HCPC registered Psychologist

Job description

**Location:** Bedfordshire **Hours:** Full-time **Contract:** Permanent **Band:** 7 / 8A **Salary:** £50,000 – £55,000 (dependent on qualifications and experience) **Client Group:** Looked After Children (LAC) **Job Purpose** Join a developing service focused on supporting young people affected by Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) and Neglect, Abuse, and Trauma (NAT). This role aims to improve psychological well-being and facilitate reunification with family environments through structured, evidence-based interventions. **Key Responsibilities** - Deliver specialist psychological assessments and interventions for young people and families. - Provide individual and group therapy sessions over 9–18 months using a range of psychological approaches. - Develop treatment formulations based on thorough diagnostic assessments within a structured framework. - Offer specialist consultation to staff, supporting therapeutic approaches and care planning. - Act as keyworker, reviewing care plans and coordinating TAC meetings. - Assess and monitor risk, implementing appropriate risk management plans. - Work flexibly across community settings, residential homes, and virtual platforms as part of a hybrid model.