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Job Title: Lead Clinician
Location: Care First – Pheasey, Walsall area, Birmingham - The Clinical Team will support the provision of services across a number of sites within Walsall, Kings Norton and Walsall.
Salary: up to £60,000 depending on experience plus £3000 Welcome Bonus
Contract: Permanent, 52 weeks per annum, 37.5 hours per week
Essential: Full UK Driving Licence and access to own vehicle required
We are looking for a Lead Clinician to manage our in-house Clinical Team. The postholder will work collaboratively with both the school’s Senior Leadership team and the Locality Clinical Lead. The role will be split between clinically leading the team and holding a therapy caseload. The postholder will be responsible for coordinating the line management of the members of the onsite clinical team. Working collaboratively with the site, you will deliver bespoke assessment and intervention plans for our adults 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. You will also be responsible for coordinating the line management of the members of the onsite clinical team.
You 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, you 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 adults needs in line with set Education, Health Plan (EHCP).
Our well-established Clinical Team, maintain a nurturing environment where our adults can flourish, always putting them at the forefront of everything they do. All our settings maintain a strong safeguarding culture, and our adults 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.
About the role
The post is located within Care First – Pheasey, Walsall area. You will be joining a new clinical team to facilitate MDT working, consisting of Speech and Language Therapy and Occupational Therapy. The clinical team is embedded into the structure of the provision which enables positive and effective multi-disciplinary working across the education services, in order to maximise clinical outcomes for the adults. Outcomes First Group support the clinical CPD in the North Region which facilitates supervision and training opportunities in order to deliver interventions that are strong in research evidence base.
You will be working within the overall framework of the service policies and procedures and within existing MDT and Clinical Governance structures to support the services in future development and ensuring quality assurance.
Our clinical teams help to develop empowering environments where our adults can flourish. Always putting them at the forefront of everything they do. All our settings maintain a strong safeguarding culture, and the adults we support are heard, respected and involved in decisions that affect them wherever possible.
When it comes to looking after the adults in our care, we strive for excellence. With this in mind, we are looking for a Clinical Psychologist and Lead Clinician who shares our vision; to build incredible futures.
Location: Care First – Pheasey, Walsall area, Birmingham
About the Group
Outcomes First Group is the largest independent provider of high-quality education and special needs education. We have adult services covering all of England and North Wales. 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 degree in either, Occupational Therapy, Speech & Language Therapy, Psychotherapy or registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with the HCPC.
- Valid and up to date professional Registration & membership of professional body e.g. HCPC, RCOT, RCSLT
- 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
- 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: [email protected]
What’s in it for you?
You will be working with an ambitious and driven service that’s really going places, supported by an exceptional team of likeminded individuals who are keen to learn from you. This is an opportunity to enrich the lives of the people we support and make a positive difference, in a role where you have autonomy.
We offer a friendly and inclusive working environment where our adults are heard, respected and hugely valued. We want our employees to come to work with energy, determination and most importantly we want them to be happy in their work. We are well aware that it is our highly skilled teams that make Outcomes First Group the success it is, and we want this to continue. This is why we provide a range of benefits designed to support you, not just in your work life but also on a personal level too. We want you to be the best you can be and offer genuine opportunities for career development and progression.
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
- Work 4 days, be paid for 5 *T&C's apply - following successful completion of the probation period
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 DBS
Job ID: 255594
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