Job Description
Summary:
Practitioner Psychologist job with a focus on psychological therapy and education.
About the School:
A school dedicated to supporting children aged 5-16 with social, emotional, mental health, and communication challenges. The school provides a structured, nurturing environment that helps students flourish academically and personally.
The Opportunity:
We are seeking a Practitioner Psychologist to join our in-house clinical team and deliver psychological assessment and intervention to pupils with a range of needs. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact within a supportive, multidisciplinary team in a rewarding education setting.
Key Responsibilities:
- Deliver psychological assessment and intervention to pupils with developmental trauma, neurodivergent needs, or SEMH challenges.
- Work within the standards provided by the OFG Psychological Practice Ways of Working.
- Maintain a psychological caseload with the support of a clinical supervisor and site lead.
- Contribute to school development, staff training, and consultation as required.
- Develop formulations and use them to inform clinical intervention plans and recommendations.
- Deliver training to different cohorts of people within the school.
- Write coherent and accurate clinical records, including reports and intervention plans.
- Communicate effectively with families, carers, and multi-disciplinary teams.
Qualifications & Skills:
Required
- Registered Educational/Forensic/Counselling/Clinical Psychologist
- Doctoral level degree in Clinical/Counselling/Forensic/Educational Psychology (or equivalent)
- Relevant previous experience working with related client groups
- Experience of effective multi-disciplinary working
- Experience of communicating with families and carers
- Experience of working at different systems within an organisation
- Experience of using the model: ‘assess, plan, do and review’
- Experience of using consultation as a method of service delivery
- Competence in all core areas of psychological practice
- Knowledge of trauma-informed practice and neuro-diversity
- Ability to develop and deliver training
- Ability to write coherent and accurate clinical records
- Excellent communication skills
- Effective IT skills
- Ability to work effectively with a range of professionals
- Ongoing evidence of CPD
- Ability to use evaluation tools
- Ability to make independent clinical decisions
- Excellent time management and organisational skills
Preferred
- Experience of working with neuro-diverse and/or SEMH client groups
- Experience of providing supervision to others
- Knowledge of current philosophies and principles underpinning services
- Knowledge of relevant legislation
- Post-qualification training in topics related to the role
- Training in evidence-based interventions
Compensation & Benefits:
- Up to £60,000 FTE (DOE)
- £2,000 training allowance
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
- Flexible working hours and contract options