Clinical Psychologist

We are now excited to be recruiting a Clinical / Educational Psychologist to join and help us on our exciting journey!

Location: Doucecroft School, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3QL

Salary: Competitive salary (depending on experience)

Hours: Part-Time or Full-Time (Term time only; 2-5 days considered)

Enhancing the lives of autistic people

Doucecroft School is vibrant, dynamic and highly supportive specialist co-educational school for children and young people with autism and additional complex needs, age 3 –19 years. Doucecroft has a "Good" Ofsted rating, where we provide a nurturing environment where students can thrive and grow in independence and self-esteem.

Offering bespoke, individualised education with a proven track record of dramatically raising the outcomes for the students who have completed their education with us. Our approach ensures that through our curriculum and delivery, we focus on delivering quality of life outcomes, with specialist therapists and professionals providing expertise in addition to the highly skilled education team.

All staff within the school are committed to striving towards outstanding, led by an enthusiastic and dynamic senior leadership team.

About You:

As a Clinical or Educational Psychologist you will undertake assessments, formulate pupil plans and deliver therapeutic interventions for pupils with ASD and associated Mental Health needs. The psychologist will also be supporting a like-minded multidisciplinary team consisting of Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists and other clinical staff.

If you currently are a second-year trainee clinical psychologist with the University of Essex and you would like to apply for a third year placement with us, you can also apply for this post. If successful, the post will be offered to you upon qualification without any need to reapply.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work with a well-established charity. Autism Anglia provides ongoing training and supervision, continuing professional development and support as well as an extensive induction on commencement of employment.

The Role:

• Work integrally and alongside the Therapy and well-being team to assess and formulate the psychological needs of new and existing pupils within the school.
• Delivering individual and group therapy, where required
• Delivering training and consultation to the wider professional team
• Supervising assistant and Student psychologists

Experience:

• Doctorate in Clinical or Educational Psychology, registered with the HCPC - essential
• Experience or interest of working with children who have an Autism Spectrum Disorder – essential

Our Benefits:

• Clear pay progression structure
• Extensive Induction and Learning & Development programmes, with nationally recognised qualifications
• Employee Referral Scheme – vouchers for you and anyone you recommend who we employ
• Access to Spectrum Life Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Tools, including counselling services & the Benefits Hub, which will give you access to lots of shopping and entertainment discounts, instant discounted gift cards and cashback
• Support & encouragement to progress and reach full potential within your chosen career
• Pension scheme

Apply:

If you have a genuine passion for helping others, your outstanding future at Doucecroft School could be moment away. Apply now by click on the link or email your CV to recruitment@autism-anglia.org.uk / 01206 577 678 or contact our Therapy Lead, Michelle on 01206 771 234 to find out more!

Autism Anglia is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. These posts are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Autism Anglia is positive about inclusion and welcomes applications from individuals who are able to meet the requirements of the job position and may wish to request flexible working or reasonable adjustments to support them.