Most therapy roles in residential care feel like you're firefighting crises from the sidelines. This is different: you'll be the strategic architect of real change for young people with learning disabilities, working alongside a therapy team that actually understands trauma-informed, evidence-based care. Your clinical expertise will shape how an entire home approaches every young person's journey
Picture this: you walk into a home where the therapy team isn't an afterthought but the backbone of everything that happens. Here, clinical psychology isn't confined to crisis response. You'll develop therapeutic strategies that work hand-in-hand with social workers, shaping the actual care plan for each young person. Your insights don't just sit in a file; they guide daily practice, inform how staff respond to behaviour, and ultimately reshape what's possible for kids who've had very little possibility in their lives
The team you'll be joining includes specialist behaviour analysts with a decade of experience, occupational therapists, play therapists, speech and language specialists and PBS leads who've trained in health psychology and health care settings. These aren't generalists. They're clinicians who chose to work in residential care because they're genuinely committed to learning disabled young people reaching their full potential. You'll have proper clinical supervision, evidence-based practice baked into the culture, and real governance structures that mean your work actually matters
This is part time, 1-2 days per week, which means you can build something sustainable. No burnout, no drowning in paperwork. Just strategic clinical work with young people who need exactly what you're trained to offer, in a setting where psychology is valued as core to the whole operation
What you will be doing
- Develop and deliver therapeutic strategy for young people with learning disabilities, working collaboratively with social workers to shape care plans that actually work
- Provide clinical supervision and knowledge-sharing to the full-time residential care and support staff, helping them understand the 'why' behind behaviour and how to respond therapeutically
- Conduct clinical assessment and formulation, drawing on evidence-based approaches and the home's Positive Behaviour Support methodology
- Support the clinical lead and therapy team in maintaining rigorous, trauma-informed practice across the service
Why you will love working here
- Part-time flexibility: just 1-2 days per week, so you can maintain work-life balance or develop other professional interests alongside this role
- Work with a genuine therapy team of specialists - occupational therapists, behaviour analysts, play therapists, PBS leads and more - where clinical practice is valued and supervision is real
- Shape strategy and outcomes, not just respond to incidents: your clinical expertise will inform care planning and staff practice across the entire home
- Evidence-based culture: Positive Behaviour Support, trauma-informed approaches and governance structures that mean your work counts
Is this you?
- You hold a qualification in Clinical Psychology (doctorate or equivalent registration with the HCPC)
- You have genuine experience working with young people with learning disabilities, ideally in care or health settings
- You understand why trauma-informed, evidence-based practice matters and you want to work somewhere it's actually embedded
- You're someone who thrives when your clinical thinking shapes real outcomes, not someone who needs to be constantly managing crises
Applications close on 12 October 2026. Great roles like this are filled quickly, so the sooner you apply the better.
Safeguarding: We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All roles are subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.