Job summary
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Salary:£55,967 - £59,524 per annum (pro rata for part time)
Hours: Full time or Part time (flexible working considered)
Contract:1-year fixed term (with potential for extension)
Closing date:10th December 2025
Interviews:19th December 2025
Location: Working across six local authorities with hybrid working arrangements
Main duties of the job
An Exciting New Opportunity to Shape Therapeutic Practice in Adoption
We are excited to offer a unique opportunity for a Clinical Psychologist to join our team in a newly developed role funded byAdoption England. This is part of a national initiative to enhance psychological support within adoption services, funded for 12 months with a strong ambition to extend and embed the role as a permanent part of our service. This is a unique opportunity to make a lasting impact on childrens lives by embedding early and timely trauma-informed approaches and enhancing support for adoptive families.
Were looking for a passionate and experienced Clinical Psychologist who thrives on collaboration, creativity, and making a difference. Whether you're seeking full-time or part-time work, we welcome your expertise in helping us build a more responsive and effective service.
About us
Why Join Us?
This role offers a rare chance to shape therapeutic practice within a Regional Adoption Agency and contribute to meaningful change for children and families. You will be part of a supportive, forward-thinking team committed to continuous learning and improvement.
As well as being part of the Adoption West team, appropriate clinical supervision will be provided.
Additional Information:
- This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and will require an Enhanced DBS check before appointment can be confirmed.
- Confidentiality: Employees are expected to maintain the required level of confidentiality at all times in relation to their work.
Adoption West Behaviour Principles and Values:
All candidates applying for Adoption West roles are assessed against the Behaviour Principles and Values during the interviewing process.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main duties and
responsibilities include
- To provide specialist evidence-based intervention for children and adoptive parents both pre- and post-adoption order, drawing on innovative ways of engagement and intervention.
- To facilitate joint consultations with Adoption West staff and other professionals to enhance their trauma informed practice with children and adopters
- To manage the progression of complex cases within the parameters of agreed policies, procedures, and framework for delivering support, including timely intervention, resolution and case closure or transfer.
- Interpret and integrate complex and sometimes conflicting clinical information drawn upon from a variety of sources involved in the childs care (professionals, children, families). using this information to create an understanding of the presenting difficulties and a clear intervention plan.
- Represent the RAA in a professional and competent manner, especially when making representations, with families, or with other agencies.
- To assist in the integration and development of user participation, outcomes measures, and evidence-based treatment approaches in line with the wider strategy for service improvement.
- To contribute to the development of the knowledge and skills of the Adoption West service.
- To contribute to design facilitation of parenting, training programmes/seminars and structured support groups.
- To provide specialist knowledge and advice to the service and other multi-agency professionals that helps them better understand the diverse experiences the children and young people have that we work with and support.
- To ensure that safeguarding, service and human resources policies and procedures are adhered to.
- Maintain up to date records and data on adoption support services provided and to provide regular management information reports to the Service Director to assist in Adoption Wests reporting responsibilities to both national and local stakeholders.
- To attend and participate in whole service, team meetings, peer supervision sessions and professional training events as required by the line manager.
- To develop skills in the area of professional, training, consultation and maintain, through active participation in internal and external CPD training and development programmes, in consultation with the postholders line manager.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main duties and
responsibilities include
- To provide specialist evidence-based intervention for children and adoptive parents both pre- and post-adoption order, drawing on innovative ways of engagement and intervention.
- To facilitate joint consultations with Adoption West staff and other professionals to enhance their trauma informed practice with children and adopters
- To manage the progression of complex cases within the parameters of agreed policies, procedures, and framework for delivering support, including timely intervention, resolution and case closure or transfer.
- Interpret and integrate complex and sometimes conflicting clinical information drawn upon from a variety of sources involved in the childs care (professionals, children, families). using this information to create an understanding of the presenting difficulties and a clear intervention plan.
- Represent the RAA in a professional and competent manner, especially when making representations, with families, or with other agencies.
- To assist in the integration and development of user participation, outcomes measures, and evidence-based treatment approaches in line with the wider strategy for service improvement.
- To contribute to the development of the knowledge and skills of the Adoption West service.
- To contribute to design facilitation of parenting, training programmes/seminars and structured support groups.
- To provide specialist knowledge and advice to the service and other multi-agency professionals that helps them better understand the diverse experiences the children and young people have that we work with and support.
- To ensure that safeguarding, service and human resources policies and procedures are adhered to.
- Maintain up to date records and data on adoption support services provided and to provide regular management information reports to the Service Director to assist in Adoption Wests reporting responsibilities to both national and local stakeholders.
- To attend and participate in whole service, team meetings, peer supervision sessions and professional training events as required by the line manager.
- To develop skills in the area of professional, training, consultation and maintain, through active participation in internal and external CPD training and development programmes, in consultation with the postholders line manager.
Person Specification
Experience
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Desirable
Qualifications
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Person Specification
Experience
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Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
