Psychologist

About the role

Psychologist Salary: £57,528 per year Hours: 37.5 per week Location: Swindon (Hybrid) Closing Date: 4th of June 2026 Please quote job reference: ABL 738j Be U Swindon is a children and young people's emotional wellbeing service delivering early intervention, prevention, and targeted mental health support across Swindon. The service works with young people and families to promote resilience, improve emotional wellbeing, and prevent escalation to higher-tier mental health services. The service holds the Single Point of Access (SPA) for all children and young people (CYP) mental health referrals within Swindon, ensuring all referrals are screened, triaged, and directed to the most appropriate support in a timely and safe manner. Be U Swindon delivers a blended, stepped-care model, including low-intensity psychoeducational interventions, counselling provision, and Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) operating within education settings. The service works collaboratively with schools, primary care, and wider partners to provide an integrated system of care. Key Duties and Responsibilities: The postholder will provide strong clinical oversight and leadership across the service, ensuring the safe, effective, and high-quality delivery of all elements of the Be U Swindon model. This includes overseeing the Single Point of Access (SPA) to ensure robust triage, risk management, and appropriate referral allocation, as well as maintaining the clinical quality and governance of all interventions to ensure they are evidence-informed and outcome-focused. You will offer leadership and guidance to the Haven Service, supporting the delivery of low-intensity interventions and urgent care, while ensuring consistent clinical decision-making across the service, particularly in relation to risk, safeguarding, and escalation pathways. The role also involves supporting staff through case consultation, supervision, and reflective practice to uphold high standards of care, promoting consistency and alignment across all service pathways, and ensuring all activity operates within established clinical governance frameworks, including safeguarding, data quality, and outcome monitoring. Who We're Looking For: HCPC-registered Clinical, Counselling or Forensic Psychologist Demonstrable experience in supervision Experience working with children, young people Understanding of trauma-informed approaches Skilled in multi-agency work with system partners Ability to contribute to organisational development and service improvement Employee Benefits: Birthday Day off Flexible Annual Leave scheme Employee Referral scheme 37.5 hours working week Flu jabs Blue Light Card Cycle to work scheme Leadership and staff away days Training and Development Please note that we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role. To Apply If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for A better Life, please click apply to view the full job description and responsibilities, and to complete your application on their website.