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<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced Clinical/Counselling Psychologist or Psychotherapist with relevant experience to join our Home Treatmentservice in Sheffield. The teams work with a range of partner agencies, including GP's and VCSE organisations, to deliver interventions and treatment to people with a range of mental health difficulties in crisis including those with serious mental illness with a focus on reducing risk and avoiding hospital admission. The successful candidate will join a large team of supportive multi-professionals alongside clinical and forensic psychologists, psychotherapists and clinical associate psychologists within the acute, crisis and inpatient psychology team.</p> <p>This is an exciting opportunity for someone who has experience of supporting people at risk of hospital admission to receive specialist care at home. There are ongoing opportunities in the service to shape the psychology clinical pathway and the successful applicant will be actively involved in 'Home First' development. The post holder will maintain a clinical caseload, provide clinical supervision, reflective practice and debrief for staff and will actively work with the other psychology lead to deliver a highly specialist service. The psychology team is research active and has close links with Sheffield University.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>To provide highly specialist psychological assessments based a variety of sources including psychological and psychometric tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with service users, family members and others involved in the person's care.</p> <p>To formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of a service user's problems.</p> <p>To be responsible for implementing a range of specialist psychological interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups, adjusting and refining psychological formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of different provisional hypotheses.</p> <p>To provide highly specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals.</p> <p>To contribute to a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all users of the service.</p> <p>To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual service users and to provide advice to other professions on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk management.</p> <p>To provide clinical supervision to less experienced qualified clinical psychologists/therapists, counsellors, clinical associates, assistant(s), or other professionals.</p> <p>To contribute to the development, research, service evaluation and audit.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>We are passionate about providing the very best care to the people we support, and we're looking for amazing people who share this passion to join us.</p> <p>What is it that makes our Trust such a special place to work? Well, it's all about the people. Our staff, service users, carers and families all come from such diverse backgrounds and all have expertise and stories to share.</p> <p>It's important that you feel supported in your role, that the people who you work with are as passionate as you are and that your health and wellbeing is taken care of</p> <p>If you're interested in developing your career, you'll have access to a range of training and education opportunities, including apprenticeships, work experience and placements, as well as the chance to get involved in research.</p> <p>We are all very proud of the difference we make to people's lives each and every day and if that's something that you'd like to be part of we'd love to have you with us.</p> <p>At SHSC, we prioritise the well-being and safety of both our service users and employees. It is our policy and a condition of employment that all employees must join the DBS Update Service. This service carries an annual fee, which employees are responsible for paying up front. However, employees may claim this cost back through the Trust's Employee Expenses Reimbursement Policy. For those requiring a Basic DBS check, it is necessary to register for a DBS Online Account.</p>       
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>07 October 2025</p>

  
    <h3>Pay scheme</h3>
    <p>Agenda for change</p>

    
      
        <h3>Band</h3>
      
      <p>Band 8a</p>
  
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £55,690 to £62,682 a year
      
        PA
      
    </p>
  
  

  <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
  <p>Permanent</p>

  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
    <p>
      
        
          Full-time,
        
      
        
          Part-time,
        
      
        
          Flexible working
        
      
    </p>
  

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>457-25-7465839</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Longley Centre</p>
      <p>Northern General Hospital, Norwood Grange Drive</p>
      <p>Sheffield</p>
            <p>S5 7JT</p>
      <br>
      
        
      
    
  

      

      
  
    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>Please see attached job description for a full description of the role duties and person specification.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>Please see attached job description for a full description of the role duties and person specification.</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Post-graduate, doctoral level training in clinical psychology and registration with the HCPC or post graduate training as a psychotherapist with BABCP registration or equivalent</li>
        
        <li>Formal training in supervision of other psychologists/ psychotherapists</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Training and qualifications in evidence based assessment and intervention</li>
          
          <li>Additional, post-qualification short courses</li>
          
          <li>Ability to work in a range of assessment and treatment modalities to meet patient needs</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Significant experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of service users across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settings.</li>
        
        <li>Evidence of leading restorative interventions for staff (RP etc)</li>
        
        <li>Experience of providing clinical supervision</li>
        
        <li>Evidence of leading clinical service improvement initiative</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of representing therapeutic/psychological work within the context of multi-disciplinary care</li>
          
          <li>Experience of the application of psychological therapy in different cultural contexts.</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>experience of service development and evaluation</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Post-graduate, doctoral level training in clinical psychology and registration with the HCPC or post graduate training as a psychotherapist with BABCP registration or equivalent</li>
          
          <li>Formal training in supervision of other psychologists/ psychotherapists</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Training and qualifications in evidence based assessment and intervention</li>
            
            <li>Additional, post-qualification short courses</li>
            
            <li>Ability to work in a range of assessment and treatment modalities to meet patient needs</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Significant experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of service users across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settings.</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of leading restorative interventions for staff (RP etc)</li>
          
          <li>Experience of providing clinical supervision</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of leading clinical service improvement initiative</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Experience of representing therapeutic/psychological work within the context of multi-disciplinary care</li>
            
            <li>Experience of the application of psychological therapy in different cultural contexts.</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>experience of service development and evaluation</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
    
  



      
  
    <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
    <p>This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.</p>
  

  
    <h3 id="tier-two-sponsorship">Certificate of Sponsorship</h3>
    <p>Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
    <p>From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
  

  
    <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
    <p>
      Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
      <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
    </p>
  


 
  
    
      
        Additional information
      
    
    
      
        <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
        <p>This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.</p>
      

      
        <h3 id="tier-two-sponsorship">Certificate of Sponsorship</h3>
        <p>Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
        <p>From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
      

      
        <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
        <p>
          Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
          <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
        </p>
      
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Longley Centre</p>
      <p>Northern General Hospital, Norwood Grange Drive</p>
      <p>Sheffield</p>
            <p>S5 7JT</p>
    
  

  
    <br>
    <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
      
        <p><a href="https://www.shsc.nhs.uk/working-us" target="_blank">https://www.shsc.nhs.uk/working-us (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>
      
  

  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Longley Centre</p>
          <p>Northern General Hospital, Norwood Grange Drive</p>
          <p>Sheffield</p>
                    <p>S5 7JT</p>
        
      

      
        <br>
        <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
          
            <p><a href="https://www.shsc.nhs.uk/working-us" target="_blank">https://www.shsc.nhs.uk/working-us (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>

NHS Jobs

Senior Clinical Psychologist

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced Clinical/Counselling Psychologist or Psychotherapist with relevant experience to join the leadership team in our Home Treatmentservice in Sheffield. The team works with a range of partner agencies, including GP's and VCSE organisations, to deliver interventions and treatment to people with a range of mental health difficulties in crisis including those with serious mental illness with a focus on reducing risk and avoiding hospital admission. The successful candidate will join a large team of supportive multi-professionals alongside clinical and forensic psychologists, psychotherapists and clinical associate psychologists within the acute, crisis and inpatient psychology team.</p> <p>This is an exciting opportunity for someone who has experience of clinical, operational and leadership roles. There are ongoing opportunities in the service to shape the psychology clinical pathway and the successful applicant will be actively involved in 'Home First' development. The role involves the co-ordination and organisation of the work of psychologists/ psychotherapists and other clinical members of the team to provide high quality psychologically-based care and treatment. The post holder will maintain a clinical caseload, provide clinical supervision, reflective practice and debrief and will actively work with other clinical leads in the service. The psychology team is research active and has close links with Sheffield University.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>To provide clinical leadership and operational management for the Psychology team within the Home Treatment and urgent and crisis service in Sheffield.</p> <p>To provide clinical supervision and line management to psychologists/psychotherapists, clinical associate psychologists, mental health and wellbeing practitioners, assistant(s), trainee(s) and other professionals (where required). You will be responsible for the systematic governance of psychological practice and the co-ordination and organisation of the work of your team.</p> <p>You will support the team to monitor waiting lists and will support the co-ordination of resources available to the team by responding to referrals, making autonomous professional and clinical judgements based upon complex information, prioritising accordingly and contributing to multidisciplinary decision making. You will also use research skills for audit, policy and service development and research.</p> <p>To deliver assessment, formulation, and interventions in-line with evidence-based practice, though keeping client need at the heart of the work and offer highly specialised advice and consultation on service users' psychological care.</p> <p>To advise on and support the management of demand and capacity within the service.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>We are passionate about providing the very best care to the people we support, and we're looking for amazing people who share this passion to join us.</p>
<p>What is it that makes our Trust such a special place to work? Well, it's all about the people. Our staff, service users, carers and families all come from such diverse backgrounds and all have expertise and stories to share.</p>
<p>It's important that you feel supported in your role, that the people who you work with are as passionate as you are and that your health and wellbeing is taken care of</p>
<p>If you're interested in developing your career, you'll have access to a range of training and education opportunities, including apprenticeships, work experience and placements, as well as the chance to get involved in research.</p>
<p>We are all very proud of the difference we make to people's lives each and every day and if that's something that you'd like to be part of we'd love to have you with us.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>07 October 2025</p>

  
    <h3>Pay scheme</h3>
    <p>Agenda for change</p>

    
      
        <h3>Band</h3>
      
      <p>Band 8b</p>
  
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £62,215 to £72,293 a year
      
        pa pro rata
      
    </p>
  
  

  <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
  <p>Permanent</p>

  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
    <p>
      
        
          Full-time,
        
      
        
          Job share,
        
      
        
          Flexible working
        
      
    </p>
  

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>457-25-7443174</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Longley Centre, Northern General Hospital</p>
      <p>Herries Road</p>
      <p>Sheffield</p>
            <p>S5 7AU</p>
      <br>
      
        
      
    
  

      

      
  
    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>To lead on psychological care pathways development, using best evidence and co-production to create effective, well received, trauma informed patient pathways through the service along with the rest of the leadership team.</p> <p>To line manage (including supervising and performance managing the work of) psychological staff within the framework of the team / services policies and procedures.</p> <p>To provide highly specialist assessments, formulations and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of a service users problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the persons problems, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across a full range of care settings.</p> <p>To provide highly specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals (both psychologists/ psychotherapists and non-psychologists) contributing directly to service users formulation, diagnosis and treatment plans.</p> <p>To contribute directly and indirectly to a trauma informed, psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all users of the service, across all settings and agencies serving the service user group.</p> <p>To significantly contribute to the development, evaluation and monitoring of aspects of the teams clinical practice through the deployment of professional skills in research, service evaluation and audit.</p> <p>To co-ordinate the systematic governance of psychological practice within the team by developing and collecting relevant measures of outcome and audit, and to provide consultation to other health and social care professionals to enable them to develop their own effective systems of governance.</p> <p>To significantly contribute to the development, evaluation and monitoring of all psychological aspects of operational development in collaboration with the senior operational leads and Consultant Psychologist.</p> <p>To propose policy or service changes which impact beyond own area of activity by participation in Service/ Trust working parties and other local development groups.</p> <p>To use theory, evidence-based literature and research to support evidence-based practice in individual work and work with other team members.</p> <p>(see job description for full details)</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>To lead on psychological care pathways development, using best evidence and co-production to create effective, well received, trauma informed patient pathways through the service along with the rest of the leadership team.</p> <p>To line manage (including supervising and performance managing the work of) psychological staff within the framework of the team / services policies and procedures.</p> <p>To provide highly specialist assessments, formulations and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of a service users problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the persons problems, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across a full range of care settings.</p> <p>To provide highly specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals (both psychologists/ psychotherapists and non-psychologists) contributing directly to service users formulation, diagnosis and treatment plans.</p> <p>To contribute directly and indirectly to a trauma informed, psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all users of the service, across all settings and agencies serving the service user group.</p> <p>To significantly contribute to the development, evaluation and monitoring of aspects of the teams clinical practice through the deployment of professional skills in research, service evaluation and audit.</p> <p>To co-ordinate the systematic governance of psychological practice within the team by developing and collecting relevant measures of outcome and audit, and to provide consultation to other health and social care professionals to enable them to develop their own effective systems of governance.</p> <p>To significantly contribute to the development, evaluation and monitoring of all psychological aspects of operational development in collaboration with the senior operational leads and Consultant Psychologist.</p> <p>To propose policy or service changes which impact beyond own area of activity by participation in Service/ Trust working parties and other local development groups.</p> <p>To use theory, evidence-based literature and research to support evidence-based practice in individual work and work with other team members.</p> <p>(see job description for full details)</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Essential
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Post-graduate, doctoral level training in clinical psychology and registration with the HCPC or substantial psychotherapy training with appropriate registration</li>
        
        <li>Formal training in supervision of other psychologists/ psychotherapists</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Training and qualifications in evidence based assessment and intervention</li>
          
          <li>Additional, post-qualification short courses.</li>
          
          <li>Leadership or management training relevant to health and social care settings</li>
          
          <li>experience in working in a range of assessment and treatment models</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Significant experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of service users across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settings.</li>
        
        <li>Significant evidence of being able to effectively lead and manage multidisciplinary teams</li>
        
        <li>Experience of providing clinical supervision</li>
        
        <li>Evidence of leading quality improvement initiatives</li>
        
        <li>Evidence of line management of other psychological staff</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of representing therapeutic/psychological work within the context of multi-disciplinary care.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of the application of psychological therapy in different cultural contexts.</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Theory
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Well-developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychotherapeutic/psychological therapies for people with SMI</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>able to apply a range of formulation models to patient presenting difficulties</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Essential
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Post-graduate, doctoral level training in clinical psychology and registration with the HCPC or substantial psychotherapy training with appropriate registration</li>
          
          <li>Formal training in supervision of other psychologists/ psychotherapists</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Training and qualifications in evidence based assessment and intervention</li>
            
            <li>Additional, post-qualification short courses.</li>
            
            <li>Leadership or management training relevant to health and social care settings</li>
            
            <li>experience in working in a range of assessment and treatment models</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Significant experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of service users across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settings.</li>
          
          <li>Significant evidence of being able to effectively lead and manage multidisciplinary teams</li>
          
          <li>Experience of providing clinical supervision</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of leading quality improvement initiatives</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of line management of other psychological staff</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Experience of representing therapeutic/psychological work within the context of multi-disciplinary care.</li>
            
            <li>Experience of the application of psychological therapy in different cultural contexts.</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Theory
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Well-developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychotherapeutic/psychological therapies for people with SMI</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>able to apply a range of formulation models to patient presenting difficulties</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
    
  



      
  
    <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
    <p>This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.</p>
  

  
    <h3 id="tier-two-sponsorship">Certificate of Sponsorship</h3>
    <p>Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
    <p>From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
  

  
    <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
    <p>
      Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
      <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
    </p>
  


 
  
    
      
        Additional information
      
    
    
      
        <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
        <p>This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.</p>
      

      
        <h3 id="tier-two-sponsorship">Certificate of Sponsorship</h3>
        <p>Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
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Principal Clinical/Counselling Psychologist.

<p><b> £52,994 - £62,192 (including paid school holidays) + excellent benefits </b></p><p><b>Those Huge Small Victories</b></p><p>Our clinicians are fulfilled by the idea of affecting even the smallest positive changes in our young people, so we celebrate the little things.</p><p><b>Get out what you put in</b></p><p>This role is based across Hall Cliffe School and Hall Cliffe Primary School in Wakefield ( 4 miles apart).</p><p>The greatest achievements often don't come easy but Hall Cliffe has earned a reputation as a school that can help turn young people's lives around. The school is housed in a stunning listed building at the centre of which is a tranquil courtyard that is used for both recreational and therapeutic activities. However, the true centre of everything at Hall Cliffe School are the pupils, which is evident in the unwavering commitment and support that the staff team offer to each young person. The school supports young people with ADHD, autism or SEMH needs.</p><p>Hall Cliffe Primary School is an independent specialist day school providing high quality education, based in Wakefield. The school meets the needs of a diverse group of pupils with special educational needs including speech, language and communication difficulties, autism, ADHD, and Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) difficulties. Recently rated Outstanding by Ofsted, the school continues to go from strength to strength. </p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>Our Psychologists work collaboratively within our schools and children's homes, this ensures 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.</p><p><b>What we do for you</b></p><p>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:</p><ul><li><p><b>Training</b>: A full induction and on the job training</p></li><li><p><b>Holiday</b>: You'll work hard at WG, so you'll be rewarded with full school holidays including bank holidays </p></li><li><p><b>Clinical Development</b>: If career growth and professional advancement is your thing, we provide a leading programme of clinical learning and development</p></li><li><p><b>Flexible benefits</b>: meaning you can<br>increase/decrease benefits such as life insurance - check out our benefits here </p></li><li><p><b>Wellbeing: </b>a host of wellbeing tools and advice including employee assistance</p></li><li><p><b>Medical cover</b> so you can claim back the cost of things like an opticians or dentist appointment and a host of <b>high-street discounts </b></p></li><li><p><b>Beautiful working environments</b> with the very best facilities - check out our schools here </p></li><li><p>A recommend a friend scheme that offers a £1,000 bonus every time</p></li></ul><p><b>Bring your whole self to work</b></p><p>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:</p><ul><li><p>Be a qualified Clinical, Educational, Forensic or Counselling Psychologist registered with the HCPC</p></li><li><p>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</p></li><li><p>Have experience of supporting the team around a child or young person to provide clinically informed living and learning environments and experiences</p></li><li><p>Be a confident, engaging and effective, model, guide, leader and trainer</p></li><li><p>Be highly organised and ready to take the initiative</p></li><li><p>Be committed to ensuring the best outcomes for young people</p></li></ul><p>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.</p><p><b>Interested in joining us?</b></p><p>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.</p><p> 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. </p><p> For a full job description and person specification, please click here . </p><p> To view our ex-offenders policy please click here . </p><p> To view our Child Protection Policy, please visit the 'Parents and Carers' section of this School/Learning centre. You can find all our Schools here . </p><p> Special Education / Careers in Care / Careers in Special Education / Working with Children / SEMH / SEN / ASD </p>

Psychologist

<p><strong>Locum Educational Psychologist - </strong>Doncaster</p> <p>If you enjoy supporting students to overcome challenges and reach their full potential, don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity.</p> <p>We are currently working with a client who is looking for an Educational Psychologist, for a locum role. This role is primarily completing statutory assessments for our client, this need has risen due to a shortage of staff.</p> <p>This is a flexible outside IR35 role that gives you the opportunity to make your own schedule and to work how many days you can per week.</p> <p><strong>What is offered</strong>:</p> <ul> <li>Competitive pay rate (£1100 per assessment).</li><li>Flexible working pattern.</li><li>National access to all of Reed's educational psychology clients.</li><li>Opportunity to join Reed's educational psychology forum and online events.</li><li>Free DBS checks</li><li>Weekly payroll</li></ul> <p><strong>Requirements</strong>:</p> <ul> <li>Qualified in education psychology.</li><li>Registered with the HCPC.</li><li>Availability to complete at least one assessment per month.</li><li>SEMH experience is desirable.</li></ul> <p>Our experienced consultants understand your needs and will always strive to ensure that the level of service provided is world class and seamless from start to finish. We care about you as an individual, and as such we want you to always get the most out of working with REED Educational Psychology.</p> <p><strong>About Reed</strong>: Reed is a pioneer specialist recruitment agency in the UK. For seven decades on, we have become the world's largest family-run recruitment business, with offices spanning across the UK, Europe, the Middle East and East Asia.</p> <p>With access to the UK's largest candidate database and expertise across 20 specialist sectors, we are committed to ensuring that people are at the heart of everything we do to ensure we fulfil our purpose: improving lives through work.</p> <p>Reed is 18% owned by the Reed Foundation, a registered charity. This means at Reed we all work one day a week for charity.</p> <p>If this role sounds like something you would be interested in, please apply to this advert as early as possible to avoid disappointment. </p>

Locum Educational Psychologist - Doncaster

<p><strong>Locum Educational Psychologist - Derbyshire</strong></p> <p>If you enjoy supporting students to overcome challenges and reach their full potential, don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity.</p> <p>We are currently working with a client who is looking for an Educational Psychologist, for a locum role. This role is primarily completing statutory assessments for our client, this need has risen due to a shortage of staff.</p> <p>This is a flexible outside IR35 role that gives you the opportunity to make your own schedule and to work how many days you can per week.</p> <p><strong>What is offered</strong>:</p> <ul> <li>Competitive pay rate (£1200 per assessment).</li><li>Flexible working pattern.</li><li>National access to all of Reed's educational psychology clients.</li><li>Opportunity to join Reed's educational psychology forum and online events.</li><li>Free DBS checks</li><li>Weekly payroll</li></ul> <p><strong>Requirements</strong>:</p> <ul> <li>Qualified in education psychology.</li><li>Registered with the HCPC.</li><li>Availability to complete at least one assessment per month.</li><li>SEMH experience is desirable.</li></ul> <p>Our experienced consultants understand your needs and will always strive to ensure that the level of service provided is world class and seamless from start to finish. We care about you as an individual, and as such we want you to always get the most out of working with REED Educational Psychology.</p> <p><strong>About Reed</strong>: Reed is a pioneer specialist recruitment agency in the UK. For seven decades on, we have become the world's largest family-run recruitment business, with offices spanning across the UK, Europe, the Middle East and East Asia.</p> <p>With access to the UK's largest candidate database and expertise across 20 specialist sectors, we are committed to ensuring that people are at the heart of everything we do to ensure we fulfil our purpose: improving lives through work.</p> <p>Reed is 18% owned by the Reed Foundation, a registered charity. This means at Reed we all work one day a week for charity.</p> <p>If this role sounds like something you would be interested in, please apply to this advert as early as possible to avoid disappointment. </p>

Locum Educational Psychologist - Derbyshire

<p><strong>Locum Educational Psychologist - </strong>Barnsley</p> <p>If you enjoy supporting students to overcome challenges and reach their full potential, don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity.</p> <p>We are currently working with a client who is looking for an Educational Psychologist, for a locum role. This role is primarily completing statutory assessments for our client, this need has risen due to a shortage of staff.</p> <p>This is a flexible outside IR35 role that gives you the opportunity to make your own schedule and to work how many days you can per week.</p> <p><strong>What is offered</strong>:</p> <ul> <li>Competitive pay rate (£1200 per assessment).</li><li>Flexible working pattern.</li><li>National access to all of Reed's educational psychology clients.</li><li>Opportunity to join Reed's educational psychology forum and online events.</li><li>Free DBS checks</li><li>Weekly payroll</li></ul> <p><strong>Requirements</strong>:</p> <ul> <li>Qualified in education psychology.</li><li>Registered with the HCPC.</li><li>Availability to complete at least one assessment per month.</li><li>SEMH experience is desirable.</li></ul> <p>Our experienced consultants understand your needs and will always strive to ensure that the level of service provided is world class and seamless from start to finish. We care about you as an individual, and as such we want you to always get the most out of working with REED Educational Psychology.</p> <p><strong>About Reed</strong>: Reed is a pioneer specialist recruitment agency in the UK. For seven decades on, we have become the world's largest family-run recruitment business, with offices spanning across the UK, Europe, the Middle East and East Asia.</p> <p>With access to the UK's largest candidate database and expertise across 20 specialist sectors, we are committed to ensuring that people are at the heart of everything we do to ensure we fulfil our purpose: improving lives through work.</p> <p>Reed is 18% owned by the Reed Foundation, a registered charity. This means at Reed we all work one day a week for charity.</p> <p>If this role sounds like something you would be interested in, please apply to this advert as early as possible to avoid disappointment. </p>

Locum Educational Psychologist - Barnsley

<p><strong>Locum Educational Psychologist - </strong>Rotherham</p> <p>If you enjoy supporting students to overcome challenges and reach their full potential, don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity.</p> <p>We are currently working with a client who is looking for an Educational Psychologist, for a locum role. This role is primarily completing statutory assessments for our client, this need has risen due to a shortage of staff.</p> <p>This is a flexible outside IR35 role that gives you the opportunity to make your own schedule and to work how many days you can per week.</p> <p><strong>What is offered</strong>:</p> <ul> <li>Competitive pay rate (£1200 per assessment).</li><li>Flexible working pattern.</li><li>National access to all of Reed's educational psychology clients.</li><li>Opportunity to join Reed's educational psychology forum and online events.</li><li>Free DBS checks</li><li>Weekly payroll</li></ul> <p><strong>Requirements</strong>:</p> <ul> <li>Qualified in education psychology.</li><li>Registered with the HCPC.</li><li>Availability to complete at least one assessment per month.</li><li>SEMH experience is desirable.</li></ul> <p>Our experienced consultants understand your needs and will always strive to ensure that the level of service provided is world class and seamless from start to finish. We care about you as an individual, and as such we want you to always get the most out of working with REED Educational Psychology.</p> <p><strong>About Reed</strong>: Reed is a pioneer specialist recruitment agency in the UK. For seven decades on, we have become the world's largest family-run recruitment business, with offices spanning across the UK, Europe, the Middle East and East Asia.</p> <p>With access to the UK's largest candidate database and expertise across 20 specialist sectors, we are committed to ensuring that people are at the heart of everything we do to ensure we fulfil our purpose: improving lives through work.</p> <p>Reed is 18% owned by the Reed Foundation, a registered charity. This means at Reed we all work one day a week for charity.</p> <p>If this role sounds like something you would be interested in, please apply to this advert as early as possible to avoid disappointment. </p>

Locum Educational Psychologist - Rotherham

<p><strong>Locum Educational Psychologist - </strong>Sheffield</p> <p>If you enjoy supporting students to overcome challenges and reach their full potential, don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity.</p> <p>We are currently working with a client who is looking for an Educational Psychologist, for a locum role. This role is primarily completing statutory assessments for our client, this need has risen due to a shortage of staff.</p> <p>This is a flexible outside IR35 role that gives you the opportunity to make your own schedule and to work how many days you can per week.</p> <p><strong>What is offered</strong>:</p> <ul> <li>Competitive pay rate (£1200 per assessment).</li><li>Flexible working pattern.</li><li>National access to all of Reed's educational psychology clients.</li><li>Opportunity to join Reed's educational psychology forum and online events.</li><li>Free DBS checks</li><li>Weekly payroll</li></ul> <p><strong>Requirements</strong>:</p> <ul> <li>Qualified in education psychology.</li><li>Registered with the HCPC.</li><li>Availability to complete at least one assessment per month.</li><li>SEMH experience is desirable.</li></ul> <p>Our experienced consultants understand your needs and will always strive to ensure that the level of service provided is world class and seamless from start to finish. We care about you as an individual, and as such we want you to always get the most out of working with REED Educational Psychology.</p> <p><strong>About Reed</strong>: Reed is a pioneer specialist recruitment agency in the UK. For seven decades on, we have become the world's largest family-run recruitment business, with offices spanning across the UK, Europe, the Middle East and East Asia.</p> <p>With access to the UK's largest candidate database and expertise across 20 specialist sectors, we are committed to ensuring that people are at the heart of everything we do to ensure we fulfil our purpose: improving lives through work.</p> <p>Reed is 18% owned by the Reed Foundation, a registered charity. This means at Reed we all work one day a week for charity.</p> <p>If this role sounds like something you would be interested in, please apply to this advert as early as possible to avoid disappointment. </p>

Locum Educational Psychologist - Sheffield

Are you looking for an employer who can offer you opportunities for growth and development in your psychological therapy career- All whilst working within a friendly multidisciplinary team in a rewarding education setting? <br><br> Do you want to have opportunities to participate in research projects, special interest groups and form part of a wider psychological therapy network that meets regularly for training &amp; development? <br><br> Do you want to have flexibility and be able to work creatively to deliver specialist psychological assessment and intervention fostering independence within an education setting? <br><br> Do you want to be part of developing an enhanced psychological therapy offer through supporting the growth of apprentices, students and therapy assistants? <br><br> How about working for an employer who has been awarded a 'Great Place to Work' for the 5th year running? <br><br> Does working 4 days a week with FULL pay sound like a dream?! It doesn't have to be! Have a better work/life balance and come and work for Outcomes First Group! <br><br> <b>Job Title: </b> <b>Practitioner</b> <b>Psychologist </b> <br><br> <b>Location: </b> <b>Meadowcroft School - Wakefield, WF1 4AD</b><br><br> <b>Salary: </b> <b>Up to £65k (FTE, DOE) plus £3000 Welcome Bonus (Welcome Bonus is payable as one payment of £1,500 after completion of one month and one further payment of £1,500 upon completion of your final probation period. T&amp;C's Apply)</b><br><br> <b>Hours: </b> <b>37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, hours to overlap with core school hours </b>(Part time hours may be considered) <br><br> <b>Contract: </b> <b>Permanent </b>(Term time only, or flexibility around full-time contract can be discussed based on your personal circumstances) <br><br> In a world where the demand for clinical support is increasing daily, we understand the importance and value of the work you carry out. Your unique skills and expertise are critical to building better outcomes for our pupils. This is why we aim to have a multidisciplinary clinical team for each of our sites to provide this vital provision in collaboration with our education teams. Creating an environment where our pupils can truly flourish and grow in independence is key. <br><br> <b>We understand the value of helping our employees develop in their careers. For clinicians to achieve their Continued Professional Development (CPD) goals we offer a £2000 training allowance, so that you can complete role specific training tailored to your individual requirements once your probation has been completed.</b> <br><br> <b>About the Group:</b> <br><br> Outcomes First Group is the leading provider of world-class education. Our schools are a vital part of local communities in England, Scotland and Wales, with a renowned reputation for quality and positive outcomes for the children and young people we educate for. Our Acorn schools are there to meet the social and emotional needs of pupils who have faced trauma or adversity, equipping them for life's important steps. Our Options Autism schools support autistic pupils to value their uniqueness and access the world in their own way. Another division, Momenta Connect, supports young people to overcome barriers and engage with education. While our most recent addition, Blenheim Schools, enables outstanding futures through high-quality independent and international schools. <br><br> <b>Our Vision</b> <br><br> Empower every child, whatever their ability, with a world-class education that nurtures potential, inspires lifelong learning, and equips them to thrive in a diverse and evolving world. <br><br> <b>Our Mission</b> <br><br> We commit to unlocking our pupils' potential through personalised learning, innovation, and opportunity, supporting growth and aspirations. <br><br> <b>Our Promise</b> <ul><li>WE LISTEN. We never assume.</li><li>WE WORK TOGETHER. To make the remarkable happen.</li><li>WE ARE ACCOUNTABLE. To each other and for one another. </li></ul> Our Promisedescribes the sort of people we are and our commitment to how we treat each other, work together and behave. It represents what's truly important to us as individuals and as a team. It is easily translatable into behaviours we all practice and experience every day. It's the golden thread that runs through every leader, team and individual. <br><br> <b>The role:</b> <br><br> We are looking for a Practitioner Psychologist to join our in-house clinical team at Meadowcroft school. <br><br> Working collaboratively with the education team, you will deliver psychological assessment and intervention to pupils who may have experienced developmental trauma, be neurodivergent or have SEMH needs. You will work within the standards provided in the OFG Psychological Practice Ways of Working. This will guide your practice within an education setting and clarify your roles and responsibilities, while taking into account the requirements of your governing and professional bodies. You will be given responsibility for holding a psychological caseload, with the full support of your designated clinical supervisor and site lead, also contributing to school development, staff training and consultation as required. This post would suit a resilient, creative and enthusiastic individual. <br><br> Our Clinical Teams help maintain a person-centred, empowering approach always putting the pupils we support at the forefront of everything they do. All our settings maintain a strong safeguarding culture, and the pupils we support are heard, respected, and involved in decisions that affect them. We strive for excellence, which is why we are one of the leading service providers in the UK. With this in mind, we are looking for a Practitioner Psychologist who shares our vision to use innovative approaches to enhance the quality of life and outcomes of the pupils we support. <br><br> <b>Location: Meadowcroft School - Wakefield, WF1 4AD - Meadowcroft School </b>forms part of our Acorn Education brand, and is an independent specialist day school, supporting children and young people aged 5 - 19. <ul><li> Meadowcroft School </li><li> School Finder - Acorn </li></ul> <b>For further information regarding this vacancy please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification attached. </b> <br><br> <b>Essential Criteria:</b> <ul><li>Registered with the HCPC</li><li>Doctoral level degree in Clinical/Counselling/Forensic/Educational Psychology (or equivalent if qualified prior to introduction of relevant Doctorate)</li><li>Relevant previous experience, working in related settings or with related client group</li><li>Experience of effective multi-disciplinary working (working with both clinical and non-clinical, internal and external agencies)</li><li>Experience of effectively communicating with/working with families/relatives and carers</li><li>Experience of effectively working at different systems within an organisation e.g. service development, group and individual levels.</li><li>Experience of working via a model of: 'assess, plan, do and review</li><li>Experience of effectively using consultation as a method of service delivery.</li><li>Adequate competence in all core areas of psychological practice, meets HCPC practice standards.</li><li>Knowledge of client group and their needs. </li><li>Knowledge of trauma informed practice and neuro-diversity. </li><li>Ability to develop formulations and use these to inform clinical intervention plans and recommendations for others.</li><li>Ability to develop and deliver training to different cohorts of people </li><li>Ability to write coherent and accurate clinical records, including observation records, consultation records, reports and intervention plans</li><li>Excellent communication with people on complex matters and ideas and in complex situations.</li><li>Effective IT skills, or aptitude to learn effective IT skills, to use core computer programmes and platforms.</li><li>Ability to work effectively with a range of professionals, problem solving with others to achieve excellent service development outcomes.</li><li>Ongoing evidence of CPD. </li><li>Ability to use evaluation tools to demonstrate and improve service effectiveness and outcomes.</li><li>Ability to make independent clinical decisions when necessary.</li><li>Excellent time management and organisational skills. </li><li>Ability to prioritise multiple work demands and meet work deadlines. </li><li>Undertake relevant Group induction training on commencement in post. </li><li>Commitment to the values of the organisation. </li><li>Flexible approach to working environments. </li><li>Ability and willingness to travel on company business. </li><li>Full driving licence and access to a car. </li></ul> <b>Desirable</b> <ul><li>Experience of working with specific client group (e.g. neuro-diverse and/or social, emotional and mental health) and setting type (e.g. schools and/or residential care). </li><li>Experience of providing supervision to others. </li><li>Working knowledge of current philosophies and principles underpinning services for those within the specific client group. </li><li>Knowledge of legislation and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management in relation to the client group. </li><li>Post qualification training in topics related to role, service and/or client group</li><li>Training in evidence-based interventions/approaches </li></ul> <b>Why work for us?</b> <br><br> Alongside working with a network of over 350 clinical colleagues with regular forums for peer reflection and practice development, Outcomes First Group offer an array of flexible benefit options: <br><br> <b>Benefits</b> <br><br> <b>Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you'll get an exceptional reward and flexible benefits package including:</b> <ul><li>£2,000 training allowance </li><li>Life Assurance </li> . click apply for full job details</ul>

Practitioner Psychologist

<p> Are you looking for an employer who can offer you opportunities for growth and development in your clinical career- All whilst working within a friendly multidisciplinary team in a rewarding education setting? </p><p>Do you want to have opportunities to participate in research projects, special interest groups and form part of a wider clinical network that meets regularly for training &amp; development? </p><p>Do you want to have flexibility and be able to work creatively to deliver specialist assessments and interventions fostering independence within an education setting? </p><p>Do you want to be part of developing an enhanced clinical offer through supporting the growth of colleagues, apprentices, students and therapy assistants? </p><p>How about working for an employer who has been awarded a 'Great Place to Work' for the 5th year running? </p><p>Does working 4 days a week with FULL pay sound like a dream?! It doesn't have to be! Have a better work/life balance and come and work for Outcomes First Group! </p><p><strong>Job Title: </strong> <strong>Lead Clinician - Practitioner Psychologist , OT, SaLT</strong></p><p><strong>Location: </strong> <strong>Bluebank School - Derbyshire S41 8LQ</strong> </p><p><strong>Salary: </strong> <strong>£50,000 - £60, 000 FTE DOE </strong> </p><p><strong>Hours: </strong> <strong>37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday</strong> </p><p><strong>Contract: Permanent </strong>(Term time only, or flexibility around a full-time contract can be discussed based on your personal circumstances) </p><p><strong>Essential: HCPC registration, full valid UK driving licence and access to own vehicle </strong> </p><p>In a world where the demand for clinical support is increasing daily, we understand the importance and value of the work you carry out. Your unique skills and expertise are critical to building better outcomes for our pupils. This is why we aim to have a multidisciplinary clinical team for each of our sites to provide this vital provision in collaboration with our education teams. Creating an environment where our pupils can truly flourish and grow in independence is key. </p><p><strong>About the Group:</strong> </p><p>Outcomes First Group is the leading provider of world-class education. Our schools are a vital part of local communities in England, Scotland and Wales, with a renowned reputation for quality and positive outcomes for the children and young people we educate for. Our Acorn schools are there to meet the social and emotional needs of pupils who have faced trauma or adversity, equipping them for life's important steps. Our Options Autism schools support autistic pupils to value their uniqueness and access the world in their own way. Another division, Momenta Connect, supports young people to overcome barriers and engage with education. While our most recent addition, Blenheim Schools, enables outstanding futures through high-quality independent and international schools. </p><p><strong>Our Vision</strong> </p><p>Empower every child, whatever their ability, with a world-class education that nurtures potential, inspires lifelong learning, and equips them to thrive in a diverse and evolving world. </p><p><strong>Our Mission</strong> </p><p>We commit to unlocking our pupils' potential through personalised learning, innovation, and opportunity, supporting growth and aspirations. </p><p><strong>Our Promise</strong> </p><ul><li>WE LISTEN. We never assume.</li><li>WE WORK TOGETHER. To make the remarkable happen.</li><li>WE ARE ACCOUNTABLE. To each other and for one another. </li></ul><p>Our Promisedescribes the sort of people we are and our commitment to how we treat each other, work together and behave. It represents what's truly important to us as individuals and as a team. It is easily translatable into behaviours we all practice and experience every day. It's the golden thread that runs through every leader, team and individual. </p><p><strong>The role:</strong> </p><p>We are looking for a Lead Clinician - Practitioner Psychologist, OT, SaLT to manage our in-house Clinical Team at Bluebank School based in Derbyshire. The postholder will work collaboratively with both the school's Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and the Regional Clinical Lead. 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. Meeting the needs of EHCP plans will be a primary focus in this role, target led, via the OFG 'all', 'group' and 'individual' clinical ways of working, embedded into our clinical practice. 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 Regional Clinical Lead. </p><p>Our Clinical Teams help maintain a person-centred, empowering approach always putting the pupils we support at the forefront of everything they do. All our settings maintain a strong safeguarding culture, and the pupils we support are heard, respected, and involved in decisions that affect them. We strive for excellence, which is why we are one of the leading service providers in the UK. With this in mind, we are looking for a Lead Clinician who shares our vision to use innovative approaches to enhance the quality of life and outcomes of the pupils we support. </p><p><strong>Location: </strong>Bluebank School - Derbyshire S41 8LQ -<strong> Bluebank School </strong>forms part of our Acorn Education brand, and is an independent specialist day school, supporting young people aged 11 - 16</p><ul><li>Bluebank School opening Spring 2026</li><li> School Finder - Acorn </li></ul><p><strong>For further information regarding this vacancy please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification attached. </strong> </p><p><strong>Essential Criteria:</strong> </p><ul><li>Doctorate or BPS stage 2 qualification - must be a registered psychologist, SaLT, OT and with the HCPC.</li><li>Valid and up to date professional Registration &amp; membership of professional body e.g. BPS</li><li>Experience within the specialist client group; working with autistic individuals and/or those with complex needs.</li><li>Clear and concise report writing relating to clinical and research activities</li><li>Experience of providing supervision and supporting a therapy team</li><li>Ability to work independently</li><li>Ability to work dynamically and within a growing and developing clinical service</li><li>Experience of multi-professional work with teams or services within the designated specialty preferred</li><li>Full UK valid driving licence and access to own vehicle </li></ul><p><strong>Why work for us?</strong> </p><p>Alongside working with a network of over 350 clinical colleagues with regular forums for peer reflection and practice development, Outcomes First Group offer an array of flexible benefit options: </p><p> <strong>Benefits</strong> </p><p><strong>Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you'll get an exceptional reward and flexible benefits package including:</strong> </p><ul><li>Life Assurance </li><li>Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions </li><li>"Your Wellbeing Matters" - access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks </li><li> You'll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you more time to do the things that make you happy. 4DWW is subject to successful completion of probation and is not a contractual benefit</li><li>Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.</li><li>A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits </li><li>100's of discount options valid in the UK and abroad </li><li>Cycle to Work Schemes </li><li>Electric Car Purchase Scheme </li><li>Critical illness cover  </li></ul><p><strong>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 DBS</strong> </p><p><strong>We reserve the right to close vacancies early, please submit your application at the earliest opportunity.</strong> </p><p><strong>Outcomes First Group is committed to carrying out a fair, thorough and efficient recruitment process in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. Whilst we aim to keep applicants informed throughout, Outcomes First Group does not accept liability for any loss of earnings or other associated costs incurred by applicants as a result of delays or changes in the compliance process. All stages of the compliance process are subject to necessary safeguarding checks and compliance with statutory requirements, which may affect timescales.</strong> </p><p> <strong>Job Ref: </strong> 287796</p>

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