Job Description

A great opportunity has arisen for a part-time six month fixed-term position within the forensic in-patient psychology team.
The role is working within secure care delivering assessment, formulation and intervention for adults with complex needs, as well as working alongside other professionals to deliver quality, trauma informed care.
The successful candidate will be based at the Humber Centre near Hull, working in a medium to low secure forensic mental health setting with a range of mental health presentations and risk related behaviours.
You will join a friendly and approachable team of clinical and forensic psychologists, trainees and assistant psychologists. You will also be part of the broader Forensic Division Psychology Team.
- The successful candidate will be involved in assessment, formulation and intervention for individuals with a range of mental health and forensic needs within medium and low security settings.
- Experience working with complex clients and forensic backgrounds is essential. Skills and experience in interventions such as DBT, EMDR, CAT, CBT, CFT and Schema Therapy are all welcomed.
Main duties of the job
The role will involve opportunities to consult with multidisciplinary teams and contribute to service projects and development. There may also be the opportunity to work alongside social services to complete assessments regarding risk to children.
This temporary position will require the individual to be confident to work autonomously whilst enjoying working with teams through contributing to the psychology team and working into multi-disciplinary teams.
There is also opportunity to be involved in training and possible supervision provision.
This challenging yet highly rewarding work requires someone with motivation and enthusiasm for working in this setting.
About us
We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website
We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.
We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.
We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.
Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.
We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.
From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.
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Details
Date posted
27 June 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8b
Salary
62,215 to 72,293 a year Per annum, pro-rata
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
6 months
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
338-7304823-25
Job locations
Humber Centre for Forensic Psychiatry
Willerby Hill
Hull
HU10 6ED
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information with regard to this vacancy please see the attached and Person Specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information with regard to this vacancy please see the attached and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of a range of clinical interventions, procedures and practices relevant to the clinical area
• Current HCPC registration
• Full understanding of relevant policy, legislation, drivers and their application to clinical and service area, e.g. Mental Capacity Act, Social Inclusion

• Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
• Broadly based knowledge of the theory and practice of advanced psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnosis, people with disabilities etc.)

• Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for service users' psychological care and treatment, both as a professionally qualified care co-ordinator and also within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan.
• Demonstrable experience of working as a practitioner psychologist, to include a significant period of working at a senior level in the specific specialist field where the post is held
• Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups , across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings

• Proven leadership/management experience, able to demonstrate examples of positive impact/change within service delivery/practice at an advanced level

• Effective inter-personal skills and experience in supervising, mentoring and teaching
• Ability to demonstrate ethical values and attitudes within a culture of equality and diversity

• Able to demonstrate effective communication skills at all levels i.e. strategically and locally

• Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of a range of clinical interventions, procedures and practices relevant to the clinical area
• Current HCPC registration
• Full understanding of relevant policy, legislation, drivers and their application to clinical and service area, e.g. Mental Capacity Act, Social Inclusion

• Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
• Broadly based knowledge of the theory and practice of advanced psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnosis, people with disabilities etc.)

• Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for service users' psychological care and treatment, both as a professionally qualified care co-ordinator and also within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan.
• Demonstrable experience of working as a practitioner psychologist, to include a significant period of working at a senior level in the specific specialist field where the post is held
• Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups , across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings

• Proven leadership/management experience, able to demonstrate examples of positive impact/change within service delivery/practice at an advanced level

• Effective inter-personal skills and experience in supervising, mentoring and teaching
• Ability to demonstrate ethical values and attitudes within a culture of equality and diversity

• Able to demonstrate effective communication skills at all levels i.e. strategically and locally