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 Oversands School. We would also welcome applications from anyone interested in either term time or part time.
Oversands School is an independent specialist day school providing high quality education, based in Grange-over-Sands. The school meets the needs of a diverse group of pupils with a range of complex learning needs, social and emotional difficulties, and challenging behaviours.
"Here we know every pupil, their story, how we can help and importantly how they can succeed." This statement is brought to life through a dedicated lower school designed with input from the pupils; an upper school that offers a broad and impressive range of subjects; and a vocational and post-16 provision that delivers extensive courses and opportunities led by experts in their field.
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 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:
Training: A full induction and on-the-job training.
Holiday: You'll work hard at WG, so you'll be rewarded with 35 days holiday including bank holidays.
Clinical Development: If career growth and professional advancement is your thing, we provide a leading programme of clinical learning and development.
Flexible benefits: meaning you can increase/decrease benefits such as life insurance.
Wellbeing: a host of wellbeing tools and advice including employee assistance.
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.
Beautiful working environments with the very best facilities.
A recommend a friend scheme that offers a £2,000 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:
Be a qualified Clinical, Educational, Forensic or Counselling Psychologist registered with the HCPC.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.Have experience of supporting the team around a child or young person to provide clinically informed living and learning environments and experiences.Be a confident, engaging, and effective model, guide, leader, and trainer.Be highly organised and ready to take the initiative.Be committed to ensuring the best outcomes for young people.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.
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