Senior Psychotherapist - children's residential
Listed on 2026-10-02
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Healthcare
Psychology
Shire Healthcare are recruiting for a Senior Psychotherapist to work within a residential childcare service in Penrith, Cumbria.
Role snapshot:The successful candidate will provide clinical leadership and supervision within a growing Clinical Team, supporting the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based therapeutic care to children and young people within residential services.
You will hold a small clinical caseload, delivering trauma-informed therapy and specialist interventions, while also contributing to training, reflective practice, safeguarding and wider service improvement.
Contract type
- Permanent
Salary
- Up to £54,000
Location
- Penrith, Cumbria
- 5+ years' experience working therapeutically with children and young people, ideally looked-after children.
- Masters-level therapy qualification and registration with BACP, UKCP or HCPC.
- Strong trauma-informed therapy experience.
- Experience providing clinical supervision.
- Strong safeguarding and risk assessment knowledge.
As an experienced permanent recruiter to services across the nation, we understand the complex nature of Psychological Therapies and can draw on years of experience to ensure you are offered a bespoke service and any offer of employment is representative of your skills and experience.
In addition, you will be working with Teddy Carter-Leay, an experienced consultant who specialises solely within Psychological Therapies, providing dedicated sector expertise and a strong passion for the field.
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