Psychologist

The Methodist Church in Britain; Lancaster; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounts on shopping and leisure

Professional development support

24/7 employee assistance helpline

Regional and national career growth

Job summary

Practice Plus Group's Health in Justice service is seeking a psychologist for the integrated mental health team at HMP Lancaster Farms (and oversees HMP Kirkham). This three-day part-time role focuses on complex case assessment, leading psychological interventions and supervising staff within a secure remand setting.

You will contribute to service development, supervise trainees, and provide clinical leadership while ensuring robust governance and records.

Qualifications

• HCPC registration as a practitioner psychologist is required.
• Postgraduate training in at least one therapy for severe and long-standing mental health difficulties (e.g., CBT, systemic/family therapy, mindfulness-based therapies, CAT, DBT).

Responsibilities

• Provide highly specialist psychological assessment of complex patients.
• Lead and evaluate psychological interventions for individuals and groups.
• Provide clinical leadership to the mental health team and advise on psychological matters.
• Provide training and supervision for healthcare and prison staff.
• Plan and supervise placements for doctoral psychology trainees.
• Supervise junior psychology colleagues, students and trainees.
• Contribute to policy and service development and lead service projects.
• Attend reviews and contribute to risk management meetings.
• Maintain clinical records and outcomes data.
• Plan handovers when patients transfer or are released.
• Undertake audit, research and service evaluation.

Skills

Clinical psychologist

Staff supervision

Leadership

Risk assessment

Education

Postgraduate therapy training

Job description

Practice Plus Group's Health in Justice service seeks a psychologist for the integrated mental health team at HMP Lancaster Farms, which also oversees HMP Kirkham. The work centres on specialist assessment of complex patients, leading psychological interventions, supervising staff and trainees, and service development. It is a three-day part-time role with flexible days, in a secure remand setting. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK, and offers are subject to vetting and security checks.

What the job involves

• Provide highly specialist psychological assessment of complex patients, integrating data from psychological tests, measures, observations and interviews
• Lead and evaluate psychological interventions for individuals and groups, and carry out structured and dynamic risk assessments
• Provide clinical leadership to the mental health team and advise the Mental Health lead and Heads of Healthcare on psychological matters
• Provide training and supervision for healthcare and prison staff in trauma informed care and treatment
• Plan, deliver and clinically supervise a specialist placement for doctoral psychology trainees
• Supervise junior psychology colleagues, undergraduate students and trainee psychologists
• Contribute to policy and service development in psychological therapies, and lead service development projects
• Attend ACCT and segregation reviews and CSIP planning, and contribute to risk management meetings
• Keep clinical records and the PTS dashboard up to date with patient, service and staff outcomes data
• Plan and hand over psychological treatment when patients transfer prisons or are released
• Undertake audit, research and service evaluation, and prepare papers for publication
• Attend regional and national Psychological Therapies meetings

What’s required

Qualifications

• Qualified clinical, counselling or forensic psychologist
• Postgraduate qualification or training in at least one psychological therapy for severe and long-standing mental health difficulties, such as CBT, systemic or family therapy, mindfulness-based therapy, CAT, DBT…

Registration & licences

• HCPC registration as a practitioner psychologist

Experience

• Providing evidence-based psychological interventions to adults with a range of mental health problems
• Working with mental health forensic populations

Skills & knowledge

• Working knowledge of clinical governance, including relevant approaches and tools

Checks & eligibility

• Legal right to work in the UK
• Passing additional vetting and security checks

What’s offered

• Discounts on shopping and leisure activities
• Support to grow in the role and continue professional development
• Regional and national career development opportunities
• 24/7 employee assistance helpline
• Financial assistance when needed
• Bespoke induction, including the Introducing Health in Justice course
• Bespoke Learning Management System
• Competency framework