Job Introduction
Together we make a difference, develop and learn, and support each other. Every day with us is different, but our mission remains the same: To champion the rights, needs and ambitions of the people we support - they are at the heart of everything we do. We stand by them and we work together for change.
Alongside an incredible team of like-minded peers, you’ll be working behind-the-scenes to support our staff, volunteers, families, and supporters. You will be helping our work happen across the charity; enabling us to care for and champion the rights, needs and ambitions of the people we support.
Practitioner Psychologist (Educational or Clinical)
Location: Together Trust, Central office, Stockport, Cheadle (Hybrid role - home, school or office based as necessary).
Contract: Permanent – Term Time (Part-time or job share considered)
Hours: 37.5 hours per week worked over 41 weeks per year
Salary: Pro-rated starting salary £60,587.15 actual salary working 41 weeks per year with biennial increments. Full-time salary is £65,907.00
Are you passionate about shaping culture, unlocking potential, and driving meaningful change? We are looking for a committed and compassionate Practitioner Psychologist to join our inclusive and multidisciplinary team in Cheadle, Stockport.
To provide psychological assessment for pupils attending Together Trust educational settings and external schools as required. To provide consultation, guidance and support to school staff as part of a multidisciplinary team enable them to promote the emotional well-being, learning and skill development of children, young people.
Responsibilities
- Use applied psychology in working closely with staff from a variety of disciplines, parents/ carers and students to develop supports and interventions that mitigate the barriers to learning experienced by students with Special Educational Needs and Disability.
- Provide, where necessary, highly specialist psychological reports, for key stakeholders and other practitioners within the wider professional network.
- Undertake highly specialist psychological assessments and needs analysis with services we support (internal and external to the Trust) to ensure needs are captured and supported effectively.
- Contribute to a Trust-wide clinical MDT approach, in house clinical supervision and quarterly learning space.
- Support the development of the Trust’s Assistant Psychologists, and the development and facilitation of training placements for Education Psychologists in training.
- Be involved in the delivery of training programmes relevant to skills and expertise, delivered both internally across the Trust’s services and externally where requested.
About You
- Passionate about improving outcomes and quality of life for young people.
- A professional qualification (Doctorate in Educational or Clinical Psychology) and Registered with HCPC.
- Significant experience working directly with children or young people with complex needs, learning disabilities, or Autism Spectrum Conditions & challenging behaviours
- Experience in providing trainings and facilitating an MDT meeting, as well as clinical supervision and ability to reflect practice.
- Understanding of Ofsted.
Benefits
- Annual leave – 27 days’ holiday plus 8 bank holidays, rising to 30 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years.
- Generous pension scheme – a minimum company pension contribution of 4%.
- Occupational sick pay and family-friendly policies, including enhanced maternity, paternity and adoptive leave.
- Reward and Discount platform – offering discounts on high street shopping, travel and insurance.
- Generous death in service benefit – up to 6 times basic salary.
- Eligibility to apply for a Blue Light Card.
- Proud to be a real living wage employer.
- Refer a friend scheme – be rewarded for recommending a friend to work with us.
- Comprehensive training and development opportunities, including apprenticeship qualifications.
- Long service awards – vouchers and extra holiday.
- Promotion of wellbeing across the organisation, including Mental Health First Aiders offering wellbeing support from trained colleagues and a free weekly yoga session, in person or online.
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme for you and adults in your household.
- Inclusive networks for colleagues to join if they’d like to (Disability & Neurodiversity Action Group, Race Equality Network, Proud Together (LGBTQ+ group), Together for Men, Women Together).
This role will involve regulated activity and is also exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 Rehabilitation of Offenders Act
This role will involve regulated activity.
