Role: Clinical Lead Psychologist
Real Life Education Limited - https://reallifeeducation.co.uk/
Location: North West (covering several residential homes)
Salary: £65,000 – £80,000 per annum. The role will commence at £65,000, with structured opportunities for progression as the postholder develops the service and demonstrates impact.
Contract: Full-time

ABOUT US

Real Life Education (RLE) provides mentoring, alternative education and therapeutic support for children and young people living in residential care. We are committed to delivering high-quality, trauma-informed services that make a real difference to the lives of young people with complex needs.

ABOUT YOU:

We are looking for an HCPC-registered Practitioner Psychologist (Clinical, Counselling / Forensic) with:

• Experience of leading or supervising other clinicians and ensuring safe service delivery.
• Strong skills in service organisation, including workload management, caseload allocation, and prioritisation of referrals.
• Demonstrable knowledge of clinical governance, safeguarding, and risk management.
• Ability to translate clinical models into practice across multiple residential sites, ensuring consistency and quality.
• Confidence in liaising with commissioners, managers, and external professionals to represent the clinical service.
• A balance of direct clinical work (therapy, assessments) and system-level leadership skills.

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Clinical Lead to oversee and develop our clinical services. This is an exciting opportunity to shape practice across our children’s homes in the North West, ensuring safe, ethical, and effective psychological support.

The Clinical Lead will:

• Provide leadership and governance for a small clinical team (psychotherapists, counsellors and therapeutic mentors) delivering direct therapeutic support and intervention.
• Deliver assessments, formulations, and therapy for children and young people with trauma, attachment difficulties, and neurodevelopmental needs.
• Support residential staff through consultation, training, and reflective practice.
• Oversee service delivery across multiple residential homes, ensuring that therapy, assessment, and consultation are provided consistently and efficiently.
• Lead clinical governance processes, including safeguarding oversight, risk management, record keeping, and quality assurance.
• Work with the senior leadership team to identify gaps, improve pathways, and drive service development.
• Monitor outcomes and KPIs to evidence service impact and ensure contracts deliver value for commissioners.