Psychologist

The Witherslack Group; Royal Leamington Spa; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An educational organization in Royal Leamington Spa seeks a Clinical Psychologist to provide therapeutic support in schools. This role involves assessing and implementing interventions for young people while collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams to create supportive learning environments. This position offers a robust induction, professional development opportunities, and comprehensive benefits including holidays, wellbeing support, and clinical development programs.

Benefits

Full school holidays

Clinical development programs

Flexible benefits

Medical cover

Wellbeing support

Friend referral bonus

Qualifications

• Registered with the HCPC.
• Experience supporting children with complex needs.
• Ability to lead and train teams.

Responsibilities

• Assess and formulate interventions for young people.
• Support staff in creating therapeutic environments.
• Provide consultation and training.

Skills

Child psychology

Therapeutic interventions

Clinical assessment

Team collaboration

Education

Qualification in Clinical, Educational, Forensic or Counselling Psychology

Job description

Overview

Our clinicians are fulfilled by the idea of affecting even the smallest positive changes in our young people. This role is based at Avon Park School, 3-days-per-week. The school has recently achieved an Outstanding Ofsted rating and operates with a strong ethos of high expectations and aspirations for every child. All staff work in a truly collaborative way to ensure each pupil develops academically, emotionally and personally. Our clinicians are a crucial part of the most joined-up model in SEND, across all specialist schools and children's homes, providing broad clinical support to young people 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 support 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 to ensure 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.

Responsibilities

• 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

Benefits

• Training: A full induction and on the job training
• Holiday: You\'ll work hard at WG, so you\'ll be rewarded with full school holidays including bank holidays
• Clinical Development: A leading programme of clinical learning and development
• Flexible benefits: increase/decrease benefits such as life insurance
• Wellbeing: A host of wellbeing tools and advice including employee assistance
• Medical cover: You can claim back costs such as opticians or dentist appointments and access to discounts
• Beautiful working environments with excellent facilities
• A recommended friend scheme that offers a £1,000 bonus