Inpatient Forensic Psychologist: Recovery & Risk Reduction

EAST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

EAST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST is seeking a practitioner psychologist to join the forensic service, based on one of our men's medium secure wards. You will provide psychological care to inpatients, contribute to service development and supervise trainee and assistant psychologists, with strong links to doctoral programmes.

The post offers opportunities to supervise trainees and participate in CPD, teaching content on clinical and forensic psychology doctoral programmes, in a diverse East

Qualifications

• Specialist psychology service to inpatients in the forensic service allocated to the MDT.
• Provide specialist psychological assessments and interventions.
• Supervision, training and consultation on patients' psychological care.
• Plan, deliver and evaluate specialist group programmes.
• Audit and other research and development activities.

Responsibilities

• Offer advice on patient management and supervision for staff.
• Provide input into other parts of the forensic directorate as required.
• Autonomously work within professional guidelines and service policies.

Skills

Forensic psychology

Clinical psychology

Audit skills

Research skills

Supervision

Job description

EAST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST is seeking a practitioner psychologist to join the forensic service, based on one of our men's medium secure wards. You will provide psychological care to inpatients, contribute to service development and supervise trainee and assistant psychologists, with strong links to doctoral programmes.

The post offers opportunities to supervise trainees and participate in CPD, teaching content on clinical and forensic psychology doctoral programmes, in a diverse East