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?

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Do you want to be part of developing an enhanced psychological therapy offer through supporting the growth of apprentices, students and therapy assistants?

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Job Title: Practitioner Psychologist

Location: (3 days) Underley Gardens School - Kirkby Lonsdale, LA6 2DZ, (2 days) Waterloo Lodge School, Chorley, PR6 7AX, Oakfield House School, Preston, PR4 0YH

Salary: Up to £70,000 (pro rata, DOE) plus £3000 Welcome Bonus

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, hours to overlap with core school hours (full or part time hours considered)

Contract: Permanent (Term time only, or flexibility around full-time contract can be discussed based on your personal circumstances)

The Role

We are looking for a Practitioner Psychologist to join our in-house clinical team at Underley Gardens school. 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.

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.

Essential Criteria

• Registered with the HCPC
• Doctoral level degree in Clinical/Counselling/Forensic/Educational Psychology (or equivalent if qualified prior to introduction of relevant Doctorate)
• Relevant previous experience, working in related settings or with related client group
• Experience of effective multi-disciplinary working (working with both clinical and non-clinical, internal and external agencies)
• Experience of effectively communicating with/working with families/relatives and carers
• Experience of effectively working at different systems within an organisation e.g. service development, group and individual levels.
• Experience of working via a model of: 'assess, plan, do and review
• Experience of effectively using consultation as a method of service delivery.
• Adequate competence in all core areas of psychological practice, meets HCPC practice standards.
• Knowledge of client group and their needs.
• Knowledge of trauma informed practice and neuro-diversity.
• Ability to develop formulations and use these to inform clinical intervention plans and recommendations for others.
• Ability to develop and deliver training to different cohorts of people
• Ability to write coherent and accurate clinical records, including observation records, consultation records, reports and intervention plans
• Excellent communication with people on complex matters and ideas and in complex situations.
• Effective IT skills, or aptitude to learn effective IT skills, to use core computer programmes and platforms.
• Ability to work effectively with a range of professionals, problem solving with others to achieve excellent service development outcomes.
• Ongoing evidence of CPD.
• Ability to use evaluation tools to demonstrate and improve service effectiveness and outcomes.
• Ability to make independent clinical decisions when necessary.
• Excellent time management and organisational skills.
• Ability to prioritise multiple work demands and meet work deadlines.
• Undertake relevant Group induction training on commencement in post.
• Commitment to the values of the organisation.
• Flexible approach to working environments.
• Ability and willingness to travel on company business.
• Full driving licence and access to a car.

Desirable

• 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).
• Experience of providing supervision to others.
• Working knowledge of current philosophies and principles underpinning services for those within the specific client group.
• Knowledge of legislation and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management in relation to the client group.
• Post qualification training in topics related to role, service and/or client group
• Training in evidence-based interventions/approaches