Psychologist

The Witherslack Group; Watford; On-site; GBP 58,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training

Holiday entitlement

Clinical development

Flexible benefits

Medical cover

Facilities

Job summary

The Witherslack Group seeks a HCPC-registered Psychologist to join Felden Hall School in Watford. The role is based at the school with two days per week, focusing on assessment, formulation, and delivering therapeutic interventions to children and young people with complex needs.

You will work within a multi-disciplinary clinical team, provide consultations and training, and contribute to a living/learning environment that supports positive outcomes.

Qualifications

• Be a HCPC-registered psychologist.
• Experience in assessing, formulating and supporting therapeutic interventions for children/young people with complex needs.
• Experience supporting teams to create clinically informed living/learning environments.
• Be a confident, engaging leader and trainer.

Responsibilities

• Provide consultation, workshops, training and guidance to educational and residential teams.
• Collaborate within schools and children's homes to embed therapeutic support across education and care.
• Support multidisciplinary clinical team with supervision and development.

Skills

HCPC registered

Assessment & formulation

Therapeutic interventions

Team collaboration

Education

Clinical/Educational/Forensic/Counselling Psychologist

Job description

Psychologist

Application Date: 2026-10-20

Location: Watford, Hertfordshire, GB, WD17 2

Contract Type: Any

Employer: Witherslack Group

Closing Date: 2026-11-18T21:00:07.493

Salary: £58,408 - £61,166 (including paid school holidays) + excellent benefits

Introduction

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.

Role Details

Get out what you put in. This role is based at Felden Hall School, 2-days-per-week.

Felden Hall School is an independent, specialist day school providing high quality education for boys and girls. Based in Hemel Hempstead, the school meets the needs of pupils with special educational needs including ADHD, autism, speech, language & communication difficulties and social & emotional difficulties.

Our Approach

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.

Collaborative Support

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

What We Do for You

• 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: We provide a leading programme of clinical learning and development for career growth and professional advancement
• Flexible Benefits: You can increase or decrease benefits such as life insurance, plus access to wellbeing tools, employee assistance, and high-street discounts
• Medical Cover: Claim back costs for opticians, dentists, and more
• Facilities: Beautiful working environments with top-tier facilities

Bring Your Whole Self to Work

Our young people come from diverse backgrounds and have different needs, and our workforce reflects that diversity. The person we're looking for will:

• Be a qualified Clinical, Educational, Forensic, or Counselling Psychologist registered with the HCPC
• Have proven skills in assessing, formulating, and supporting therapeutic interventions for children and young people with complex needs
• Have experience supporting teams to create clinically informed living and learning environments
• Be a confident, engaging model, guide, leader, and trainer
• Be highly organised and proactive
• Be committed to achieving the best outcomes for young people

Opportunities and Support

This role offers the chance to make a meaningful difference in young lives. You will have access to supervision, a clinical development programme, and a team of over 220 multi-disciplinary clinical colleagues who will support you every step of the way.

Join Us

Our young people deserve the best future, and we want our teams to do the same. 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.

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