Head of Psychology

Job Title: Head of Psychology

Salary: Up to £75,000

Location: Hybrid including national travel

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Bright Futures, Inspired By You.

Horizon Care & Education are looking for a Head of Psychology to join our passionate team.

There's nothing more rewarding than helping someone believe in themselves, have the confidence to celebrate their own uniqueness and achieve success that is personal to them.

What you'll get to do

Design, implement and oversee the therapeutic offering for Horizon's Residential and Supported Accommodation divisions.
Design a system to ensure that team outputs is evidenced and measurable.
Contribute the formulation of a therapy dashboard with a monthly management information report to be shared with divisional MDs and SET.
Line manage a team of psychologists.
Maintain compliance with KPIs and SLAs, taking prompt action to rectify any negative variation.
Ensure the work output for the team is closely monitored to ensure maximum utilisation and identification of any areas of under-performance.
Embed a therapeutic approach throughout the Residential and Supported Accommodation divisions.

What were looking for from you:

You must have chartership or a doctorate in a psychology subject i.e. forensic, clinical, counselling, Educational, organisational and be registered with HCPC and BPS.
HCPC Registered.
Experience leading a similar function within Health and Social care/Education is highly desirable, with an understanding of associated regulations.
Exceptional judgement, with the ability to balance multiple projects and deadlines.
Possess a strong record of achievement against KPI's in a similar environment.
Strong commercial awareness with the ability to negotiate and challenge.
Strong attention to detail.
Strong English spoken, listening, writing, communication and presentation skills.
Excellent administrative skills, with a strong ability to multi-task and prioritise.
Team oriented and results focussed.
Strong IT literacy.

Here are just some of the benefits of working for us:

Real Living Wage employer
Competitive pay rates
Christmas bonus
Blue Light Card
MyGym and MyActive discounts
Colleague referral scheme with cash rewards - earn up to £2500 per referral *
Financial wellbeing service
Life Assurance
Option to buy and sell up to 5 days annual leave.
Tastecard - spectacular savings on dining, pizza, cinema tickets, supermarkets, and UK attractions
Opportunity to progress in your career through our Education Academy, and ongoing training and professional development.
Comprehensive and tailored induction programme including face-to-face training, online modules, shadowing, and local induction period.
Face-to-face therapeutic training and support for all colleagues via our SHINE programme.
Access to a wide range of free online courses for all colleagues on a variety of topics
Employee assistance programme - free, confidential support.
Community and wellbeing - Your wellbeing matters to us, and we are committed to ensuring you get all the support you need to feel good about what you do. We're in this together.
Supportive management and senior leaders.
High quality CPD opportunities.
Free eye checks.

​If you would like to come and join us on our journey, changing the lives of the children and young people that we care for, then we would like you to get in touch with our recruitment team for an informal conversation

Horizon Care and Education is committed to quality, equality, and valuing diversity.

This post is subject to satisfactory criminal records check and satisfactory references.

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