Clinical Psychologist

Clinical Psychologist (Children & Young People Services) A bit about us!

We are a specialist private healthcare provider dedicated to supporting Children and Young People with trauma, mental health needs, and complex care requirements. Our services are designed to provide safe, therapeutic, and person-centred support that enables young people to achieve positive outcomes and improve their overall wellbeing.

We are seeking a passionate and experienced Clinical Psychologist to join our multidisciplinary team on a full-time, on-site basis across our West Midlands services. This is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of children and young people with complex emotional, behavioural, and psychological needs.

As a Clinical Psychologist, you will play a key role in supporting the assessment, formulation, and therapeutic intervention of children and young people across our services. You will work closely with operational teams, families, and external professionals to ensure high-quality psychological support is embedded throughout service delivery.

The successful candidate will provide direct therapeutic interventions, consultation to care teams, clinical supervision, and specialist psychological input to support positive outcomes for young people with trauma-related presentations, mental health difficulties, neurodevelopmental needs, and complex behaviours.

• Deliver evidence-based psychological interventions to children and young people, including Talking Therapies, Narrative Therapy, DBT (Dialectical Behaviour Therapy), EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing), and other appropriate therapeutic approaches.
• Conduct comprehensive psychological assessments, risk assessments, and formulation-led interventions to inform care planning and treatment.
• Support the identification and assessment of additional diagnoses, including neurodevelopmental conditions, mental health disorders, and trauma-related presentations.
• Develop, implement, and review psychologically informed care plans and therapeutic interventions tailored to individual needs.
• Provide consultation, guidance, and psychological formulation to multidisciplinary teams to support understanding of the function of behaviour and underlying emotional needs.
• Assist in the development, implementation, and review of Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) plans and behaviour support strategies.
• Deliver clinical supervision, reflective practice sessions, and professional support to colleagues and care teams.
• Provide training and education to staff on trauma-informed care, therapeutic approaches, mental health awareness, attachment, neurodevelopmental conditions, and behavioural understanding.
• Work collaboratively with families, carers, social workers, commissioners, education providers, psychiatrists, and other healthcare professionals to ensure coordinated and effective care.
• Attend and contribute to multidisciplinary meetings, care reviews, placement planning meetings, and safeguarding discussions.
• Produce high-quality psychological reports, assessments, recommendations, and clinical documentation in accordance with professional and regulatory standards.
• Support the development of psychologically informed environments across services to promote positive outcomes for children and young people.
• Contribute to service development, quality improvement initiatives, and the ongoing enhancement of therapeutic provision within the organisation.
• Maintain professional registration, adhere to HCPC standards, and work within relevant professional, ethical, and legal frameworks.
• Travel across services within the West Midlands as required to provide clinical support and maintain effective service delivery.