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able to work creatively to deliver specialist assessments and
interventions fostering independence within an education setting?

 

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sound like a dream?!* It doesn't have to be! Have a better
work/life balance and come and work for Outcomes First Group! 

 

Job Title: 

Lead
Clinician   

Location: 

Ryecroft School – Walsall, West
Midlands WS2
7BH

Salary:  
£50,000 - £60,000 dependent on
experience   

Hours:

37.5 hours per week, Monday to
Friday  

Contract:     

 
Permanent, 

Essential: 
Full valid UK driving licence and access to own
vehicle  

In a world where the
demand for clinical support is increasing daily, we understand the
importance and value of the work you carry out.  Your unique skills
and expertise are critical to building better outcomes for our
pupils. This is why we aim to have a multidisciplinary clinical
team for each of our sites to provide this vital provision in
collaboration with our education teams. Creating an environment
where our pupils can truly flourish and grow in independence is
key.

About the
Group:

Outcomes First Group
is the leading provider of world-class education. Our schools are a
vital part of local communities in England, Scotland and Wales,
with a renowned reputation for quality and positive outcomes for
the children and young people we educate for. Our Acorn schools are
there to meet the social and emotional needs of pupils who have
faced trauma or adversity, equipping them for life’s important
steps. Our Options Autism schools support autistic pupils to value
their uniqueness and access the world in their own way. Another
division, Momenta Connect, supports young people to overcome
barriers and engage with education. While our most recent addition,
Blenheim Schools, enables outstanding futures through high-quality
independent and international
schools. 

Our
Vision  

Empower every child,
whatever their ability, with a world-class education that nurtures
potential, inspires lifelong learning, and equips them to thrive in
a diverse and evolving
world.

Our
Mission  

We commit to
unlocking our pupils’ potential through personalised learning,
innovation, and opportunity, supporting growth and
aspirations. 

Our Promise  

• WE
  LISTEN. We never assume.
• WE WORK TOGETHER. To
  make the remarkable happen.
• WE ARE
  ACCOUNTABLE. To each other and for one
  another. 

Our
Promise   describes the sort of
people we are and our commitment to how we treat each other, work
together and behave. It represents what’s truly important to us as
individuals and as a team. It is easily translatable into
behaviours we all practice and experience every day. It's the
golden thread that runs through every leader, team and individual. 

The role:  

 

We are looking for a Lead Clinician to
manage our in-house Clinical Team at Ryecroft School. The
postholder will work collaboratively with both the school’s Senior
Leadership Team (SLT) and the Regional Clinical Lead. The role will
be split between clinically leading the team and holding a therapy
caseload. Working collaboratively with the team, the postholder
will deliver bespoke assessment and intervention plans for our
students 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.  Meeting
the needs of EHCP plans will be a primary focus in this role,
target led, via the OFG ‘all’, ‘group’ and ‘individual’ clinical
ways of working, embedded into our clinical practice. They will
also be responsible for coordinating the line management of the
members of the onsite clinical team and leading on the service
development of the clinical school-based service, alongside the
school SLT and Regional Clinical Lead. 

 

Our Clinical Teams help maintain a
person-centred, empowering approach always putting the pupils we
support at the forefront of everything they do. All our settings
maintain a strong safeguarding culture, and the pupils we support
are heard, respected, and involved in decisions that affect
them. We strive for excellence, which is why we are one of the
leading service providers in the UK.  With this in mind, we are
looking for a Lead Clinician who shares our vision to use
innovative approaches to enhance the quality of life and outcomes
of the pupils we support.

 

Location: Ryecroft
School – Walsall, West Midlands WS2 7BH – Ryecroft
School forms part of our Options Autism brand, and is an
independent specialist day school, supporting children and young
people aged 4 – 18

• Ryecroft School,
  Walsall
• Education
  - Options
  Autism 

For
further information regarding this vacancy please refer to the Job
Description and Person Specification attached.  

 

Essential
Criteria:

• A
  Registered Practitioner with the HCPC or other approved governing
  body
• Valid and up to date professional
  Registration & membership of professional body e.g.
  BPS
• Experience within the specialist client
  group; working with autistic individuals and/or 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
• Ability to work dynamically and
  within a growing and developing clinical
  service
• Experience of multi-professional work
  with teams or services within the designated specialty
  preferred
• Full UK valid driving licence and
  access to own
  vehicle 

Why work
for us?

Alongside working
with a network of over 350 clinical colleagues with regular forums
for peer reflection and practice development, Outcomes First Group
offer an array of flexible benefit
options:  

  Benefits

Your
health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an
exceptional reward and flexible benefits 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 
• *You’ll work 80% of your contractual
  hours for 100% of your pay, giving you more time to do the things
  that make you happy. 4DWW is subject to successful completion of
  probation and is not a contractual
  benefit
• Family Growth Support - inclusive
  benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave,
  along with paid fertility treatment support.
• 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  

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

We
reserve the right to close vacancies early, please submit your
application at the earliest
opportunity.

Outcomes
First Group is committed to carrying out a fair, thorough and
efficient recruitment process in line with Keeping Children Safe in
Education. Whilst we aim to keep applicants informed throughout,
Outcomes First Group does not accept liability for any loss of
earnings or other associated costs incurred by applicants as a
result of delays or changes in the compliance process. xkybehq All stages
of the compliance process are subject to necessary safeguarding
checks and compliance with statutory requirements, which may affect
timescales.  

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