Forensic Psychologist

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Job Title:

Forensic Psychologist

Location:

Havering (please note that this service does not have step free access. Work from home may be possible, as per prior to agreement.)

Salary: £50,000 (Full time equivalent)

Shift Pattern: 30 hours per week, Monday to Friday between 09:00 – 17:00. Please note, you may be required to work outside these hours dependent on service and resident requirements.

A stimulating and rewarding opportunity has arisen for a Practitioner Psychologist with a Forensic background. You will work alongside the Group Psychological Lead and other members of the team within our Independent Approved Premises (IAP) to deliver psychological services to residents and staff. In this role, you will apply your skills and knowledge in building new teams and expanding our operational delivery within the IAP.

You will play a strategic role in our organisational growth with new services, focusing on shaping service delivery; offering specialist advice, supervising assistant psychologists and postgraduate research.

Our IAP supports residents who have left prison and are based within a residential setting to reintegrate into the community. They are given support and guidance to aid their reablement, resettlement and rehabilitation post-prison. You will contribute towards them achieving goals necessary for their personal development and move on within the community.

• Providing high quality psychological services, contributing to the delivery of Approved Premises aims as specified by the Ministry of Justice.
• Ensuring all services are delivered in accordance with HCPC standards of conduct, performance and ethics.
• Demonstrating clinical leadership by setting direction for the psychological service and driving high standards for quality, safety and ongoing improvement.
• Exercising clinical responsibility for residents psychological care, showing skill and judgement in selecting appropriate assessments and interventions.
• Consulting with other parties contributing to a residents diagnosis, formulation, treatment and risk management in the community.
• Create opportunities to collaborate with peers including AP-based psychologists nationally and OPD pathway psychologists delivering services to APs.
• Model and facilitate a welcoming and inclusive environment where everyone feels valued and respected.

We are seeking a dynamic and compassionate registered psychologist with a strong clinical and forensic background to join our team. The successful candidate will be HCPC-registered with doctoral-level training and experience working with complex client groups. We’re looking for a proactive self-starter who thrives in a fast‑paced, evolving environment and an excellent communicator, able to convey complex and sensitive information with clarity and empathy.

A team player at heart, you’ll build meaningful relationships, champion diversity and inclusion, and embody our values of compassion, empowerment and innovation in everything you do.

• Doctoral level training accredited by the HCPC in forensic, clinical or counselling psychology
• Experience working as a registered psychologist in the criminal justice system or forensic mental health setting
• Experience of the psychological assessment and treatment of clients presenting with a range of enduring mental health conditions, complex psychological difficulties and risks to self and others
• Experience working in a psychologically informed environment and providing informed consultation to others
• Ability to teach, train, consult, and deliver clinical supervision
• Understanding of criminology, psychology, and behavioural patterns, and how they link with different behaviours and engagement
• Ability to understand and apply safeguarding protocols as they arise
• Alignment with our values of ambition, empowerment,…