Senior Registered Psychologist – Psychology Services – HMP Wakefield

This is an exciting opportunity to join a well‑established, highly skilled psychology and programmes team at HMP Wakefield (Category A, part of the Long Term and High Security Estate), working primarily with a PCoSO prisoner cohort. The successful postholder will play a key role in providing clinical consultancy to support the delivery of the Building Choices Accredited Offending Behaviour Programme, working closely with Specialist Treatment Managers and the department’s Programme Manager. In addition, the role offers opportunities to contribute to a broader range of psychological work across the establishment, including specialist areas and supporting individuals presenting with high risk and complex needs.

The position sits within a supportive and collaborative team structure, with access to regular clinical supervision, strong CPD opportunities, and links to wider psychology services.

Working Arrangements & Further Information

• The MoJ offers Hybrid Working arrangements where business need allows.
• Standard full time working hours are 37 hours per week excluding breaks which are unpaid.
• HMPPS welcomes part‑time, flexible and job‑sharing working patterns, where they meet the demands of the role and business needs.

Benefits and Support

• You are entitled to 9 days (66 hours 36 minutes) in recognition of bank, public and privilege holidays.
• HMPPS offers a range of training and development opportunities, including Equality and Diversity, Dealing with Challenging Behaviour, Suicide Prevention and Anti‑Bullying programmes.
• All staff receive security and diversity training and an individual induction programme into their new roles.

All candidates are subject to security and identity checks prior to taking up post. All external candidates are subject to 6 months probation; internal candidates are subject to probation if they have not already served a probationary period within HMPPS.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s recruitment principles.

MoJ is a Disability Confident employer and is committed to providing everyone with the opportunity to demonstrate their skills, talent and abilities, by making adjustments throughout all elements of the recruitment process and in the workplace.

The "Making the Civil Service a Great Place to work for veterans" initiative includes a guaranteed interview scheme for eligible former members of the Armed Forces who meet the minimum criteria.

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• Nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• Nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• Nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre‑settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme
• Individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020

Assessment and Selection

The post requires co‑ordinating clinical supervision experience for trainees, with at least 18 months post‑registration experience at the time of application (two years required for formal appointment). Applicants should be professional psychologists, experienced in clinical supervision, and have completed relevant training in effective treatment models.