Forensic Clinical Psychologist – Trauma-Informed Risk

NHS; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

CNTW NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Band 7 Clinical Psychologist for its secure inpatient provision. The role involves specialist psychological assessment, risk assessment, collaborative formulation and both individual and group therapy within a multidisciplinary team.

The post requires embedding trauma- and recovery-informed care, contributing to service-wide understanding of complex risk, CPD and supervision, with opportunities to train staff and support service users across inpatient

Qualifications

• Doctoral level training in clinical psychology including psychometrics.
• HCPC registration as a practitioner psychologist.
• Experience with research methodology within clinical psychology.

Responsibilities

• Conduct specialist psychological assessments and risk assessments.
• Deliver individual and group psychological interventions.
• Collaborate with MDTs and provide formulation and risk management.
• Support training and supervision of staff and students.

Skills

Complex assessment

Evidence-based therapy

Communication skills

Consultation

Education

Doctoral-level training in clinical psychology

HCPC registration

Research methodology training

Job description

CNTW NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Band 7 Clinical Psychologist for its secure inpatient provision. The role involves specialist psychological assessment, risk assessment, collaborative formulation and both individual and group therapy within a multidisciplinary team.

The post requires embedding trauma- and recovery-informed care, contributing to service-wide understanding of complex risk, CPD and supervision, with opportunities to train staff and support service users across inpatient