Practitioner Psychologist - Looked After Children
Pulse HealthcareManchester, North West England, United Kingdom · Posted 1 month agoDescription
Banding: Equivalent to Band 8a/8b (Dependent on Experience)
Location: Greater Manchester / North West
Working Hours: Full-Time or Part-Time, Flexible Hours Available
Salary: Highly Competitive Salary (Dependent on Experience)
Make a Lasting Difference as a Psychologist
Pulse is recruiting for a Registered Psychologist to join an established multidisciplinary therapeutic service supporting children, young people and vulnerable adults across the Greater Manchester and North West region.
This is an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Psychologist, Counselling Psychologist, Forensic Psychologist looking to work within a supportive and progressive organisation committed to delivering high-quality care and positive outcomes. You will support individuals presenting with a range of complex needs, including trauma, attachment difficulties, harmful sexual behaviour (HSB), autism spectrum conditions (ASC/ASD), mental health difficulties and forensic presentations.
Offering flexible working arrangements, ongoing professional development and the opportunity to make a genuine difference through long-term therapeutic intervention, this role provides excellent clinical variety and career development opportunities.
Responsibilities
As a Psychologist, you will play a key role in delivering evidence-based psychological support and promoting positive outcomes for children and young people with complex needs.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Undertaking psychological and clinical assessments.
- Developing and delivering tailored intervention and treatment plans.
- Providing evidence-based therapeutic interventions.
- Completing behavioural and risk assessments and contributing to risk management planning.
- Working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.
- Supporting psychologically informed practice across services.
- Delivering consultation, guidance and training to care and education professionals.
- Building effective relationships with families, local authorities and other stakeholders.
- Attending and contributing to professional meetings and reviews.
- Supporting the development and implementation of therapeutic approaches and best practice across services.
Benefits
- Highly competitive salary.
- Flexible working arrangements with full-time and part-time opportunities available.
- Generous annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays.
- Company pension scheme with employer contributions.
- Funded CPD, training and professional development opportunities.
- Health Cash Plan.
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
- Childcare voucher scheme.
- Supportive and experienced multidisciplinary team environment.
Qualifications and Experience
We welcome applications from dedicated and compassionate psychologists who are passionate about improving outcomes for vulnerable individuals.
Essential Requirements
- Registration with the HCPC as a Practitioner Psychologist
- Experience working with one or more of the following:
- Harmful Sexual Behaviour (HSB)
- Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
- Attachment difficulties and developmental trauma
- Mental health difficulties
- Forensic or complex presentations
Desirable Experience
- Experience within residential care, education or specialist therapeutic services.
- Knowledge or experience of approaches such as CBT, DBT, DDP, Systemic Psychotherapy, EMDR or Person-Centred Therapy.
- Experience working within multidisciplinary teams.
If you do not meet every requirement but feel you have transferable skills and relevant experience, we would still encourage you to apply.
How to Apply
If you're interested in this opportunity, please apply today through the Pulse website.
A member of our specialist recruitment team will review your application and contact you to discuss the role in more detail, answer any questions and support you throughout the recruitment process.
Why Work with Pulse?
Pulse is a leading healthcare recruitment agency, connecting talented professionals with rewarding opportunities across the UK.
When you work with Pulse, you'll benefit from:
- Access to exclusive vacancies.
- Dedicated specialist consultants.
- Expert support throughout the recruitment process.
- Assistance with compliance and onboarding.
- Ongoing career guidance and market expertise.
- A personalised approach focused on finding the right role for you.
Reasonable Adjustments
Pulse is committed to ensuring an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the application, interview or onboarding stages, please let us know. Our team will work with you to ensure appropriate support is provided wherever possible.
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