Forensic or Clinical Registered Psychologist - Psychology Services - South West & South Central (Ref: 20294) in Ambrosden

Location: 19 Cambridge Rd, Bishopston, Bristol BS7 8PS, UK; Patrick Haugh Rd, Bicester OX25 1PZ, UK; Denbury, Newton Abbot TQ12, UK; Erlestoke, Devizes SN10, UK; Bradley Rd, Henley-on-Thames RG9 5SB, UK; Gloucester GL12 8BT, UK; Edgcott, Aylesbury HP18, UK; Verne Common Rd, Portland DT5 1EQ, UK; Padstow Cl, Aylesbury HP20 1EH, UK; Exeter, UK; Shaftesbury SP7, UK

Salary: 54,148 per year

Employment: Flexible

Category: Social Care

Posted: 2026-07-27

Valid to: 2026-08-11

Employer: HM Prison & Probation Service

Overview of the job: This is a non-operational offender facing job.

Summary: The job holder will be working with prisoners, people on probation and staff and applying their competence in psychology to reduce the risk of harm and of re-offending by undertaking a range of work including risk assessment of prisoners, conducting research, providing consultancy and delivering training for staff and assessment and interventions for offenders. This job holder will be able to provide designated support and supervision to trainee psychologists. This role is non-rotational.

Responsibilities, Activities and Duties:

• Offer authoritative professional advice on targets and objectives for relevant offenders and advise on the best location for those offenders (both within the establishment or relocation to another category establishment).
• Offer professional opinion to teams conducting reports e.g. lifer reports, parole reports.
• Develop strategy and plans of activity for some areas of operation e.g. manages the organisation of relevant programme assessments or manages assessment and interviews those with an indeterminate sentence.
• Provide consultancy support to colleagues such as the SMT or other teams in relation to psychology services and outcomes.
• Conduct relevant research including data gathering and analysis.
• Responsible for providing supervision to trainee forensic psychology staff.
• Provide training, mentoring and support to trainee psychologists and other staff (e.g. interventions staff).
• Can be required to provide professional (designated) supervision of trainee's e.g. professional Supervision to ensure that a trainee is able to develop through the key steps towards chartered and registered status.
• Ensure staff are developed in accordance with key competencies and gateways and ensuring consistency across the team in the application of policies and procedures affecting staff and prisoners.
• Lead on risk assessment and resulting risk management.
• Participate in risk assessment of offenders to determine their risk of harm to self, others and the risk of reoffending.
• May undertake Assessment, Care in Custody and Teamwork (ACCT) and self-harm assessments.
• Can be required to deliver and/or oversee the quality of programmes (treatment management). These will be of the more complex type requiring such qualified input.
• Provide consultancy role on specialist area e.g. Working with those convicted of Sexual Offending Strategy or Indeterminate Sentenced Prisoners (ISP) Strategy.
• Act as a negotiation adviser where suitable and competence has been demonstrated.
• Act as a "professional witness" in parole board hearings, multi-agency meetings, and other formal settings where psychology input is required. May also act as expert witness in respect of court proceedings for Ministry of Justice.
• Maintain own Continued Professional Development (CPD) and registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).

The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is not intended to be exhaustive. The job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary.

Behaviours:

• Making Effective Decisions
• Leadership
• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together
• Developing Self and Others

Experience:

• Possess a professional background in Psychology.
• Experience in providing clinical supervision.
• Completed relevant training in effective models of treatment and best practice.

Civil Service Success Profile Criteria:

• Qualified and registered clinician with the HCPC.

Hours of Work: 37 hour working week.

Licences: Qualified forensic or clinical psychologists with the HCPC or in the process of receiving HCPC registration. Where HCPC registration is not yet in place, confirmation of registration must be provided within 3 months of provisional offer.

Memberships: Qualified forensic or clinical psychologists with the HCPC or in the process of receiving HCPC registration. Where HCPC registration is not yet in place, confirmation of registration must be provided within 3 months of provisional offer.

Languages: Spoken and Written English.

Benefits:

• Alongside your salary of 54,148, HM Prison & Probation Service contributes 15,686 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.
• Access to learning and development.
• A working environment that supports a range of flexible working options to enhance your work life balance.
• A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity.
• A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%.
• Annual Leave.
• Public Holidays.
• Season Ticket Advance.

Selection process details: This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths, Experience and Technical skills. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security: Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

Nationality requirements: 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 European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS), individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020, Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service.

Further information on nationality requirements can be found on the official website.

Contact point for applicants: Job contact: Name: SSCL Recruitment Enquiries Team Email: moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk Telephone: 0345 241 5358.