Job Title:         Lead Clinician – Practitioner Psychologist  

Location:         Copper Fields School, Cornwall, South West  

Salary:             Up to £60,000 pro-rata, (dependent on experience)

Hours:              30 hours per week, Monday to Friday 

Contract:         Permanent, 41 weeks, Term Time only 

Essential:        Full UK driving licence and access to own vehicle required 

About the role

This is a really exciting time to join our new clinical team supporting Copper Fields School.  With experienced Psychologists and Lead Clinicians working across the South West locality, clinical supervision available internally and our £2000 CPD incentive (following successful completion of the probation period), this post will offer the successful applicant an opportunity to develop their specialism in working with autistic children and young people, including those who have experienced trauma.

We are looking for a Lead Clinician to provide frontline management and leadership support to our new in-house Clinical Team in our brand new Copper Fields School based in the South West. The postholder will work collaboratively with both the school’s Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and the Clinical Locality Lead, plus other key stakeholders across OFG.

The role will be split between clinically leading the team and holding a therapy caseload. Working collaboratively with the team, the postholder will deliver bespoke assessment and intervention plans for our students who may present with complex profiles of need as a result of autism and other types of neurodivergence, developmental trauma and social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs.  They will also be responsible for coordinating the line management of the members of the onsite clinical team and leading on the service development of the clinical school-based service, alongside the school SLT and Clinical Locality Lead. 

The postholder will be responsible for holding the therapy caseload with the full support of our well-established and knowledgeable clinical network and growing Clinical Team, you will also contribute to staff training and consultation. Both a challenging and rewarding role, this position would suit a resilient and enthusiastic individual, with a therapeutic approach and the ability to make decisions, as well as manage their own workload and supervise others. This is an exciting and innovative time for the Clinical Team so please get in touch to find out more.

Working within overall framework of the service policies and procedures, the postholder will be supporting the integration of the specific service in the day to day running of each provision i.e., standardised assessments and clinical services. A key aspect of the role will be to deliver the wellbeing and clinical rainbow strategy at a universal, enhanced and specialist level to support our wider teams in meeting our pupils’ needs in line with set Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).

Our Clinical Teams support the development of nurturing environments where our learners can flourish, always putting them at the forefront of everything they do. All our settings maintain a strong safeguarding culture, and our students are heard, respected and involved in decisions that affect them wherever possible. With this in mind, we are looking for a Lead Clinician who shares our vision; to build incredible futures by empowering vulnerable people in the UK to be happy and to make their way in the world.

Location: Copper Fields School – South West  

Coming Soon! Copper Fields School is a brand-new specialist school in Gunnislake, Cornwall for autistic young people aged 4 – 16. 

About the Group

Outcomes First Group is the largest independent provider of special needs education. We are a vital part of local communities in England, Scotland and Wales with a renowned reputation for quality and positive outcomes for the people we educate for.

We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.

Our divisional brands include Acorn Education and Options Autism.

For more information on the group please visit: https://www.outcomesfirstgroup.co.uk/ 

Essential Criteria:

• Recognised postgraduate degree in Clinical, Forensic or Educational Psychology

• Registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with the HCPC

• Valid and up to date professional Registration & membership of the BPS

• Experience within the specialist client group; working with autistic individuals and those with complex needs.

• Clear and concise report writing relating to clinical and research activities

• Experience of providing supervision and supporting a therapy team

• Ability to work independently

• Ability to work dynamically and within a growing and developing clinical service

• Experience of multi-professional work with teams or services within the designated specialty preferred

• Full UK valid driving licence and access to own vehicle

For further information on this role please refer the Job Description and Person Specification attached. To discuss this role in more detail, please contact Clinical Locality Lead, Kate Boot on Kate.Boot@enhancedlearningservices.co.uk or recruitment@ofgl.co.uk.

To view the job description, please click here Lead Clinician JDClinical Job Pack

Why work for us?

Alongside working with a network of clinical colleagues with regular forums for peer reflection and practice development, Outcomes First Group offer an array of flexible benefit options

Benefits

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:

• Life Assurance Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions

• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

• Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.

And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:

• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits

• 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad

• Cycle to Work Schemes

• Electric Car Purchase Scheme

• Critical illness cover

And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.

At Outcomes First Group we are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils and young people. All successful applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBSEqual Opportunities

Vacancy ID: 003447

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