Psychologist

Compass Associates; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

25 days annual leave

Flexible home-based working

Life assurance

Private healthcare

Salary Sacrifice pension

Employee Assistance Programme

Discounted gym membership

Job summary

Compass Associates seeks a Head of Therapeutic Services to lead and develop psychological provision across Northern England and Scotland. This home-based role requires strategic vision and clinical leadership to drive trauma-informed care in residential and education settings.

You will report to the CEO, shaping service delivery, mentoring therapeutic staff, and embedding evidence-based practice across a large portfolio of services while travelling as needed.

Qualifications

• Qualified Clinical or Forensic Psychologist with HCPC registration.
• Extensive experience with children and young people in residential or specialist education settings.
• Proven leadership at organisational level and ability to supervise clinical staff.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop psychological and therapeutic provision across Northern England and Scotland.
• Provide strategic direction and ensure trauma-informed, evidence-based practice.
• Oversee services across residential homes and specialist schools.
• Collaborate with the CEO and senior stakeholders to shape future service delivery.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Clinical leadership

Supervision

Travel willing

Education

HCPC registration

Job description

Head of Therapeutic Services – Children’s Services

Home-based with travel across Northern England & Scotland

Must be an HCPC registered Clinical or Forensic Psychologist

Compass Associates are exclusively working with an established and growing provider of specialist residential care and education for children and young people, to recruit a Head of Therapeutic Services to lead and further develop their psychological and therapeutic provision across Northern England and Scotland.

The organisation supports children and young people with complex backgrounds and needs, including developmental trauma, child sexual exploitation, attachment difficulties, autism, ADHD and complex social, emotional and mental health needs.

Operating across more than 50 specialist residential homes and several specialist schools, they have an established internal therapeutic team and are now looking for an experienced clinical leader to provide strategic direction across their therapeutic services.

Reporting directly into the CEO, this is a senior strategic role with responsibility for overseeing the continued development and implementation of the organisation’s psychological and therapeutic services, ensuring a consistent, evidence-based and trauma-informed approach across both residential care and education.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced clinical leader to take ownership of an established therapeutic service while having genuine scope to shape its future direction, influence organisational strategy and further embed psychologically informed practice across a large portfolio of children’s residential and education services.

• Car allowance of £4,800
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Flexible home-based working
• Life assurance of 2 x salary
• Private healthcare with Aviva
• Salary Sacrifice pension with Scottish Widows
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounted gym membership

Who we are looking for

We are looking for an experienced Clinical or Forensic Psychologist who combines a strong background in therapeutic work with children and young people with the ability to operate at a senior, strategic level.

• Qualified Clinical Psychologist or Forensic Psychologist
• Full and clear HCPC registration
• Significant experience supporting children and young people with complex needs, ideally within residential childcare or specialist education.
• Have a strong understanding of trauma-informed practice, attachment and therapeutic approaches for children who have experienced adverse childhood experiences.
• Have experience providing clinical supervision, mentoring and leadership to therapeutic professionals.
• Be an experienced leader who is comfortable influencing clinical strategy and developing services at an organisational level.
• UK driving licence and own car and the ability to travel across Northern England and Scotland as required