Job summary
Sheffield Children's Residential
We are looking for an innovative therapeutic lead who is enthusiastic about service development and working with our children (aged 12-18 years) who live in one of our 3 residential homes.
The children's residential service is a trauma informed service; the ethos is inclusive in the sense that we don't include or exclude children based on diagnosis and we are proud that we often work with young people who have struggled to engage with traditional clinic based NHS mental health services.
The relationship between practitioner and child is at the heart of all interventions, ensuring that the child feels cared for, supported and encouraged to follow their dreams.
Main duties of the job
You will be part of a team who are passionate about supporting children to move onto new chapters in their life. The residential service is proud to support children when they move on, because we know thatthe relationships they have formed become a significant part of their journey. Remaining connected to our children is a huge priority, whilst also recognising that residential care is not the end destination, but this does not mean relationships are severed.
As a therapeutic lead you will have close links with our Looked After CAMH service and mainstream CAMHS teams. You will lead the trauma informed approach and work within an MDT which includes our Clinical Psychologist, speech and language therapists and residential staff. You will work closely with social care and the MDT as professionals within the homes share information and work closely together to ensure that our children receive the best level of care, bespoke to their needs.
The role involves direct psychological work (assessment, formulation, and intervention) with children, consultation across the residential homes, training and leading on reflective practice with professionals and staff members.
About us
At Sheffield Children's, our purpose is clear: to provide healthier futures for children and young people. Our three strategic aims are:
- Outstanding Patient Care
- Brilliant Place to work
- Leaders in Children's Health
We work successfully with local, regional, and national partners to provide physical and mental healthcare across acute and community settings. Many of our clinicians are amongst the best in their field, recognised nationally and internationally for their expertise.
As well as having enormous pride in what we do, we are a friendly, welcoming, and motivated NHS Trust who are guided by our CARE values: Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence. Our nearly 4000 colleagues live these values, ensuring kind and compassionate care that makes patients and their families feel safe and at home.
As we approach our 150th anniversary in 2026, we remain committed to enhancing our reputation in children's health leadership, improving the experiences of both patient and colleagues, and focusing on our communities and population health.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the relevant job description and person specification for full details.
If youd like to find out more please contact Alexandra Hardy on 07795 061 600 or Cheri Fletcher on 07442 780 438
Inclusive Recruitment & Selection
We are committed to being an inclusive employer and accurate data capture is an important part of that to ensure we are supportive and representative. Our aim is to ensure that all applicants can see themselves in the available categories on our application form, but we recognise that some of our data capture fields are not inclusive. We have flagged this with our system provider to ask for change.
We offer encouragement and active support to applicants with additional needs, including those from ethnic minorities, with disabilities and members of the LGBTQ+ community. If you wish to adjust any aspect of the recruitment process or wish to find out more about our recruitment & selection processes, please get in touch with our Recruitment Manager: Catherine.Gilbert7@nhs.net
We are continually reviewing our recruitment & selection process to support the long-term aim of Sheffield Childrens being a champion of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion. If you have any ideas for improvement, please get in touch with Catherine Gilbert at Catherine.Gilbert7@nhs.net
Trust Values
The Trust is committed to providing great quality patient care and keep children, young people and families at the heart of what we do by following our CARE values:
- Compassion leading by kindness and showing empathy, understanding and respect
- Accountability striving to do the right thing and owning responsibility
- Respect value differences, tackling inequality and fostering a culture of inclusion
- Excellence delivering a high-quality standard of care
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the relevant job description and person specification for full details.
If youd like to find out more please contact Alexandra Hardy on 07795 061 600 or Cheri Fletcher on 07442 780 438
Inclusive Recruitment & Selection
We are committed to being an inclusive employer and accurate data capture is an important part of that to ensure we are supportive and representative. Our aim is to ensure that all applicants can see themselves in the available categories on our application form, but we recognise that some of our data capture fields are not inclusive. We have flagged this with our system provider to ask for change.
We offer encouragement and active support to applicants with additional needs, including those from ethnic minorities, with disabilities and members of the LGBTQ+ community. If you wish to adjust any aspect of the recruitment process or wish to find out more about our recruitment & selection processes, please get in touch with our Recruitment Manager: Catherine.Gilbert7@nhs.net
We are continually reviewing our recruitment & selection process to support the long-term aim of Sheffield Childrens being a champion of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion. If you have any ideas for improvement, please get in touch with Catherine Gilbert at Catherine.Gilbert7@nhs.net
Trust Values
The Trust is committed to providing great quality patient care and keep children, young people and families at the heart of what we do by following our CARE values:
- Compassion leading by kindness and showing empathy, understanding and respect
- Accountability striving to do the right thing and owning responsibility
- Respect value differences, tackling inequality and fostering a culture of inclusion
- Excellence delivering a high-quality standard of care
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Obtained appropriate postgraduate qualification that enables to register with professional body as either a Clinical Psychologist (HCPC/BPS), Systemic/Family Therapist (AFT/UKCP), or Psychotherapist (ACP)
Desirable
- Supervision training and accreditation or willingness to undertake this
- Leadership training
- Specialist training in understanding and treating trauma, trauma informed care, children and young people's mental health presentations and attachment difficulties.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with young people with developmental trauma and their support network
- Significant experience of specialist psychotherapy/systemic or psychological assessment and formulation and therapeutic interventions with children, young people, and/or their families/carers
- Experience of working with complex risk and knowledge of safeguarding procedures.
- Experience of managing a caseload and associated professional activities under supervision.
- Experience of delivering teaching/ training and/ or supervision to other professionals.
Desirable
- Experience of the application of clinical psychology/psychotherapy/systemic therapy in different cultural contexts.
- Experienced in working in residential homes
- Experience of managing others / leading within a team.
- Experienced in working with neurodiversity
- Experience of service audit and evaluation and of demonstrating clinical outcomes.
Knowledge
Essential
- Skills in using complex methods of specialist psychological/psychotherapeutic/systemic assessment, intervention and clinical management in a range of contexts
- Ability to exercise autonomous responsibility making clinical judgements in highly complex, challenging and emotive situations interpreting Trust policies and working within professional guidelines.
- Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues
- Skills in providing consultation and/ or supervision to other professional and nonprofessional groups
- Knowledge of ethical issues and commitment to anti-discriminatory practice.
- Ability to manage a workload and prioritise key tasks, and targets for intervention.
Desirable
- Knowledge of CAMHS and social care policies and guidelines.
- Knowledge and skills in working with risk related aggression, missing from home, risk of exploitation, harmful sexual behaviours.
- Knowledge of trauma informed practice
Personal attributes
Essential
- Ability to cope with the emotional demands of working directly with young people and and their support network in distressing situations e.g. distressing life experiences, safeguarding issues and challenging behaviours
- Commitment to inclusive practice with the ability to work successfully with people from diverse cultures and communities, with an understanding of differences in experience.
- Good organisational skills and ability to prioritise and keep high standards of record keeping.
- Ability to build constructive relationships with warmth and empathy, using excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
Desirable
- Experience of accessing services / personal use of psychological therapies enabling an insight into what it is like to be on the receiving end of a helping relationship for self or family.
Trust Values
Essential
- Compassion
- Accountability
- Respect
- Excellence
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Obtained appropriate postgraduate qualification that enables to register with professional body as either a Clinical Psychologist (HCPC/BPS), Systemic/Family Therapist (AFT/UKCP), or Psychotherapist (ACP)
Desirable
- Supervision training and accreditation or willingness to undertake this
- Leadership training
- Specialist training in understanding and treating trauma, trauma informed care, children and young people's mental health presentations and attachment difficulties.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with young people with developmental trauma and their support network
- Significant experience of specialist psychotherapy/systemic or psychological assessment and formulation and therapeutic interventions with children, young people, and/or their families/carers
- Experience of working with complex risk and knowledge of safeguarding procedures.
- Experience of managing a caseload and associated professional activities under supervision.
- Experience of delivering teaching/ training and/ or supervision to other professionals.
Desirable
- Experience of the application of clinical psychology/psychotherapy/systemic therapy in different cultural contexts.
- Experienced in working in residential homes
- Experience of managing others / leading within a team.
- Experienced in working with neurodiversity
- Experience of service audit and evaluation and of demonstrating clinical outcomes.
Knowledge
Essential
- Skills in using complex methods of specialist psychological/psychotherapeutic/systemic assessment, intervention and clinical management in a range of contexts
- Ability to exercise autonomous responsibility making clinical judgements in highly complex, challenging and emotive situations interpreting Trust policies and working within professional guidelines.
- Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues
- Skills in providing consultation and/ or supervision to other professional and nonprofessional groups
- Knowledge of ethical issues and commitment to anti-discriminatory practice.
- Ability to manage a workload and prioritise key tasks, and targets for intervention.
Desirable
- Knowledge of CAMHS and social care policies and guidelines.
- Knowledge and skills in working with risk related aggression, missing from home, risk of exploitation, harmful sexual behaviours.
- Knowledge of trauma informed practice
Personal attributes
Essential
- Ability to cope with the emotional demands of working directly with young people and and their support network in distressing situations e.g. distressing life experiences, safeguarding issues and challenging behaviours
- Commitment to inclusive practice with the ability to work successfully with people from diverse cultures and communities, with an understanding of differences in experience.
- Good organisational skills and ability to prioritise and keep high standards of record keeping.
- Ability to build constructive relationships with warmth and empathy, using excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
Desirable
- Experience of accessing services / personal use of psychological therapies enabling an insight into what it is like to be on the receiving end of a helping relationship for self or family.
Trust Values
Essential
- Compassion
- Accountability
- Respect
- Excellence
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
