Package Description
Practitioner Psychologist
Salary – up to £63,000 (FTE)
Contract: Full Time or 4 days per week
Location: Chichester
Work Pattern: Home based with travel to services in your region
Region – Services grouped by location and may be up to approximately 90 mins travel dependent on candidate location, Full UK Driving Licence required
Keys Introduction
Keys Health provides expert clinical, therapeutic, and speech and language services, supporting children, young people, and adults with neurodevelopmental and communication needs to overcome barriers and thrive - helping them build stability, resilience, and a sense of belonging through Connected Support.
About the role
As a HCPC registered Practitioner Psychologist, you will share our view that all children and young people deserve to be fully included and supported to feel safe and experience a real sense of connection in their homes and community. You will ideally have experience and knowledge of working with care experienced children and the teams that support them (teams around the child), particularly an understanding of the difficulties and risks our children and teams encounter.
This is a flexible and varied role that will appeal to Psychologists with a keen interest in child and adolescent mental health, creating innovative, therapeutic, trauma responsive and caring environments and share the goal of enabling and inspiring our children.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
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Provide specialist psychological input and guidance across the designated region.
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Promote and apply the Keys Connect clinical model to support therapeutic practice.
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Oversee assessment, formulation, and evidence-based therapeutic planning for children and young people.
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Provide psychological consultation on assessment, intervention, and management.
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Offer psychological insight to inform referrals, placements, and operational decisions.
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Conduct risk assessments and advise on risk management strategies.
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Consult with carers, educators, families, and professionals to support psychological wellbeing.
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Deliver training on therapeutic approaches and applied psychology to internal and external professionals.
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Advise on child trauma, attachment, and recovery in line with the Keys Connect model.
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Supervise and support team members
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Travel as required to fulfil role responsibilities.
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Contribute a psychological perspective to clinical service development and planning.
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Maintain effective communication with Local Authorities, NHS, and other agencies.
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Engage in supervision and CPD in line with professional guidelines (e.g. HCPC, BPS).
About you
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Essential: Qualification in Clinical, Forensic, Counselling or Educational Psychology or equivalent
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Essential: Professional registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
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Essential: Knowledge of the impact of developmental trauma and adverse childhood experiences on life trajectories
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Essential: Full clean driving licence and access to your own vehicle
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Desirable: Other clinical training such as CBT; Systemic Psychotherapy; DBT; DDP; EMDR
Due to the nature of the role, it is necessary for the appropriate level of criminal record disclosure to be undertaken (DBS).
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We are also committed to supporting the Armed Forces community through our Armed Forces Covenant.
Eligible candidates from military backgrounds are guaranteed an interview – please include details of your service on your CV.
