Children's Therapist - HCPC, UKCP or BACP - Residential EBD Homes

Compass Associates; Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Monthly supervision

CPD opportunities

Regional MDT collaboration

Job summary

Compass Associates are seeking a Children’s Therapist to join a regional clinical team supporting a group of children’s residential homes in the Peterborough area. The role involves working with children and young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties, delivering therapeutic interventions and offering consultation to care teams.

The post is full-time, 37.5 hours per week, with hybrid working and monthly travel to services.

Qualifications

• Qualified therapist with an accredited therapeutic qualification.
• HCPC/UKCP/BACP registration.
• Experience working with children and young people.
• Experience providing consultation to multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to embed trauma-informed practice.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to work autonomously within a regional clinical team.
• Full UK driving licence and access to vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Provide therapeutic interventions and consultancy to care teams.
• Support assessments and inform therapeutic approaches with staff.
• Collaborate with regional clinical team across multiple homes.
• Travel monthly to residential services and manage a varied workload.

Skills

Clinical communication

Trauma-informed practice

Consultation with care teams

Autonomous working

Education

Accredited therapeutic qualification

Tools

Full UK driving licence

Job description

Children’s Therapist – HCPC / UKCP / BACP Registered

Children’s Residential EBD Services – Therapeutic Support, Trauma & Emotional Wellbeing

Up to £38,000 per annum, pro rata

Full Time (Monday-Friday) | 37.5 hours per week

Hybrid Working | Remote (home-based) with monthly travel in Peterborough / Cambridgeshire

A candidate information pack including the full job description is available upon request.

Overview

Compass Associates are proud to be working alongside a well-established specialist provider of care, education and health services for children and young people with complex needs.

The organisation delivers a range of specialist services, bringing together care, education and clinical expertise to provide individualised support and help young people achieve positive outcomes. Its clinical teams work collaboratively with operational colleagues to promote trauma-informed, child-centred approaches and ensure that children’s emotional and psychological needs are understood and supported.

Together, we are looking for a Children’s Therapist to join a regional clinical team supporting a group of children’s residential homes across the Peterborough region. The role will involve working with children and young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties, providing therapeutic interventions where appropriate, alongside consultation, assessment and guidance for the teams supporting them.

This is a predominantly consultative position, with an emphasis on helping residential staff understand children’s needs, strengthen their practice and embed therapeutic approaches into everyday care. The successful candidate will need to be confident communicating clinical perspectives, building relationships with care teams and managing competing demands across multiple services.

Location

The position offers hybrid working, with the opportunity to work from home when not visiting services. The role will cover five children’s residential homes across Spalding, Lincolnshire, and Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, with the successful candidate expected to visit each home at least monthly,

A full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle are essential, with mileage allowance provided.

Work Pattern

Monday to Friday, full-time, 37.5 hours per week.

A four-day working week may be considered for the right candidate, subject to discussion with the organisation.

The role combines home-based working with regional travel to residential services, requiring flexibility to manage a varied workload across multiple settings.

Criteria

• Qualified therapist with an appropriate accredited therapeutic qualification.
• Professional registration with the HCPC, UKCP or BACP.
• Relevant experience working with children and young people is essential.
• Experience providing consultation, clinical guidance or support to multidisciplinary or care teams is important; this role is not solely focused on one-to-one therapy.
• Ability to support assessments, inform therapeutic approaches and help staff embed trauma-informed practice.
• Confident communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to influence practice and manage competing demands.
• Ability to work autonomously while contributing effectively to a collaborative regional clinical team.
• Full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle.

Relevant therapeutic backgrounds may include play therapy, talking therapy, psychotherapy, art therapy, music therapy, and behaviour therapy.

Salary and Benefits

This Children’s Therapist role offers a salary of up to £38,000 per annum, pro rata, alongside the following benefits and opportunities:

• Hybrid working, with home-based working alongside visits to residential services.
• Monthly clinical supervision.
• Ongoing professional development and CPD opportunities.
• Collaborative working within a regional multidisciplinary clinical team.
• Opportunities to contribute to clinical practice, staff development and service improvement.

A candidate information pack including the full job description is available upon request.