Senior Psychologist

Witherslack Group; Hinckley and Bosworth; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate Clinical Psychologist to join their multi-disciplinary team at a state-of-the-art SEMH primary school. This role offers the chance to make a significant impact on the lives of young people with complex needs through tailored therapeutic interventions and support. You will collaborate with educational and residential teams to create nurturing environments that foster growth and development. Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including professional development opportunities, flexible benefits, and generous holiday allowances. If you're dedicated to making a difference and ready for a rewarding challenge, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Full induction and on-the-job training

Full school holidays including bank holidays

Leading programme of clinical learning and development

Flexible benefits like life insurance

Wellbeing tools and employee assistance

Medical cover for health appointments

High-street discounts

£1,000 bonus for recommending a friend

Qualifications

• Qualified Clinical, Educational, Forensic, or Counselling Psychologist registered with HCPC.
• Proven skills in assessing and delivering therapeutic interventions.

Responsibilities

• Support educational and residential colleagues in providing therapeutic environments.
• Deliver individualised interventions based on clinical assessment.

Skills

Clinical Psychology

Educational Psychology

Forensic Psychology

Counselling Skills

Therapeutic Interventions

Team Leadership

Education

Qualified Clinical Psychologist

Registered with HCPC

Job description

time left to apply End Date: February 9, 2025 (26 days left to apply)

job requisition id JR101345

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 Hinckley House School.

Hinckley House school is a state of the art SEMH primary school recently opened in Autumn 24. As part of the Witherslack group, the school is exceptionally well resourced and supported to ensure that every child receives the very best education and outcomes. We are looking for inspirational teachers and wider staff to help us realise our vision for delivering excellence.

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 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 Senior 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:

1. Training: A full induction and on-the-job training
2. Holiday: You’ll work hard at WG, so you’ll be rewarded with full school holidays including bank holidays
3. Clinical Development: If career growth and professional advancement is your thing, we provide a leading programme of clinical learning and development
4. Flexible benefits: meaning you can increase/decrease benefits such as life insurance
5. Wellbeing: a host of wellbeing tools and advice including employee assistance
6. Medical cover so you can claim back the cost of things like an optician's or dentist appointment and a host of high-street discounts
7. 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:

1. Be a qualified Clinical, Educational, Forensic or Counselling Psychologist registered with the HCPC
2. 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
3. Have experience of supporting the team around a child or young person to provide clinically informed living and learning environments and experiences
4. Be a confident, engaging, and effective model, guide, leader, and trainer
5. Be highly organised and ready to take the initiative
6. Be committed to ensuring the best outcomes for young people
7. Be a member of a multi-disciplinary team, receiving regular supervision and supported in your CPD
8. Have lengthy sector experience and a background in team supervision are all vital
9. Be a car driver, as there’s some travel involved

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.