Clinical/Forensic or Counselling Psychologist

Clinical/Forensic or Counselling Psychologist

We have an exciting opportunity for a Clinical/Forensic or Counselling Psychologist to join our integrated Mental Healthcare team at HMP Lewes. HMP Lewes is a category B Prison located in East Sussex, housing around 740 patients, a high number of whom have neurodiversity and complex trauma presentations.

Within this role, you will be an integral part of the clinical leadership team, supporting the development of the psychological therapies service. You will join a supportive and experienced team consisting of support workers, an occupational therapist, and 2 Assistant Psychologists.

The mental health team on site is psychologically minded and has brought in many new practices including the use of AI, and offers compassion-focused therapy sessions, following trauma-informed practice.

Hours

This is a fixed term contract starting in February 2025, 3 or 4 days per week between Monday to Friday. Once the FTC has come to an end, we may be able to offer 1 day per week on a permanent basis.

Salary

This position is a part-time position offering up to £58,000 per annum FTE - depending on experience.

How will we support you?

• Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course
• Competency framework
• Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs
• Support from the wider Psychological Therapies team
• Access to appropriate CPD

Main duties of the job

As a qualified, HCPC registered Psychologist, your responsibilities will vary. You will:

• Offer clinical support and oversight to the Integrated Mental Health Team (IMHT) in the form of training.
• Undertake psychological assessments and support complex multi-disciplinary formulations.
• Deliver and oversee the delivery of 1:1 psychological interventions and group interventions as part of the Trauma Informed 'Making Sense' Programme.
• Deliver teaching and training to healthcare and prison staff where required.
• Contribute to the development of audit, service evaluation, and research profile as appropriate.
• Support Assistant Psychologists with the delivery of group interventions.

It doesn’t stop there; we also offer:

• Discounts on shopping and leisure activities.
• Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development.
• 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it.

Candidates are required to have a legal right to work in the UK and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks.

About us

The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders, and immigration removal centres. We're the UK’s leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of their background.

Practice Plus Group's purpose is to unlock your best work life and we stand by our core values:

• We treat patients and each other as we would like to be treated.
• We act with integrity.
• We embrace diversity.
• We strive to do things better together.

We are looking for caring, compassionate, but also driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.

Qualifications required

• Full HCPC registration.
• Proven post-qualification professional experience in Clinical/Forensic Psychology.
• Experience working with Forensic Mental Health patients.
• Experience working with psychological trauma.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Team player.

To apply for this role, candidates must be familiar with trauma-informed practice and trained in at least one trauma-specific intervention.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name: Practice Plus Group

Address:

1 Brighton Rd
Lewes
East Sussex
BN7 1EA

Employer's website: Practice Plus Group Careers