Psychologist
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Posted on:
15-10-2025
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1 Vacancy
Job Summary
54584 - 64085 (including paid school holidays) excellent benefits
Those Huge Small Victories
Our clinicians are fulfilled by the idea of affecting even the smallest positive changes in our young people so we celebrate the little things.
Get out what you put in
This role is based at Dovetree School we will also accept anyone interested in part-time hours.
Dovetree School is an independent specialist day school providing high quality education. Based in Hinckley Leicestershire the school is rated Good by Ofsted and meets the needs of a diverse group of pupils with Social Emotional and Mental Heath (SEMH) needs alongside a range of other associated conditions.
Our clinicians are a crucial part of the most joined-up model in SEND. Across all of our specialist schools and childrens homes we provide unrivalled levels of clinical support both in
terms of our expertise andbreadth of provision. Our young people present with a complexity of need including developmental trauma neuro-developmental conditions and special educational needs.
As part of a multi-disciplinary clinical team you will be supporting educational and residential colleagues to provide therapeutic living and learning environments and based on clinical assessment and formulation offer individualised interventions and engagement to our young people.
Our Psychologists work collaboratively within our schools and childrens homes this ensures that therapeutic support permeates every aspect of the education care and support we offer all of our children and young people. You will provide consultation workshops training and guidance to the educational and residential teams around our children.
What we do for you
We know youre going to do great things. For your hard work and commitment we reward you with the best salary and benefits package in the sector. With us youll get to make a genuine difference to the lives of our young people plus youll get:
Training: A full induction and on the job training
Holiday: Youll work hard at WG so youll be rewarded with full school holidays including bank holidays
Clinical Development: If career growth and professional advancement is your thing we provide a leading programme of clinical learning and development
Flexible benefits: meaning you can increase/decrease benefits such as life insurance check out our benefitshere
Wellbeing: a host of wellbeing tools and advice including employee assistance
Medical cover so you can claim back the cost of things like an opticians or dentist appointment and a host of high-street discounts
Beautiful working environments with the very best facilities check out our schoolshere
A recommend a friend scheme that offers a 1000 bonus every time
Bring your whole self to work
Our young people come from all walks of life diverse backgrounds and with different needs and our workforce reflects that diversity so that our teams can engage encourage and inspire our young people to be themselves. The kind of person were looking for will:
Be a qualified Clinical Educational Forensic or Counselling Psychologist registered with the HCPC
Be a specialist with proven skills and experience to assess formulate and support the delivery of therapeutic interventions with children and young people with complex needs
Have experience of supporting the team around a child or young person to provide clinically informed living and learning environments and experiences
Be a confident engaging and effective model guide leader and trainer
Be highly organised and ready to take the initiative
Be committed to ensuring the best outcomes for young people
This is a great opportunity to change young lives and have a positive impact on their within our living and learning environments you will be offered thesupport resource and platform for you to do great things. Youll benefit from supervision a clinical development programme and access to a 220 strong team of multi-disciplinary clinical colleagues who will be with you every step of the way.
Interested in joining us
Our young people deserve the best possible future and we feel the same about our teams. You deserve to have the career you want with a purpose-led employer in an environment
that allows you to be yourself.
The Witherslack Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its young people. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check (we will cover the cost) and an online search. We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community.
For a full job description and person specification please click here.
To view our ex-offenders policy please click here.
To view our Child Protection Policy please visit the Parents and Carers section of this School/Learning centre. You can find all our Schools here.
Special Education / Careers in Care / Careers in Special Education / Working with Children / SEMH / SEN / ASD
Key Skills
- EMR Systems
- Presentation Skills
- Developmental Disabilities Experience
- Data Collection
- Intake Experience
- Primary Care Experience
- Autism Experience
- Research Experience
- Mental Health Counseling
- Psychotherapy
- PTSD Care
- Addiction Counseling
About Company
Witherslack Group is the leading provider of specialist education for young people with special educational needs. Also providing SEND advice and support.
