Clinical psychologist - infants, young children and family assessment

Job Description

Join Tyre Hill House

Tyre Hill House is an aspirational residential family centre providing assessment and support for parents and children who need intensive, round-the-clock support while questions about parenting capacity, child safety and sustainable care are understood.

Many of the families who come to Tyre Hill will have experienced adversity, trauma, care experience, domestic abuse, mental health difficulty, substance misuse, learning needs or social isolation. Our aim is to provide assessments that are safe, fair, structured and child-centred, while also giving parents clear support, teaching and feedback.

We are strengthening our multidisciplinary model around families. This includes residential family support, social work assessment, psychology, parenting and early years expertise, domestic abuse, substance misuse, and dedicated support for care-experienced parents.

Role Purpose

The Clinical Psychologist will provide specialist psychological, developmental and relational expertise within Tyre Hill Houses evidence-led residential family assessment and change model.

The postholder will lead psychological formulation across the assessment model, with a particular focus on infants, young children, parent-child relationships, parental emotional availability, attunement, reflective functioning, trauma, emotional regulation, mental health, learning needs, neurodivergence and relational patterns.

The role combines direct observation, psychological assessment, formulation, consultation, reflective practice, staff support, training, contribution to assessment planning and specialist input into final analysis and recommendations.

Key Responsibilities

Psychological, developmental and relational assessment

Formulation and analysis

Direct work with parents, infants and young children

Contribution to the Tyre Hill model

Safeguarding and regulatory responsibilities

MDT and formulation responsibilities

Recording, assessment and evidence responsibilities

Consultation, supervision and workforce development

Person Specification

Essential experience, knowledge and skills required:

• experience as a qualified Clinical Psychologist working with children, parents and families;
• experience of psychological assessment, formulation and intervention with families where complexity, risk or vulnerability is present;
• strong knowledge of infant and child development, attachment, parent-child relationships and the impact of trauma;
• ability to assess the relationship between parental emotional functioning and the childs lived experience;
• experience of working within multidisciplinary teams;
• ability to provide consultation to non-specialist colleagues;
• ability to communicate complex and sensitive information clearly;
• strong written skills, including assessment, formulation and report writing;
• understanding of safeguarding children and adults at risk;
• ability to contribute to risk assessment and risk management;
• ability to work with parents who may feel scrutinised, ashamed, fearful, defensive or mistrustful;
• ability to adapt communication and intervention for parents with learning needs, neurodivergence or trauma histories;
• commitment to anti-discriminatory, inclusive and culturally sensitive practice;
• ability to maintain professional boundaries in an emotionally demanding residential environment;
• ability to use supervision and reflective practice appropriately;
• commitment to evidence-informed practice and continuous learning.

Qualifications

Essential:

• Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, or equivalent qualification conferring eligibility to practise as a Clinical Psychologist in the UK.
• Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council as a Practitioner Psychologist.
• Eligibility to use the protected title Clinical Psychologist.
• Evidence of post-qualification experience relevant to children, families, safeguarding, trauma, parent-child relationships or complex assessment.

Next Steps

For further information, please contact Julie Elias for a full job description. To apply, please send your CV and accompanying letter outlining how you meet the requirements for the role. The role will require a full disclosure barring service (DBS). Closing date for applications is Thursday 2 July 2026. We reserve the right to close applications earlier.

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