Principal Psychologist

NHS; Blaby; On-site; GBP 62,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider is seeking a Principal Psychologist to join its Mental Health teams across two prisons in the UK. The ideal candidate will manage a team, support the development of trauma-informed care, and conduct psychological assessments and interventions. They will lead training and contribute to service evaluation. This role offers a competitive annual salary of up to £77,700 and various professional development opportunities. Ideal for those looking to develop their psychology career in a complex healthcare environment.

Benefits

Discounts on shopping and leisure activities

Free parking

Free lunches

Free gym membership

24/7 employee assistance helpline

Qualifications

• Registered with HCPC/BPS for psychological therapy.
• Assessed experience at a senior specialist level.
• Experience treating clients across various care settings.

Responsibilities

• Develop and embed a trauma-informed mental health service model.
• Provide clinical support and oversight to the Integrated Mental Health Team.
• Conduct psychological assessments and deliver interventions.

Skills

Registered with professional body

Experience of working as a clinical psychologist

Experience of highly specialist psychological assessment

Experience working with psychological trauma

Job description

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE + MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE We have an exciting opportunity for a Principal Psychologist to join our integrated Mental Health teams working across HMP Fosse Way and HMP Five Wells both category C prison supporting males aged 21+. Both site house patients with a variety of needs include complex and acute mental health needs. We are seeking a strong clinical, or counselling psychologist, who has previously worked within a fully integrated mental health service, and understands the needs of the psychological services required and delivered within a prison healthcare setting. As part of this role you will be managing a Clinical Psychologist and Assistant Psychologist as well as developing the psychological services at the site. Hours Monday to Friday 9am-5pm 2.5 days on each site HMP Fosse Way and HMP Five Wells We are able to offer this as a rolling rota 3 days on 1 site 2 at another biweekly Salary Youll receive an annual salary of up to £77,700 per annum depending on experience. How will we support you? Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course Competency framework Regional and national career development opportunities Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs

Main duties of the job

As a Principal Psychologist, your responsibilities will vary. You will:

• Support the development and embedding of a trauma-informed mental health service model across sites
• Offer clinical support and oversight to the Integrated Mental Health Team (IMHT)
• Undertake psychological assessments
• Support complex multi-disciplinary formulations
• Deliver psychological interventions to cases of complexity
• Deliver and oversee 1:1 and group intervention as part of the Trauma Informed 'Making Sense' Programme
• Deliver teaching and training to healthcare and prison staff where required
• Contribute to the development of audit, service evaluation and research profile as appropriate

If you are interested in career development, we have a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience, which include both internal and external options for development and learning.

It doesnt stop there we also offer:

• Discounts on shopping and leisure activities
• Free parking
• Free lunches
• Free gym membership
• Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development
• 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it

Candidates are required to have a Legal right to work in the UK due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks.

About us

Practice Plus Groups purpose is to Unlock your best work life and we stand by our core values:

• we treat patients and each other as we would like to be treated
• we act with integrity
• we embrace diversity
• we strive to do things better together

We are looking for caring, compassionate but also driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for a fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.

Qualifications, skills and experience required

• Registered with professional body or regulatory body as appropriate to psychological therapy discipline i.e., HCPC/BPS
• Assessed experience of working as a qualified clinical or counselling psychologist at a senior highly specialist level
• Experience of highly specialist psychological assessment and individual and group based treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including primary and secondary/ specialist care and inpatient/residential, outpatient and community team settings and forensic settings.
• Experience working with psychological trauma

Secure environments are one of the most challenging, yet rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work. If you’re looking for a role where you can develop your existing healthcare skills and learn something new every day in an environment that never stands still, then this could be the right opportunity for you.

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.

UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name Practice Plus Group

Address 1 Tigers Road, Glen Parva, Wigston, LE18 4WS

Employer's website https://practiceplusgroup.com/our-jobs/join-our-team/ (Opens in a new tab)

£62,160 to £77,700 a yearup to £77,700 depending on experience