Location
Elephant and Castle, London, SE11 based within a residential setting, with regular travel to other services as required and our central office. Some work from home may be possible (to be discussed at interview). Please note this service does not have step free access.

Hours
Full Time - 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday between 09:00 - 17:00

Salary
£60,000 per annum (NHS Equivalent Band 8B)

About the Role
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 team members within our Independent Approved Premises (IAP) to deliver psychological services to residents and staff. This role involves applying your skills and knowledge to build new teams and expand operational delivery within our IAP. You will play a strategic role in organisational growth with new services, focusing on shaping service delivery, offering specialist advice, and supervising assistant psychologists and postgraduate research.

Our IAPs support people who have left prison and are based within a residential setting to reintegrate into the community. They receive support and guidance to aid their reablement, resettlement, and rehabilitation post prison. You will contribute towards helping residents achieve goals necessary for their personal development and successful community integration.

Key responsibilities include:
- Providing high quality psychological services aligned with Approved Premises aims as specified by the Ministry of Justice
- Ensuring all services comply 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, selecting appropriate assessments and interventions with skill and judgement
- Consulting with other parties contributing to residents’ diagnosis, formulation, treatment, and risk management in the community
- Creating opportunities to collaborate with peers including AP-based psychologists nationally and OPD pathway psychologists delivering services to APs
- Modelling and facilitating a welcoming and inclusive environment where everyone feels valued and respected

Experience
- Registered Practitioner Psychologist with HCPC registration and doctoral-level training in forensic, clinical, or counselling psychology
- Experience working as a registered psychologist in the criminal justice system or forensic mental health setting
- Experience in psychological assessment and treatment of clients with enduring mental health conditions, complex psychological difficulties, and risks to self and others
- Experience working in psychologically informed environments and providing consultation to others
- Ability to teach, train, consult, and deliver clinical supervision
- Understanding of criminology, psychology, and behavioural patterns and their links to behaviour and engagement
- Ability to understand and apply safeguarding protocols as required

About You
You are a dynamic and compassionate professional who thrives in a fast-paced, evolving environment. You communicate complex and sensitive information with clarity and empathy. A proactive self-starter and team player, you build meaningful relationships, champion diversity and inclusion, and embody values of compassion, empowerment, and innovation.

Qualifications
Doctoral level training accredited by the HCPC in forensic, clinical, or counselling psychology