About the role
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.