Location
Based in Croydon. Please note this service does not have step free access.

Hours
22.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday between 09:00 - 17:00. Some flexibility may be required to meet service needs. Working days can be agreed upon during later stages of the interview process.

Salary
£60,000 (Full Time Equivalent) - NHS Equivalent Band 8A

About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Registered Practitioner Psychologist with a clinical psychology background to join our team in Croydon. The service operates across four sites, providing low to high support forensic mental health services to residents with forensic mental health needs, complex conditions, and dual diagnosis. In this role, you will lead the delivery of evidence-based psychological assessments and interventions aimed at rehabilitation and reintegration of residents into the community. This is a creative and impactful role working closely with the Group Psychological Lead and wider teams to support staff and residents, ensuring a streamlined and psychologically informed service.

Key Responsibilities
- Provide advice, guidance, and support to the team to help residents overcome personal challenges and create a supportive environment
- Advise on and streamline best practices to enhance team skills and deliver high-quality care
- Provide clinical supervision to the team
- Conduct highly specialised psychological assessments for residents with mental health and complex needs
- Exercise full clinical responsibility for residents’ psychological care as a care coordinator within a multidisciplinary team
- Formulate and implement therapy plans and manage assessment of mental health conditions using appropriate conceptual frameworks and evidence-based practices

What We Offer
25 days annual leave (full time equivalent), increasing with length of service
Employer pension contribution
Eligibility to register with Blue Light Discount Card
Access to discounted tickets for music events, shows, sports and more
Regular reflective practice sessions with an external therapist to support mental health and wellbeing
Training and development opportunities including courses, upskilling, and progression plans
Employee Assistance Programme including counselling
Life assurance scheme
Cycle-to-work scheme
Annual staff awards
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Ambassador programme

About Social Interest Group (SIG)
SIG is a not-for-profit organisation providing high-quality support and care across London, Brighton, Bedfordshire, Luton, Kent and Liverpool. We work in residential, drop-in centres, community floating support, probation settings, and hospitals. Our mission is to empower independence through trauma-informed solutions and dynamic partnerships that keep people out of prison, hospital, and off the streets.

Experience
- Registered Practitioner Psychologist with HCPC registration (essential)
- Post-graduate doctoral level training including clinical psychometrics, neuropsychology, models of psychopathology, two or more psychological therapies, and lifespan developmental psychology
- Previous experience as a qualified clinical and/or forensic psychologist working with people with complex needs and a good understanding of the forensic mental health sector
- Ability to teach, train, consult, and provide clinical supervision
- Understanding of criminology, psychology, behavioural patterns, and their links to behaviour and engagement
- Experience applying safeguarding protocols

About You
- Self-starter with leadership skills and ownership to create a psychologically informed environment
- Effective communicator of complex and sensitive information within the organisation and with external partners
- Collaborative approach working with multidisciplinary teams and external stakeholders
- Flexible and willing to adapt working patterns to meet service and resident needs
- Alignment with our values of Ambition, Empowerment, Inclusivity, and Transparency

Qualifications
- HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist (essential)
- Doctoral level post-graduate training in clinical psychology or equivalent