Clinical Lead

Overview

In this role, you will lead a specialised Child Sexual Exploitation service for the Shropshire region, guiding a small multi-disciplinary team. You will help renew and develop the clinical model, embedding relational, trauma-informed practice to support young people at risk of or with lived experience of exploitation. You will oversee assessments, risk work, and formulation-based plans, while collaborating with national leads to shape service development. This is a hands-on leadership position with opportunities for direct work and system-wide impact. You’ll join a mission to build understanding, safety and recovery for vulnerable youths within residential and educational settings.

Responsibilities

• Lead a small team: Psychologist, Mental Health Practitioner, Assistant Mental Health Practitioner, Assistant Psychologist
• Develop and implement a clinical model rooted in relational, trauma-informed, strengths-based practice
• Provide line management oversight and supervision
• Oversee psychological assessment, risk assessments, and development of interventions
• Lead team-based formulations and clinical plans
• Support implementation of plans in residential care settings and schools
• Collaborate with National Clinical Lead, regional Clinical Leads, and other professionals and families
• Contribute to service renewal and development projects

Key requirements

• Current UK professional registration
• Experience in a leadership/clinical lead role within a specialised CSE or trauma-informed service
• Ability to supervise and develop a multidisciplinary team
• Experience with psychological assessments and formulation-based interventions

• collaborative
• compassionate
• curious
• psychological assessment
• risk assessments
• specialist structured professional judgment assessments

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