Senior Clinical Psychologist - ATTACH Projects Team
| Posting date: | 08 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | £47,992.00 to £50,728.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £47992.00 - £50728.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 September 2025 |
| Location: | Shoreham-by-sea, BN43 6GA |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | F0052-CAFHE05956 |
Summary
Following the successful TUPE transfer of our specialist psychological services into the local authority last year, we are embarking on an exciting journey to realign and integrate a range of specialist social care and psychological interventions under one roof in our Psychological Hub. This transformation offers a unique opportunity to innovate and deliver creative, impactful services whilst building on established, collaborative relationships between psychological services and the social care workforce. We have a wide range and depth of expertise and experience within the services and a strong ethos of working together to meet the needs of these vulnerable groups of children and families. The Psychological Hub is led by two consultant clinical psychologists each leading in one of the two service areas: The Community Psychological Service (Restore) and the Children We Care for Therapeutic Service (ATTACH). The ATTACH service provides psychological support for our Children We Care For, Care Leavers, Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking young people, and Special Guardianship teams and the support extends to our Residential and Fostering services. We are looking to recruit four senior clinical psychologists to join the team to expand our reach. As a therapeutic team, ATTACH offers a reflective space for social workers to consider the impact of developmental trauma on children and young peoples emotional well-being. We focus upon co-constructing a shared understanding (formulation) with colleagues and carers to understand complex presentations and hidden emotional needs, supporting children in recovering from developmental trauma and forming meaningful attachments. Our service assists carers in implementing therapeutic parenting and supports social workers in delivering relationship-based social work, while appreciating the personal impact of this work on both carers and professionals themselves. Additionally, we provide direct assessments and therapeutic interventions for foster care and special guardianship families, as well as for young people living in West Sussex residential care homes. The team will develop and deliver bespoke trainings to colleagues across the childrens social care workforce also. As Specialist Senior Clinical Psychologists for our services, you will: Deliver evidence-informed, integrative, and systemic interventions. Work closely within a multi-disciplinary/multiagency environment to design and implement innovative service models. Champion a compassionate, trauma-aware, relational approach at all levels of the system. Help shape the future of our Psychological Services Hub, contributing to its growth and impact.