Job Title: Lead Clinician Practitioner Psychologist
Location: Hillingdon Manor School – Middlesex UB8 3HD
Contract: Permanent, Term time only (there may be scope for this to be a full time contract (52 weeks) if this is your preference please get in touch
Salary: £50,000 - £60,000 DOE FTE plus £5000 Welcome Bonus (Welcome Bonus is payable as one payment of £2,500 after completion of one month and one further payment of £2,500 upon completion of your final probation period. T&C's Apply
Essential : Full valid UK driving licence and access to own vehicle
About the role
We are looking for a Lead Clinician Practitioner Psychologist to manage our in-house Clinical Team at Hillingdon Manor School based in Middlesex. The postholder will work collaboratively with both the school’s Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and the Clinical Locality 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. They will also be responsible for coordinating the line management of the members of the onsite clinical team and leading 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 Plan (EHCP).
Our well-established Clinical Team, maintain a nurturing environment 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 Clinical Lead 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: Hillingdon Manor School – Middlesex UB8 3HD