Clinical Associate Psychologist (CAP)

NHS; Leyland; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Leyland is seeking a Clinical Associate Psychologist to join their mental health care team at HMP Garth. This role involves managing patient caseloads, conducting psychological assessments, and providing interventions. Applicants should hold a Bachelor in Psychology and an MSc in Clinical Associate in Psychology. Comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities are available.

Benefits

Company pension scheme

25 days annual leave

Wellbeing and lifestyle benefits

Discounts on shopping

Professional development support

24/7 employee assistance

Financial assistance

Qualifications

• Entitlement to graduate basis for chartered membership (GBC) of the British Psychological Society.
• Evidence of foundation training in evidence-based psychological frameworks.
• Knowledge of evidence-based psychological therapies relevant to managing mental health distress.

Responsibilities

• Work with the mental health team to identify patients for psychological intervention.
• Manage a caseload providing comprehensive psychological assessments.
• Deliver appropriate 1‑1 and group interventions.
• Maintain accurate clinical records.
• Contribute to audit, research, and evaluations.

Skills

Psychological assessments

Knowledge of psychological therapies

Intervention skills

Risk assessment

Education

Bachelor in Psychology

MSc Clinical Associate in Psychology

Job description

About the role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Associate Psychologist (CAP) to join our mental health care team at HMP Garth, a Category B male prison in Leyland. The prison houses around 1500 men with a variety of health needs and within this role, you'll play an integral part in providing exceptional care for our patients.

This is a brand new role, and is a fantastic opportunity to work in an everchanging, challenging environment, which is hugely rewarding!

Within this role you will support and enhance the psychological care of patients, providing psychological assessments and low to medium intensity psychological interventions.

Hours and salary

This is a full time role, 37.5 hours per week, working Monday to Friday 08:30 - 16:30 / 09:00 - 17:00.

This position is full time, you'll receive an annual salary of £43,609 - £49,175 depending on experience.

How will we support you?

• Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course
• Competency framework
• Regional and national career development opportunities
• Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs
• Support from the wider team

Candidates are required to have a legal right to work in the UK and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks.

Main duties of the job

• Work with the wider mental health team to identify patients who may benefit from psychological intervention
• Manage a caseload of patients, providing comprehensive psychological assessment, including risk assessment, and psychological formulations to support patients
• Identify and deliver appropriate 1‑1 and group interventions to patients in line with the Psychological & Talking Therapies Service (PTTS) pathways and in line with agreed guidance from the registered psychologist
• Maintain accurate clinical records
• Identify and provide opportunities for other members of the multi‑disciplinary team to gain understanding of how psychological knowledge can support their work with patients
• Contribute to audit, research and service evaluation projects

Benefits

• Company pension scheme
• 25 days annual leave increasing with service up to 28 days per year, plus public bank holidays
• An extensive range of wellbeing and lifestyle benefits
• Discounts on shopping and leisure activities
• Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development
• Excellent long‑term career prospects
• 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it

About us

The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. We're the UK’s leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of their background. Practice Plus Group’s purpose is to Unlock your best work life and we stand by our core values: we treat patients and each other as we would like to be treated, we act with integrity, we embrace diversity, we strive to do things better together.

We are looking for caring, compassionate but also driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for a fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.

Qualifications required

• Bachelor in Psychology (entitlement to graduate basis for chartered membership (GBC) of the British Psychological Society
• MSc Clinical Associate in Psychology (Adults)
• Evidence of foundation training in evidence‑based psychological frameworks i.e. CFT, CBT, DBT, ACT
• Knowledge of evidence‑based psychological therapies relevant to managing mental health distress

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.