Practitioner Psychologist

Middleton Fells, Kirkby Lonsdale, with travel to other residential settings in South Cumbria
Salary: Up to £60,000 per annum (pro rata), depending on experience - plus £3000 Welcome Bonus and Relocation package £3000. (Relocation package dependent/ agreed based on distance)
Contract: Permanent, Term Time only, part time/full time hours considered (There may be scope for this role to be a full-time contract (52 weeks) if this is your preference, please get in touch to discuss.)
Essential: Full UK Driving Licence and access to own vehicle required
We’re looking for an experienced Psychologist to join our team who will contribute to bespoke assessment and intervention plans for the adults we support. The post is located within Middleton Fells, Kirkby Lonsdale and will involve travelling to other residential homes within South Cumbria. You will be joining a well-established clinical team to facilitate MDT working, consisting of Speech and Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and an Assistant Psychologist. The clinical work closely with the wider care team and this enables positive and effective multi-disciplinary working across the staff teams, in order to maximise clinical outcomes for the adults we support. 
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 the adults we support can flourish. 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.
Our Homes - Middleton Fells - Options Autism
Outcomes First Group is the largest independent provider of high-quality education and special needs education and care. 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 and care for.
Our divisional brands include Acorn Education and Options Autism.
Post-graduate doctoral level qualification in Psychology (clinical, counselling, forensic)
Experience of working with children and adults who have an intellectual disability and/or autism with additional needs (e.g. complex trauma, mental health needs, behaviours of concern)
Evidence of continuing professional development relevant to the setting
Substantial and relevant post-qualification experience with adults and children
Experience of lecturing/teaching/training
Full valid UK driving licence and access to a car
Skills in the management of data are also important as the role includes collecting and analysing data to inform various pieces of service delivery, development and project work.
We want you to be the best you can be and offer genuine opportunities for career development and progression.
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
~ Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.

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 people 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
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