Occupational Psychologist in Gloucester

Location: Ashchurch, Tewkesbury

Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Lead Human Performance in a Mission That Matters

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as an Occupational Psychologist at Ashchurch, near Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire.

The role

As an Occupational Psychologist, you’ll use your expertise to shape, enhance and elevate human performance in a high‑stakes defence environment. It’s a role with real purpose supporting the selection, development, resilience and wellbeing of military personnel who operate in some of the most challenging conditions. This is a unique opportunity to apply evidence‑based psychological principles across assessment, coaching, learning, wellbeing and organisational development while collaborating closely with Ministry of Defence psychologists, Defence scientific specialists, and international partners. You’ll be joining a growing capability in the Human Performance department, with the scope to influence practice, lead research projects and advance your own professional development.

Day‑to‑day, your work will directly influence operational capability, contribute to national security, and support the careers and welfare of those who serve.

• Deliver evidence‑based psychological assessment, development and coaching to enhance individual and team performance.
• Apply occupational psychology principles across selection, learning, wellbeing and organisational initiatives.
• Conduct research, analyse data and present insights to specialist and non‑specialist audiences.
• Lead and deliver group‑based and individual psychological interventions.
• Collaborate with MOD psychologists, Defence scientists, internal stakeholders and international partners on shared projects.

This role is full time, 37.5 hours per week and is based on site at Ashchurch.

Essential experience of the Occupational Psychologist

• Experience applying occupational psychology in complex, high‑performance or safety‑critical environments.
• Strong analytical and research skills, with the ability to present findings clearly to varied audiences.
• Recognised qualification and experience in coaching.
• Experience delivering psychological interventions in both group and individual settings.
• Experience delivering and interpreting psychometric assessments, evidenced by BPS RQTU membership or eligibility.

Qualifications for the Occupational Psychologist

• MSc in Occupational Psychology (BPS accredited).
• HCPC Registered Practitioner Psychologist and Chartered Occupational Psychologist (BPS).

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) / Security Check (SC) / Developed Vetting (DV) security clearance for this role. Must be British Nationals. Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held.

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10‑days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading – buy or sell up to one working week of leave
• ‘Be Kind Day’ – one paid volunteering day each year
• Flexible working options to support work‑life balance
• A dynamic working environment

Babcock

We’re Babcock — a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 26,000 people working together to make a difference. Here, you’ll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we’re building a future that lasts — not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work‑life balance. We call that lifetime engineering. Join us and see how far we can go, together.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 09/03/2026