Psychologist

TN United Kingdom; Sunderland; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a purpose-driven organization dedicated to making a difference in the lives of young people. This role at a leading SEN school offers the opportunity to work within a multi-disciplinary team, providing therapeutic support to children with diverse needs. With a focus on clinical development and a commitment to excellence, you will be rewarded with an attractive salary and benefits package, including extensive holidays and ongoing training. This is your chance to impact futures positively while working in a supportive and beautiful environment.

Benefits

35 days holiday including bank holidays

Clinical development program

Flexible benefits

Employee assistance program

Medical cover for appointments

Beautiful working environments

£1,000 referral bonus

Qualifications

• Experience in supporting therapeutic interventions for children with complex needs.
• Skills in assessing and formulating therapeutic strategies.

Responsibilities

• Support educational and residential teams with therapeutic living environments.
• Provide consultation and training to staff around children’s needs.

Skills

Therapeutic Interventions

Assessment and Formulation

Leadership and Training

Organizational Skills

Education

Qualified Clinical Psychologist

Registered with HCPC

Job description

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Actual take home pay £60,941 - £71,520 + 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 Ashbrooke School. We would also accept applications for anyone wanting a term-time only role.

You’ll be joining Ashbrooke School, one of the leading SEN settings in the North East. A purpose-built school with specialist classrooms, extensive grounds and sporting facilities, plus a new purpose-built primary provision – Ashbrooke supports young people with ADHD, autism, SEMH and SLCN and was recently rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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 and breadth 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 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, ensuring 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: We provide a leading programme of clinical learning and development for career growth and professional advancement

Flexible benefits: You can increase/decrease benefits such as life insurance – check out our benefits

Wellbeing: A host of wellbeing tools and advice including employee assistance

Medical cover: Claim back costs like opticians or dentist appointments and enjoy high-street discounts

Beautiful working environments: With the very best facilities – check out our schools

We also offer a £1,000 bonus through our 'recommend a friend' scheme for every successful referral.

Bring your whole self to work

Our young people come from all walks of life, diverse backgrounds, and different needs – and our workforce reflects that diversity. The ideal candidate will:

• Be a qualified Clinical, Educational, Forensic, or Counselling Psychologist registered with the HCPC
• Have proven skills and experience to assess, formulate, and support therapeutic interventions with children and young people with complex needs
• Support the team around a child or young person to provide clinically informed living and learning environments
• Be a confident, engaging leader, model, guide, and trainer
• Be highly organized and proactive
• Be committed to achieving the best outcomes for young people

This role offers a chance to change young lives and positively impact their futures. You’ll be supported with supervision, a clinical development programme, and access to a team of over 220 multidisciplinary clinical colleagues who will support you every step of the way.

Interested in joining us?

Our young people deserve the best possible future, and we share that commitment with our teams. You deserve a career aligned with your aspirations, within a purpose-led employer that values authenticity.

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

For a full job description and person specification, please click [link].

To view our ex-offenders policy, please click [link].

To view our Child Protection Policy, visit the 'Parents and Carers' section of our School/Learning Centre. You can find all our Schools [link].

Keywords: Special Education, Careers in Care, Careers in Special Education, Working with Children, SEMH, SEN, ASD