Practitioner Psychologist

Keys Group; Spalding; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading UK provider of specialist education and care is seeking a Practitioner Psychologist to provide psychological input to children and young people across the region. You will focus on the impact of developmental trauma and support therapeutic approaches while managing travel demands. Candidates must hold a Doctorate in Psychology and be HCPC registered. This role necessitates a flexible approach, offering a chance to create trauma-responsive environments for children. A part-time contract of 3 days a week is offered with a salary up to £63,000 pro rata.

Qualifications

• Doctorate in Clinical, Forensic, Counselling, or Educational Psychology or equivalent.
• Registration with HCPC is essential.
• Full clean driving licence and own vehicle required.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychological input across the region.
• Promote the Keys Connect model to support practice.
• Consult with professionals for psychological wellbeing.

Skills

Knowledge of developmental trauma

Psychological assessment

Therapeutic intervention

Consultation skills

Education

Doctorate in Clinical, Forensic, Counselling or Educational Psychology

Professional registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)

Job description

Salary – up to £63,000 Pro rota
Contract: Part time - 3 days per week
Location: Spalding

Work Pattern: Home based with travel to services in your region
Region: Services grouped by location and may be up to approximately 90 mins travel dependent on candidate location, Full UK Driving Licence required

Keys Group Introduction
Keys Group brings together three leading UK providers of specialist education, care and activities - Accomplish, Keys, and Peak - to support over 2,000 children, young people, adults and families across England and Wales. We deliver care through residential homes, schools, supported living and community-based services, creating safe, nurturing and ambitious environments where everyone can thrive.

About the role

As a HCPC registered Practitioner Psychologist, you will share our view that all children and young people deserve to be fully included and supported to feel safe and experience a real sense of connection in their homes and community. You will ideally have experience and knowledge of working with care experienced children and the teams that support them (teams around the child), particularly an understanding of the difficulties and risks our children and teams encounter.

This is a flexible and varied role that will appeal to Psychologists with a keen interest in child and adolescent mental health, creating innovative, therapeutic, trauma responsive and caring environments and share the goal of enabling and inspiring our children.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide specialist psychological input and guidance across the region.
• Promote and apply the Keys Connect clinical model to support therapeutic practice.
• Oversee assessment, formulation, and evidence-based therapeutic planning for children and young people.
• Deliver psychological interventions.
• Offer psychological insight to inform referrals, placements, and operational decisions.
• Conduct risk assessments and advise on risk management strategies.
• Consult with carers, educators, families, and professionals to support psychological wellbeing.

Teaching/Training/Supervision/Consultation

• Deliver training on therapeutic approaches and applied psychology.
• Provide psychological consultation on assessment, intervention, and management.
• Advise on child trauma, attachment, and recovery.
• Supervise and support team members.

Policy and Service Development

• Contribute a psychological perspective to clinical service development and planning.
• Support policy and service improvements offering guidance on psychological needs.
• Maintain effective communication with Local Authorities, NHS, and other agencies.

Evaluation/Research

• Stay up to date with research to inform evidence-based practice and the Keys Connect model.
• Support outcome measure administration and, with approval, lead relevant research.
• Advise on research design and methodology as needed.

Professional/administrative

• Engage in supervision and CPD in line with professional guidelines (e.g. HCPC, BPS).
• Adhere to ethical codes, professional standards, and Keys Group policies.
• Maintain accurate records and collect relevant data.
• Travel as required to fulfil role responsibilities.

About you

• Essential: Doctorate in Clinical, Forensic, Counselling or Educational Psychology or equivalent
• Essential: Professional registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
• Essential: Knowledge of the impact of developmental trauma and adverse childhood experiences on life trajectories
• Essential: Full clean driving licence and access to your own vehicle
• Desirable: Other clinical training such as CBT; Systemic Psychotherapy; DBT; DDP; EMDR

Due to the nature of the role, it is necessary for the appropriate level of criminal record disclosure to be undertaken (DBS).

Keys Group are very proud to have signed the Armed Forces Covenant that means we have made a commitment to welcoming service personnel, veterans and military families into the group. We are delighted to have veteran friendly policies, offer a Veterans Peer Support Network within our teams and are able to offer Military Awareness and support to our colleagues.

As part of our commitment, we will offer a guaranteed interview to current and former service personnel providing that they meet the criteria of the role that they are applying for. If you feel that you meet the criteria for this, please ensure that you have your military experience detailed on your CV for one of our resourcing team to get in touch.