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Transform Lives Through Psychological Leadership
Are you a passionate and experienced Clinical Psychologist looking for an opportunity to make a lasting difference to the lives of children and young people?
At Wilderness Way, we're committed to providing exceptional therapeutic care for children who have experienced significant adversity, developmental trauma, attachment difficulties, emotional regulation challenges and complex mental health needs. As we continue to grow and develop our therapeutic services, we're looking for a dedicated Clinical Psychologist to join our innovative multidisciplinary team and play a pivotal role in shaping positive futures.
This is more than a clinical role. It's an opportunity to influence practice across residential care, education, outdoor learning and therapeutic services, helping to create psychologically informed environments where children can heal, grow and thrive.
What You'll Do
As our Clinical Psychologist, you'll provide specialist psychological leadership across the organisation, helping teams understand the experiences, behaviours and needs of the children and young people in our care.
You'll:
Why Join Wilderness Way?
At Wilderness Way, you'll be joining an organisation that genuinely values therapeutic thinking and invests in creating meaningful outcomes for children and young people. We recognise the impact our clinicians have every day and are committed to supporting your professional development, wellbeing and long-term career growth.
You'll have the opportunity to:
In return, we'll invest in you through:
What We're Looking For
Essential Qualifications
Desirable Qualifications
Essential Experience & Knowledge
You'll Also Bring
The Difference You'll Make
Through your expertise, you'll help ensure:
Ready to Be Part of Something Meaningful?
If you're passionate about helping children recover from trauma, building psychologically informed systems of care and influencing meaningful change across services, we'd love to hear from you.
Join Wilderness Way and help transform lives through compassionate, evidence-informed psychological practice.
All roles at Wilderness Way are subject to Safer Recruitment checks, including references, an enhanced DBS, and online/social media screening for successful candidates. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of background, experience, or protected characteristics.
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