About Trauma Treatment International

Trauma Treatment International (TTI) is a registered charity in the UK. Our focus and expertise is in providing evidence-based psychological treatment and support to survivors of collective violence internationally. We provide psychological assessment, formulations and treatment to individuals who have experienced torture, trafficking, slavery and violent conflict.

We also work in communities affected by trauma, to build trauma-informed practice, and support human rights organisations to mitigate the impact of trauma exposure on the workforce, and assist in sustaining the important work they undertake.

TTI was founded in 2017 and has grown significantly in the last few years. With an increase in people affected by torture, trafficking, slavery and violent conflict, efficient, evidence-based and effective trauma-informed responses are critical in mitigating the cycle of violence and contributing to more peaceful societies. TTI provides support to people wherever they are in the world, working remotely to ensure we meet the needs of our partners and individual clients. To find out more, visit www.tt-intl.org.

This is a highly rewarding role and an exciting opportunity to join our small and highly experienced team You will support adults affected by collective violence, offer organisational scaffolding and be able to work creatively and flexibly internationally; networking with some fantastic organisations and helping us to further develop and shape TTI’s activities.

Please contact our HR team: humanresources@tt-intl.org to arrange for a further discussion, if wanted.

Key Areas of Responsibility

Clinical Treatment (primarily online)

• Hold a case-load of adult clients affected by exposure to human rights abuses and/ or collective violence internationally, resulting in symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) or Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (C-PTSD) and/ or comorbidity (ie depression and anxiety).

• Assess (using psychometric assessment tools), risk assess, formulate and treat adults on your caseload, referring to TTI’s care-pathway, and ensuring both evidence-based practice and practice-based evidence is considered in the development of this over time.

• Work with interpreters, when needed.

• On rare occasions, when feasible and following risk assessments, some in person contact may be required.

• Liaise with partner organisations, to ensure co-ordinated care and communicate with clients as needed.

• Assist in quality assurance processes and ongoing updates to clinical systems and processes.

• Assist in providing quarterly reports of clinical practice, and a summary of outcome measures.

• Undertake appropriate clinical activities as per own competence and within own sphere of professional practice and comply with BPS and HCPC guidelines.

Organisational Support:

• Provide trauma-informed organisational reviews using staff interviews, group sessions and workshops to gather data and carry out desk reviews of policies and other documentation, and write up reports for presentation to organisations.

• Provide reflective practice, consultation and training to team members within organisations who could be affected by trauma exposure, to mitigate the impact of this and ensure sustainability of the critical work they do.

• Liaise with partner organisations, to understand their needs, plan activities and collect outcomes and case studies following delivery.

• Contribute to the development of frameworks, best practice and services provided to partner organisations and the development of new projects and approaches.

• Assist in collating quarterly reports and evaluations of organisational support.

• There may be very occasional travel involved in delivering organisational support.

Quality Improvement and Research

• Contribute to the design and delivery of TTI’s research strategy and carry out quality improvement projects and research.

• Participate in external research forums and liaise with partner organisations to identify research opportunities and share practice.

• Host workshops and speak at conferences (alongside our other staff), to share practice and network with other organisations working in similar areas.

• Support team members on policy influencing and advocacy projects.

Supervision and team development

• Contribute to TTI’s trauma-informed working environment to ensure well-being of all people within the organisation.

• Offer weekly clinical and managerial supervision to trainees or assistant psychologists working for TTI.

• Attend supervision and relevant CPD as outlined in job plan and appraisal.

Additional

• Provide clinical input into communications materials and content in line with TTI’s Communications Strategy as required by the communications and marketing teams.

• Take care of personal well-being and take advantage of well-being initiatives offered by the organisation to its staff.

• Comply with organisational policies and practices, and attend mandatory training.

• Keep up to date with NICE Guideline changes and support TTI to adopt these into practice and policy.

• As a developing charity, there may be duties which need undertaking that fall outside of this job description.

Personal specification

Essential criteria: Clinical

• Completion of a BPS accredited postgraduate doctoral training course or equivalent in Clinical/ Counselling Psychology and registered with HCPC as a Practitioner Psychologist

• Post-qualification experience working within a mental health service within private, NHS or charity setting

• Post-qualification experience in providing supervision

• CPD in the area of adult mental health

• Experience of complex psychological assessment, risk assessment, formulation, intervention and evaluation

• The ability to work with adults who may present with very distressing histories, and be able to work in partnership with them to identify and achieve their treatment goals and reduce their distress as quickly as possible

• Up to date knowledge and experience of using evidence-based treatment models with adults with PTSD, C-PTSD, anxiety and depression

• Knowledge of core and current legislation in relation to the adults experiencing mental health difficulties

• Knowledge of clinical standards in recording and keeping patient records, information governance and proven integrity with regards to confidentiality and managing sensitive patient information

• Ability to be clinically autonomous and work within professional competence and professional body guidelines

• Ability to carry clinical responsibility for own professional actions

• Experience in using outcome measures and collating and reporting on data

• Experience of identifying, mitigating and managing risk and safeguarding incidents

• Experience of working effectively with a clinical team

• Experience of working within policies and practices that safeguard adults with mental health difficulties

Essential criteria: Organisational support

• Experience of delivering teaching or training to diverse clinical and non-clinical audiences

• Experience of facilitating and leading reflective practice groups

• Experience of identifying organisational needs and designing support services for trauma exposed organisations

• Strong understanding of principles of trauma informed practice

Essential criteria: Research

• Ability to utilise research evidence to inform service development and clinical practice

Essential criteria: General

• Working knowledge of relevant legislation (e.g. Human Rights Act 1998, Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, Mental Health Act 1983 and Mental Incapacity Act 2005) 

• Ability to act autonomously to achieve agreed outcomes

• Well-developed communication skills and evidence of being able to communicate effectively orally and in writing to a diverse range of audiences

• The ability to initiate and maintain working relationships with a diversity of clients and professionals

• The ability to independently plan, organise and prioritise a number of competing demands on an individual and service level

• Knowledge of appropriate standards and external regulatory bodies, such as the BPS, HCPC and Care Quality Commission

Desirable criteria

• Experience of having undertaken a quality improvement project or clinical research project

• Knowledge of UK and international legislation and policy in relation to TTI’s client group (eg. human rights, torture, trafficking and slavery, violent conflict, refugees and people seeking asylum)

• Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts

• Understanding of the experience of workforce exposure to trauma or traumatic material

• Experience of working with interpreters in a clinical setting

• Lived experience of collective violence

• Experience of participation practice and involving experts-by-experience in organisational decision making and/ or in shaping practice

• Training in particular clinical approaches (e.g. systemic practitioner/ EMDR practitioner/ ACT/ DBT/ Compassion-Focussed Therapy/ other)

• Experience of undertaking neurodevelopmental assessments

• Experience working in international contexts

• Experience of working in the charity sector

• Knowledge of languages or cultures of those we support

Other requirements specific to the post

• Advanced DBS check

• Two references

Subject to requirements of TTI’s Safer Recruitment Policy

Benefits

• Pension scheme

• Flexible working hours

Annual leave

33 days annual leave (including bank holidays and 3 days set aside for the winter break) for full-time equivalent

Probation period

Three months

Safeguarding

TTI is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of this commitment, we undertake basic disclosure checks for all roles within the organisation, and for our roles working directly with our beneficiaries, at an enhanced level.

Having a criminal record will not automatically exclude applicants. All employees are expected to have a knowledge and understanding of safeguarding and child protection procedures and to comply with and have a commitment to best safeguarding practice at all times, immediately reporting any concerns regarding Safeguarding and Child Protection or the protection of Vulnerable Adults to the Designated Safeguarding Lead and/or Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead.

All offers are subject to satisfactory completion of the pre-employment screening process including disclose checks, right to work and references.

Our Trauma Treatment International values

We embed the following values into everything we do at TTI, treating each other with kindness and respect, and being mindful of each other’s well being.

Empathy

We listen intently, striving to empathise and support others' healing journeys with compassion and without judgement.

Evidence based

We are guided by the fusion of scientific rigour and lived experience to ensure excellence in delivery and earn the trust placed in us.

Diversity

To enrich our understanding and strengthen our delivery to flexibly meet the needs of all.

Partnerships

We collaborate to build strong relationships to ensure power is shared and voices are heard, and to expand globally to achieve scale.

Agility

The external environment is challenging and fast-moving, and we can respond based on need.

How to apply

To apply for this position please submit a full CV and supporting statement of no more than one side of A4 outlining your suitability and motivation for the role to humanresources@tt-intl.org

Closing date: 5pm on 28th September, 2025.

Trauma Treatment International (TTI) is committed to supporting you with your application. If you feel you meet some of the criteria but not all, we really hope you'll enquire and learn more. We welcome all candidates to apply, regardless of age, sex/gender, gender reassignment, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status or pregnancy/maternity.

If you have any questions, or any disability and require reasonable adjustment/s to any part of the selection process then please contact Jenny George on humanresources@tt-intl.org.