Lead Clinician

Are you looking for an employer who can offer you opportunities for growth and development in your clinical career
- All whilst working within a friendly multidisciplinary team in a rewarding education setting?
Do you want to have opportunities to participate in research projects, special interest groups and form part of a wider clinical network that meets regularly for training & development?
Do you want to have flexibility and be able to work creatively to deliver specialist assessments and interventions fostering independence within an education setting?
How about working for an employer who has been awarded a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the 5th year running?
Does working 4 days a week with FULL pay 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:

Longdon Hall School – Staffordshire WS15 4PT

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

Hours:

37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday 8.30am
-4.30pm

Contract:

Permanent(Term time only, or flexibility around full-time contract can be discussed based on your personal circumstances)
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 Longdon Hall 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…