Clinical Psychologist / Counselling Psychologist / Forensic Psychologist - Prison Services

Responsibilities

As a Psychologist, you will use your specialist knowledge and clinical expertise to support individuals experiencing a wide range of psychological and mental health difficulties within a secure environment.

Your responsibilities may include:

• Completing comprehensive psychological assessments and formulations for individuals with complex presentations.
• Delivering evidence-based psychological interventions on an individual and group basis.
• Working with service users who may present with trauma, personality difficulties, emotional regulation challenges, self-harm behaviours and co-existing mental health conditions.
• Providing trauma-informed care that promotes recovery, resilience and positive outcomes.
• Contributing specialist psychological advice to multidisciplinary team discussions, care planning and risk management processes.
• Supporting the development of psychologically informed approaches across the wider service.
• Providing consultation, guidance and training to colleagues where appropriate.
• Preparing clinical reports, treatment plans and professional documentation to a high standard.
• Contributing to service development, quality improvement initiatives and best practice within prison healthcare.
• Building therapeutic relationships that support engagement, rehabilitation and meaningful behavioural change.