Consultant Clinical/Forensic/Counselling Psychologist

Lancashire Care Foundation Trust; Preston; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare organization in the UK is seeking an experienced 8c Consultant Clinical Psychologist to lead its Forensic Community Service. This role involves providing psychological leadership, ensuring continuity of care, and collaborating with teams to uphold high standards. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in forensic mental health and clinical supervision. Flexible working patterns are encouraged to promote a positive work-life balance.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Support for work-life balance

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in forensic/community mental health.
• Ability to provide psychological leadership.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychological leadership and clinical supervision.
• Ensure continuity in psychological input.
• Collaborate with teams to maintain service standards.

Skills

Leadership in forensic/community mental health settings

Clinical supervision

Education

8c Consultant Clinical Psychologist

Job description

Overview

A Vacancy at Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust.

We are excited to announce a fantastic opportunity has arisen for an 8c Consultant Clinical Psychologist to be the Lead for Psychology in the Forensic Community Service (FCS) based at Guild Park.

About the Forensic Community Service (FCS)

FCS consists of a range of teams and services. Of those teams and services, psychology provide input into the Forensic Community Mental Health Team (FCMHT), the Forensic Outreach Service (FOS), the Forensic Autism Service (FAS), the Mental Health Treatment Requirement (MHTR) service, and the Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) pathway.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychological leadership and clinical supervision into the FCS.


• Work closely with the counterpart in the inpatient service at Guild Lodge to ensure continuity in the application of psychological input across the transition.


• Collaborate with well-established teams to maintain high standards of psychological service.

Qualifications and Experience

• 8c Consultant Clinical Psychologist (as stated).


• Experience in leadership and supervision within forensic/community mental health settings.

How to discuss / contact

For more information or an informal discussion please contact:

• Dr Tanya Petersen, Consultant Clinical Psychologist – [e-mail]


• Dr Rebecca Brockhouse, Associate Network Director for Psychological Professions, Specialist Network- [e-mail]

Trust and working arrangements

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care. The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.

For more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification.

This advert closes on Tuesday 23 Sep 2025