Job Description

Come and work on the beautiful Isle of Wight! We can offer a rewarding role in a challenging environment, as well as access to lots of blue and green spaces to help maintain your own wellbeing.
Are you interested in working directly with people in custody, as well as working with the systems around them? This role will involve making a positive difference to the lives of the men in prison.
HMP Isle of Wight was created in 2009 as an amalgamation of HMPs Parkhurst and Albany. The prison now holds just over 1000 men across the two sites. Many men have complex trauma histories and there are varied opportunities within the role to develop your own clinical and research interests in working with this client group. You will provide consultation and formulation to colleagues, as well as providing some direct clinical work appropriate to the banding of the role.
For this post, MPFT will offer:

• A 20% 'welcome to MPFT' bonus; 10% on joining us and 10% after a period of 12 months service.
• An allowance can be offered which will enable the individual to pay for yearly professional registration fees up to 120.00 per year
• A contribution for relocation fees is also available upon application

Main duties of the job
We are looking for HCPC registered applied psychologists (we believe forensic, counselling or clinical psychologists may have the required competencies) who are passionate about social justice and reducing health inequalities. You may have experience of criminal justice services, but we are also keen to receive applications from people with different backgrounds, as this supports diversity within our psychology team. You will have experience of delivering psychological assessments and evidence-based interventions, as well as experience of working indirectly through MDT colleagues.
You will enjoy working independently and have the skills to develop excellent working relationships with service users, colleagues and commissioners. There will be opportunities to develop and deliver training, as well as to lead on development of evidence-based psychological interventions. Additional tasks may include providing reflective practice spaces for teams and offering supervision to more junior psychology colleagues.
The supportive Inclusion psychology team is led by a Consultant Clinical Psychologist. The team meet regularly for professional development, reflective space and collaborative projects. Working in prisons can be both challenging and rewarding, and you will have the opportunity to work with and learn from experienced prison psychologists across our sites. We will support you to access regular clinical supervision and appropriate professional development.
About us
Inclusion, created in 2002 is part of the Specialist Services Care Group of Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT). We provide caring and effective services across England, including, West Yorkshire, West Midlands, East Midlands, West Mercia, Thames Valley, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Thurrock, Essex.
We support individuals, families and communities who are affected by addiction, crime, mental health or need treatment for their sexual health. We believe that the individuals and families who use our services should receive high quality, committed and inclusive care, realising all the benefits a modern NHS organisation can provide.
Our services are robustly governed, evidence-based, inclusive, and designed and provided in conjunction with service users. We are committed to providing the best service we can, and if you share our values, we want you on our team!
We work with patients and our staff teams to achieve the best outcomes we can. We invest heavily in training and development, and the wellbeing of our people, both staff and service users is central to who we are. Here at MPFT, we are proud of the comprehensive wellbeing and lifestyle support offer available, in addition to in-house training and coaching support.
Details
Date posted
13 August 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8b
Salary
64,455 to 74,896 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
301-IT-25-7338955-A
Job locations
HMP Isle of Wight
Newport
PO30 5RS
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached and Person Specification for full details. A summary is provided below:

• To provide a clinical psychology service to patients, with moderate to severe mental health problems, seen within the prison mental health pathway within the areas of agreed responsibility
• To work with clients alone as necessary, or to work jointly with others depending on the relevant risk assessment
• To provide expert psychological assessment, formulation and therapy to an exceptionally high standard to patients with a range of mental health problems
• To be responsible for implementing a range of psychological interventions for individuals and groups, adjusting and refining psychological formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses

Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached and Person Specification for full details. A summary is provided below:

• To provide a clinical psychology service to patients, with moderate to severe mental health problems, seen within the prison mental health pathway within the areas of agreed responsibility
• To work with clients alone as necessary, or to work jointly with others depending on the relevant risk assessment
• To provide expert psychological assessment, formulation and therapy to an exceptionally high standard to patients with a range of mental health problems
• To be responsible for implementing a range of psychological interventions for individuals and groups, adjusting and refining psychological formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses

Person Specification
Essential
Essential

• Post-graduate doctoral level training in applied psychology (or its equivalent prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS, including models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology
• Post doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice or therapy
• HCPC registration as a practitioner psychologist
• Substantial experience of working as a qualified practitioner psychologist at a highly specialist level.

Desirable

• Membership of the British Psychological Society or Association of Clinical Psychologists (as appropriate to professional training)
• Formal training/qualification in supervision of other psychologists (e.g. BPS Supervision Skills course)
• Accreditation with the BABCP as a Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapist

Person Specification
Essential
Essential

• Post-graduate doctoral level training in applied psychology (or its equivalent prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS, including models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology
• Post doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice or therapy
• HCPC registration as a practitioner psychologist
• Substantial experience of working as a qualified practitioner psychologist at a highly specialist level.

Desirable

• Membership of the British Psychological Society or Association of Clinical Psychologists (as appropriate to professional training)
• Formal training/qualification in supervision of other psychologists (e.g. BPS Supervision Skills course)
• Accreditation with the BABCP as a Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapist