Clinical or Forensic Psychologist

NHS; Marston Green; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Clinical or Forensic Psychologist to join their team at Brooklands Hospital. The role involves delivering psychological assessments, therapies, and contributing to service developments in secure services for individuals with intellectual disabilities. Candidates should be HCPC registered and have experience in working with forensic populations. Competitive salary and development opportunities are available.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Excellent learning and development opportunities

Salary sacrifice schemes

Retail discounts

Wellbeing support

Staff support networks

Qualifications

• Experience working with adults with learning disabilities in secure settings.
• Experience of MDT working.
• Experience adapting psychological assessments for various patient needs.

Responsibilities

• Deliver psychological assessments and therapies.
• Provide supervision and training to team members.
• Contribute to service development projects.

Skills

Good communication skills

Knowledge of legislation for inpatient services

Adaptation of assessment and treatment

Education

Registration as a Practitioner Psychologist with the HCPC

Job description

Overview

Go back Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust

Clinical or Forensic Psychologist

The closing date is 08 October 2025

Clinical or Forensic Psychologist - Band 7 -(Full Time)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Clinical or Forensic Psychologist to join an established team of Clinical and Forensic Psychologists in the Secure Services for people with Intellectual Disabilities at Brooklands Hospital. The secure services consist of an LD male medium secure and a male and female low secure service and an autism only male low secure service.

The secure service ethos is to help and support people who present considerable risk to others (as well as themselves) to return to a less restrictive environment and/or the community as soon as possible. The contribution of psychological services is highly valued within the teams and service management, and it is fully integrated within collaborative multi-disciplinary teams.

The successful candidate will have post qualification experience of working with forensic populations and/or considerable experience of working with people with Intellectual (learning) disabilities who present considerable risk to others.

Main duties of the job

The key elements of the role include delivering psychological assessments, developing case/team formulation, running individual and group therapies. The post holder will offer reflective practice, supervision and training (qualified psychologists and non-psychologists), and have opportunities to conduct audit/research. Contributing to and leading on service development projects is an important part of this role. The successful candidate will work closely with others to deliver on service projects and therapies. There is opportunity for personal and service development. Post holders may be required to work flexibly as needed to meet service demands.

The psychology department at Brooklands is a well-established and supportive service and the successful applicant will receive support to further develop their skills and knowledge, through good quality supervision and training opportunities. The team, work from different therapeutic approaches including CBT, CAT, CFT, EMDR and Schema Therapy. The service offers a range of clinical and offence focused treatment programmes e.g., DBT and structured offence programmes and PBS is embedded in the service.

About us

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.

We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

• generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
• excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
• salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
• discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
• staff networks and support group

We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.

Job responsibilities

All members of the psychology team receive excellent support, good supervision, and opportunities for continuing professional development. The post holder will be trained and supported to develop their forensic assessment skills and/or therapeutic skills in a model applicable to the service user population. There is opportunity for personal and service development work.

The service has strong links with local clinical and forensic training doctorate courses and regularly provides placements for trainee clinical and forensic psychologists, clinical associates in psychology, supervision for research, and teaching on the courses. There are also strong links with community learning disability teams across Coventry, Warwickshire, and Solihull.

See attached job description and person specification for more information.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registration as a Practitioner Psychologist with the HCPC

Experience

• Experience of working with adults with Ld with forensic needs in secure settings
• Experience of MDT working
• Experience of adapting psychological assessment and treatment to meet patient needs.

Knowledge and Skills

• Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and the legal context of inpatient/ secure services
• Skills to apply knowledge

Personal Attributes

• Good communication skills to work with the patient group

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.

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust