Consultant Clinical​/Counselling​/Forensic Psychologist

Consultant Clinical/ Counselling/ Forensic PsychologistNHS AfC:
Band 8c

Main area Secured Services Grade NHS AfC:
Band 8c Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job
-TH236-SEC

Site St Marys Hospital Town Kettering Salary £79,504 - £91,609 pa pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 07/08/2026 08:00

At NHFT we are working hard to embed compassionate informed thinking into healthcare delivery given the high prevalence of adversity in the population we serve. This is an exciting role to lead on psychological provision in therapies as well as working in a psychologically informed way across the healthcare system.

The postholder will oversee the psychology provision at:

HMP Nottingham, HMP Ranby, HMP Lowdham Grange, HMP Lincoln, HMP Morton Hall, HMP North Sea Camp, Swinderby Short Term Holding Facility, HMP Whitemoor, HMP Peterborough, HMP Littlehey, HMP Bedford, Yarlswood Immigration Removal Centre.

The postholder will also provide training, consultancy across the pathway to ensure that trauma informed practice is embedded across mental health, physical health and substance misuse services pathways.

They will work closely with clinicians within the multi-disciplinary team and operational managers. They will support teams to embed trauma informed practice to services and help teams to apply psychological models in the understanding of distress and support the Lead Psychologist for the Care Delivery Pathway to embed a Compassionate Culture due to the challenges of working in Secured environments.

They will also support and contribute to research, service evaluation and audit in the Pathway contributing to the Trusts academic aspirations.

NHFT is an NHS Community and Mental Health Foundation Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in hospital settings and in the community. We provide over 200 services across the county - as well as some specialist services in bordering and nearby counties. We work together with our partners to ensure that everyone who comes through our doors receives compassionate, person-centred care, regardless of their background or circumstances.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning, to improve the care and safety of our patients and colleagues. We have achieved our ‘outstanding’ rating by encouraging opportunity, innovation, development and growth across our workforce.

• At NHFT we believe that work should be rewarded in every sense which is why we are proud to an accredited living wage employer.
• We aim to support financial wellbeing and create an environment where are people feel valued and able to thrive.
• At NHFT we support many of our colleagues to work flexibly and we will consider requests for flexible working from day one. For this role, we are open to discussing a range of options including flexible hours, agile/home working, compressed hours and part time hours. Please have a conversation with the recruiting manager about the flexibility you need and we will promise to explore what is possible with you.

Oversight of psychologists working within the prisons

Training and supervision

Audit

Linking in with wider professional networks

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ Section of the document.

• Significant years of experience
• Prison/ Forensic experience

• Expertise in a model of therapy

• The application includes evidence of the required years of UK residency to meet prison vetting standards

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