At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide specialist psychological support for children and families in a residential setting.
- Company: Tyre Hill House, a leading residential family centre focused on child welfare.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, professional development, and a supportive work environment.
- Other info: Join a dynamic team dedicated to positive change and growth.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in the lives of vulnerable children and families.
- Qualifications: Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and experience with children and families required.
The predicted salary is between 37338 - 44962 £ per year.
Join Tyre Hill House, 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. This includes:
- Residential family support
- Social work assessment
- Psychology
- Parenting and early years expertise
- Domestic abuse and substance misuse support
- Dedicated support for care-experienced parents
The Clinical Psychologist will provide specialist psychological, developmental and relational expertise within Tyre Hill House's evidence-led residential family assessment and change model. The postholder will lead psychological formulation across the assessment model, with a particular focus on:
- Infants and young children
- Parent-child relationships
- Parental emotional availability
- Attunement
- Reflective functioning
- Trauma
- Emotional regulation
- Mental health
- Learning needs
- Neurodivergence
- 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 include:
- Formulation and analysis
- Direct work with parents, infants and young children
- Safeguarding and regulatory responsibilities
- Consultation, supervision and workforce development
Experience required:
- Qualified Clinical Psychologist working with children, parents and families
- 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 child's lived experience
- 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 use supervision and reflective practice appropriately
Qualifications:
- 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
The role will require a full disclosure barring service (DBS).
Clinical Psychologist - Children in Care in Worcester employer: Tyre Hill House
Tyre Hill House is an exceptional employer dedicated to fostering a supportive and collaborative work environment for professionals committed to making a difference in the lives of children and families. With a strong emphasis on employee growth, we offer ongoing training and development opportunities, ensuring our team members are equipped with the latest knowledge and skills in child psychology and family support. Located in a nurturing setting, our culture prioritises teamwork, reflective practice, and a shared mission to provide safe, fair, and child-centred assessments, making it a truly rewarding place to work.
