kind of person we’re looking for will:

• Be a qualified Clinical, Educational, Forensic or Counselling Psychologist registered with the HCPC
• Be a specialist with proven skills and experience to assess, formulate and support the delivery of therapeutic interventions with children and young people with complex needs
• Have experience of supporting the team around a child or young person to provide clinically informed living and learning environments and experiences
• Be a confident, engaging and effective, model, guide, leader and trainer
• Be highly organised and ready to take the initiative
• Be committed to ensuring the best outcomes for young people

This is a great opportunity to change young lives and have a positive impact on their future. Embedded within our living and learning environments you will be offered the support, resource and platform for you to do great things. You’ll benefit from supervision, a clinical development programme and access to a 220+ strong team of multi-disciplinary clinical colleagues who will be with you every step of the way.

Interested in joining us?

Our young people deserve the best possible future and we feel the same about our teams. You deserve to have the career you want, with a purpose-led employer, in an environment
that allows you to be yourself.

The Witherslack Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its young people. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check (we will cover the cost) and an online search. We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community.

Special Education / Careers in Care / Careers in Special Education / Working with Children / SEMH / SEN / ASD