Principal Clinical/ Counselling/ Forensic Psychologist

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust; England; Presencial; GBP 50 000 - 60 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Accredited living wage employer

Support for financial wellbeing

Resumo da oferta

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in Bedford is seeking a psychologist to deliver high-quality psychological care for residents at HMP Bedford. The post involves working with a multidisciplinary team, maintaining a small caseload, and providing supervision and consultation to colleagues.

The role requires a Doctorate and registration as a psychologist, with experience in severe mental health difficulties, trauma, and neurodivergence. Prison experience is considered a plus.

Qualificações

• Doctorate and registration as a psychologist.
• Experience with severe and enduring mental health difficulties.
• Experience in prison settings preferred.

Responsabilidades

• Deliver high-quality psychological care and support for residents at HMP Bedford.
• Collaborate with Mental Health Lead, Head of Healthcare and Consultant Psychologist for Secured Services.
• Contribute to service development by embedding psychologically informed practice across the healthcare department.
• Maintain a small clinical caseload.
• Provide supervision and consultation to colleagues.
• Support the psychological formulation of complex presentations.
• Develop psychologically informed approaches that enhance care across the wider healthcare system.

Conhecimentos

Severe mental health

Complex trauma

Personality disorders

Neurodivergence awareness

Formação académica

Doctorate in Psychology

Descrição da oferta de emprego

A psychologist post at HMP Bedford, a Category B remand prison for men, run by Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. The work is psychological care for residents, with a small clinical caseload, supervision and consultation for colleagues, and help with formulating complex presentations. The post suits someone with experience of severe and enduring mental health difficulties, including complex trauma, personality difficulties and neurodivergence, who can work independently within a large multidisciplinary team. A doctorate and registration as a psychologist are required.

What the job involves

• Deliver high-quality psychological care and support for residents at HMP Bedford
• Work closely with the Mental Health Lead, Head of Healthcare and Consultant Psychologist for Secured Services
• Contribute to service development, particularly embedding and enhancing psychologically informed practice across the healthcare department
• Maintain a small clinical caseload
• Provide supervision and consultation to colleagues
• Support the psychological formulation of complex presentations
• Develop psychologically informed approaches that enhance care across the wider healthcare system

What’s required

Qualifications

• Doctorate and registration as a psychologist

Experience

• Qualified experience

Skills & knowledge

• Substantial experience and specialist knowledge of severe and enduring mental health difficulties, including complex trauma, personality difficulties and neurodivergence

Nice to have

• Specialist therapy
• Prison experience

What’s offered

• Accredited living wage employer
• Support for financial wellbeing