Psychologist - reparative care team

Applications are invited from suitably committed Clinical, Practitioner or Education Psychologists to join the Reparative Care Team within the Children & Families Service on the beautiful Island of Guernsey, in the Channel Islands.

Established in 2019, the Reparative Care Team follows the Bruce Perry neurosequential model and comprises a Lead Psychologist, two Clinical Psychologists, four Social Workers and a Mental Health Nurse.

The Team provides specialist psychological and therapeutic input for children and young people up to the age of 25 who are looked after, adopted, or in residential or foster placements, alongside their carers and families.

This role is open to newly-registered Psychologists provided you have achieved your HCPC-registration.

Additional Role Summary

You will deliver specialist psychological assessment, formulation, and intervention for children with developmental trauma, sexual abuse, attachment difficulties, neurodevelopmental needs (e.g., ASD, ADHD, FASD), and associated mental health or behavioural presentations.

You will work autonomously within professional and ethical guidelines, contributing to multidisciplinary casework, supervision of psychological practitioners, and the training and consultation of social care colleagues to support psychologically informed practice across the service.

Please note; Guernsey has adopted the AfC banding system, but have applied their own salary scale. The Guernsey Band 8A salary range is £70,723 – £84,752 plus an annual bonus of £1,605 and the annual salary review is currently in process and will be backdated to 1st January 2026.

Person Requirements

• To hold a Doctorate-level qualification in Clinical Psychology
• To hold, or be eligible for Psychologist registration with the HCPC
• Experience of working with children and families in care, adoptive, or fostering contexts and Looked After Children
• Experience of assessment and intervention for children with neurodevelopmental conditions (ASD, ADHD, FASD)
• Experience of delivering psychological interventions for trauma and attachment difficulties
• Experience of providing supervision and consultation to multidisciplinary colleagues
• A driving licence is desirable but not absolutely essential

Benefits

• A higher-than-UK salary.
• An annual bonus of £1,605.
• A flat rate 20% income tax.
• No Council tax or VAT.
• A relocation payment of £5,000*.
• A generous allowance for private rental accommodation*.
• A continental lifestyle, where the people are friendly, and crime is very low.
• Full T&C in relocation directive.