Are you a Practitioner Psychologist with a clinical or forensic background and a passion for working with children and young people who have experienced early adversity and have complex mental health difficulties?
Are you motivated by a role where you can make a huge difference to the lives of some of the most vulnerable individuals in the community?
If so, our Senior Practitioner Psychologist position at Lansdowne Children's Home in Hailsham, East Sussex may be just the role for you!
Lansdowne Secure Children’s Home is a 12‑bed social care provision for young people aged 12‑17. The young people have complex needs and are described as ‘high need/high vulnerability/high risk’.
The health team's focus is informed by the Framework for Integrated Care (also known as SECURE STAIRS). This aims to support trauma‑informed care and formulation‑driven, evidence‑based, whole‑systems approaches to creating change for young people within the Children and Young People’s Secure Estate (CYPSE).
You will be joining our Integrated Health and Emotional Wellbeing Service (IHEWS) at Lansdowne Secure Children’s Home in Hailsham, East Sussex. We are a small and welcoming multi‑disciplinary health team whose role is to support both the young people and the residential staff within the centre.
Your main duties will involve assessment and therapy with young people; consultation to and support/training of care and education staff; supervision of other Psychological Professional staff when applicable; working closely with the multi‑disciplinary health team and receiving supervision from a Principal Practitioner Psychologist within SPFT CAMHS.
This is a 30‑hour per week role; working days will ideally include Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Discussion will take place on appointment.
You will also receive support and training in Level 1 Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP).
We encourage flexible working. We can discuss flexible start/finish times or other arrangements that work for both you and the role.