Lead Clinician

How would you like to be paid for five days but only work four ?

Our colleagues' wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do at OFG, so we're always looking for new ways to improve everyone's work/life balance. We're taking part in a trial of the 4-Day Working Week, meaning that you could be working one day less a week (or equivalent) following probation.

If the trial is a success, we'll be rolling the 4DWW out across the Group - so there's never been a more exciting time to join !

Job Title: Lead Clinician

Location: Woodside Park - Penge, London SE20 8QU

Salary: £50,000 - £60,000, FTE (DOE)

Hours: 37.5 hours per week 8.30am-4.30pm

Contract: Permanent, Term Time only, (There may be scope for this to be a permanent contract (52 weeks), if this is your preference please get in touch

About the role

We are looking for a Lead Clinician/ Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to lead our in-house Clinical Team at Woodside Park school. The successful candidate will also provide some SaLT support and advice at Baston House School in Bromley (20 mins away) The postholder will be part of the School Leadership Team (SLT) and work collaboratively with both the SLT and the Regional Clinical Lead to plan and prioritise work in line with EHCPs of our students.

Working collaboratively with SLT, you will aim to embed clinical thinking wherever possible through work at the 'all' and 'group' level alongside our education colleagues. You will also support reflective practice, clinical consultations, supervision, assessment, planning, monitoring and delivery of bespoke programmes of SaLT support. You will oversee and monitor EHCP outcomes for all students with named clinical provision, including those 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. You will be responsible for holding a SaLT caseload and supporting the line management of cross site multi-disciplinary clinical team.

Our Clinical Teams support schools to maintain a nurturing environment where our pupils can flourish, always putting them at the forefront of everything they do. All our settings maintain a strong safeguarding culture, and our pupils are heard, respected and involved in decisions that affect them wherever possible. With this in mind, we are looking for a Lead Clinician who shares our vision; to build incredible futures by empowering vulnerable people in the UK to be happy and to make their way in the world.

Location: Woodside Park - Penge, London SE20 8QU

Welcome to Woodside Park School

About the Group

Outcomes First Group is the largest independent provider of special needs education. 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 for.

We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a 'Great Place to Work' for the fifth year running.

Our divisional brands include Acorn Education and Options Autism.

For more information on the group please visit:

Essential Criteria:

• Recognised degree Speech and Language Therapy
• Valid and up to date professional Registration & membership of professional body e.g. HCPC, RCOT, RCSLT
• Experience within the specialist client group; working with autistic individuals and 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
• Experience of multi-professional work with teams or services within the designated specialty preferred

For further information on this role please refer the Job Description and Person Specification attached. To discuss this role in more detail, please contact:

Why work for us?

Alongside working with a network of 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 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.

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 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

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

Vacancy ID 281154

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