Clinical Psychologist

Overview and Responsibilities

Clinical Psychologist – Aurora Hanley and Summerfields School

Salary: £45,240 to £61,859 pro rata (depending on skills, experience and qualifications) 

Permanent contact: 32 hours per week (ideally across 4 days, but open to discussion)

Location: Stoke-on-Trent and Wilmslow Cheshire – Semi flexible remote working options can be discussed.

The Aurora Group is an innovative provider of education and care for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities with an ambitious growth plan.

We are looking for a HCPC Registered practitioner psychologist of clinical, educational or counselling who is keen to have autonomy in following preexisting programmes, supporting the planning of new ones and developing a range of therapeutic practices in our Good and Outstanding schools. The role is available due to the retirement of our current clinical practitioner who has led this service for the last 6 years. 

We are looking for fun, passionate, dedicated, and driven professional to join our schools. The clinical team consists of three assistant physiologists across the two services who all work closely with the SENDCo, SLT, Pastoral Leads ,Teachers and young people. We offer a truly unique workplace environment, embedded with a supportive culture, positive ethos, strong teamwork. We pride ourself on staff wellbeing. 

The post will involve undertaking Clinical Psychology/Psychotherapy duties whilst adhering to professional and regulatory guidelines, you will carry out assessments, design individualised plans and strategies. As well as implementing evidence-based therapeutic interventions; report writing and multi-professional reviews you will provide advice, information, and training to staff, as well as parents, commissioners, and other agencies. You will be supported by Assistant Psychologists and a school staff team of nurturing and enthusiastic Teachers and TA’s who are committed to providing the very best.

You and your team will be providing a unique and systematic high quality service within our schools, working with others to promote the wellbeing and best interests of our young people. We are not just about outcomes in education but about empowering uniqueness, realising potential and building resilience so that we are a safe place to learn and grow, where we nurture and support aspirational futures. We aim to provide the highest quality service to our young people and ensuring a provision in line with best practice guidelines and internal policies and procedures.

Our schools maintain a nurturing environment where our young people can achieve their full potential. We put our young people at the forefront of everything we do, ensuring that young people are heard, respected, and involved in decisions that affect them wherever possible. With this in mind, we are looking for a Psychologist who shares our vision; to build incredible futures by empowering our young people to be the best they can be.

Skills and Qualifications

Essential Criteria:

• HCPC Registered practitioner psychologist of clinical, educational or counselling
• Previous experience working with children, special educational needs/mental health setting
• Good understanding of ethical principles underpinning practice
• Able to apply psychological theories to interventions
• Able to engage and adapt communication to working with young people directly as well as professionals and families
• Confident working in a team as well as independently
• Ability to accept and use supervision appropriately and effectively

Benefits and Additional Information

What’s on offer?  

• Training and Development

Within Aurora, we strongly believe that learning and development should not be limited to just the children and young people we support. We offer wide range of programmes and opportunities to all our employees to improve your skills and further your career. 

• Save money on your bills!!

With the cost of living rising we have a fantastic benefit through Perkbox to help with cutting costs and help make your money go further. Perkbox is a free app for you to use on the go wherever you are. You can get deals and discounts to save money on things like your weekly food bill, phone plans, internet, eating out, gym memberships, insurance and more. You can also use Perkbox for our cycle to work scheme and car scheme. 

• Competitive Pay and Reward

Every year we compare the market rates of pay and rewards to insure they are comparable or better to other similar organisations. We also offer Enhanced Annual Leave, Company Sick Pay, Pension and Life Assurance.

• UK Health Cash Plan

This plan can help cover your day to day healthcare expenditure such as optician and dental bills. You and your children are covered on this plan and you can also choose to upgrade and add a partner to enjoy the benefits with you.

• Employee Assistance Programme

Your health and wellbeing is very important to us and we have support available on a wide variety of issues, helping you with online tools, information and via a freephone counselling service available 24/7. 

• Refer a friend for £1,000

We’ll reward you for recommending friends and family to come and join the company (*terms apply)

How to apply?

Please complete an online application form in full, remembering to include all employment and education details. If you need any assistance or would like any more information please contact Karen in the Aurora Group Recruitment Team at karen.barnfield@the-aurora-group.com

Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Aurora Group is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

The Aurora Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young adults in our care and is a disability confident and equal opportunities employer.

This advert could be taken down at any point in time without prior notice if the position is filled. 

Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search.