Psychologist

Ad Warrior Ltd; Swindon; Hybrid; GBP 44,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Birthday Day off

Flexible Annual Leave scheme

Employee Referral scheme

37.5 hours working week

Flu jabs

Blue Light Card

Cycle to work scheme

Leadership and staff away days

Training and Development

Job summary

Be U Swindon is seeking a HCPC-registered psychologist to provide clinical leadership for the Swindon service. You will oversee SPA triage, risk management and ensure high-quality, evidence-informed interventions across pathways.

You will support the Haven Service with low-intensity interventions and urgent care while guiding staff through supervision, governance and safeguarding processes to deliver consistent, high-quality care for children and young people.

Qualifications

• HCPC-registered psychologist (clinical, counselling or forensic).
• Supervision experience.
• Experience with children and young people.
• Trauma-informed approach understanding.
• Skilled in multi-agency collaboration.
• Ability to drive service development and improvements.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership across the Be U Swindon service.
• Oversee Single Point of Access (SPA) triage, risk management and referrals.
• Support Haven Service with low-intensity interventions and urgent care.
• Guide staff through case consultation, supervision and reflective practice.
• Ensure governance, safeguarding, data quality and outcome monitoring.

Skills

Clinical psychologist

Counselling psychologist

Forensic psychologist

Education

HCPC registration

Job description

Psychologist

Salary: from £49,387 per year

Hours: 37.5 per week

Location: Swindon (Hybrid)

Closing Date: 12th November 2026

Be U Swindon is a children and young people’s emotional wellbeing service delivering early intervention, prevention, and targeted mental health support across Swindon. The service works with young people and families to promote resilience, improve emotional wellbeing, and prevent escalation to higher-tier mental health services.

The service holds the Single Point of Access (SPA) for all children and young people (CYP) mental health referrals within Swindon, ensuring all referrals are screened, triaged, and directed to the most appropriate support in a timely and safe manner.

Be U Swindon delivers a blended, stepped-care model, including low-intensity psychoeducational interventions, counselling provision, and Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) operating within education settings. The service works collaboratively with schools, primary care, and wider partners to provide an integrated system of care.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

The postholder will provide strong clinical oversight and leadership across the service, ensuring the safe, effective, and high-quality delivery of all elements of the Be U Swindon model. This includes overseeing the Single Point of Access (SPA) to ensure robust triage, risk management, and appropriate referral allocation, as well as maintaining the clinical quality and governance of all interventions to ensure they are evidence-informed and outcome-focused. You will offer leadership and guidance to the Haven Service, supporting the delivery of low-intensity interventions and urgent care, while ensuring consistent clinical decision-making across the service, particularly in relation to risk, safeguarding, and escalation pathways. The role also involves supporting staff through case consultation, supervision, and reflective practice to uphold high standards of care, promoting consistency and alignment across all service pathways, and ensuring all activity operates within established clinical governance frameworks, including safeguarding, data quality, and outcome monitoring.

Who We’re Looking For:

• HCPC-registered Clinical, Counselling or Forensic Psychologist
• Demonstrable experience in supervision
• Experience working with children, young people
• Understanding of trauma-informed approaches
• Skilled in multi-agency work with system partners
• Ability to contribute to organisational development and service improvement

Employee Benefits:

• Birthday Day off
• Flexible Annual Leave scheme
• Employee Referral scheme
• 37.5 hours working week
• Flu jabs
• Blue Light Card
• Cycle to work scheme
• Leadership and staff away days
• Training and Development

Please note that we are not able to offer sponsorship for this role