Job summary
- Main area
- Forensic Psychology/ Specialist
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- 12 months (Maternity cover - 12 months fixed term)
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week
- Job ref
- 301-LG-26-7747248-B
- Employer
- Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Kirk Lodge Approved Premises
- Town
- Leicester
- Salary
- £55,690 - £62,682 pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Lead
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Job overview
We are looking for an experienced, highly motivated and enthusiastic Applied Psychologist or Accredited Psychological Therapist to provide 12 months’ maternity cover, working as part of our Health and Justice Services in Midlands Partnership University Foundation NHS Trust, in partnership with the Probation Service.
Please note that applications are welcome from either Qualified and HCPC Registered Psychologist or Qualified and accredited Psychological Therapist, Sociotherapist or equivalent (IGA, UKCP or equivalent).
The Approved Premises at Kirk Lodge is a highly specialised service in the OPD Pathway, supporting men on licence upon release from custody with the transition to community living.
The PIPE model is well established, and Kirk Lodge has accreditation as an Enabling Environment. You will be joining a team that includes a Senior Probation Officer (Operational Lead), Specialist Probation Practitioner, and Assistant Psychologist. We can offer you a strong commitment to supervision and appraisals to support your CPD whilst you are in post.
You will be joining an established and friendly group of MPFT OPD Clinical Leads, for whom clinical supervision, peer support and continuing professional development are an integral part of clinical practice.
The post holder will be offered a robust support package of support, clinical supervision, and training opportunities within the NHS Trust and by the national OPD Pathway team.
Main duties of the job
Working in partnership with the Operational Lead, you will be responsible for providing clinical leadership for Kirk Lodge PIPE AP, leading on all aspects of PIPE service delivery including staff training and development, coordination and provision of structured sessions for service users and implementation of high-quality clinical supervision for Probation staff.
You will ensure high quality performance data is available to service commissioners according to established protocols. You will also need to liaise effectively with Senior Probation Officers who hold operational responsibility for this important area of Probation Service delivery.
The Assistant Psychologist who will be supported and/or supervised by the Clinical Lead depending on qualifications.
Working for our organisation
Come and work with us at our award-winning NHS Trust, leading the way for trying new and better ways of working to help improve life for our local communities.
We have around 9,000 staff who provide physical and mental healthcare, support for people with learning disabilities, and adult social care across Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Shropshire, and Telford & Wrekin. We also run regional and national services, including help for new parents (perinatal care), eating disorders, forensic services, sexual health, and support for people in prison with mental health, drug, or alcohol problems.
We offer great career development for both clinical and non-clinical roles, with ongoing training and support to help you learn and grow.
We are ‘United in our Uniqueness’ and committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels welcome and can be themselves, no matter their background or identity. We want our staff to feel supported and valued, and we aim to build a team that reflects the communities we serve. Together, we can make sure every voice is heard, and every difference is respected.
Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications
Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on the Job Description, main responsibilities and Person Specification to ensure you have the relevant skills for the post, please see the attached documents.
1. To manage the implementation and delivery of the PIPE model in line with the PIPE service specification and national guidance; developing operational structures and approaches that are appropriately psychologically and psychosocially informed.
2. Deliver or enable case consultations and discussions that ensure Approved Premises staff understand an individual’s behaviour, presentation and problems within a psychologically- or psychotherapeutically informed framework.
3. To contribute to risk assessment and risk management plans for relevant individual service users, as required.
4. To promote a developed and applied understanding of Personality Disorder and related topics within the staff group at Kirk Lodge, in order to develop a healthy psychosocial environment and to enable the staff to carry out the requirements of the PIPE operating model effectively.
5. When required, to exercise delegated responsibility for managing the MPFT resources available to the PIPE service, both in terms of MPFT staff and any clinical materials employed in the assessment and treatment of service users.
This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. If it is identified that you require sponsorship to undertake this role your application may be withdrawn
Person specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential criteria
- Post-graduate doctoral level qualification in applied psychology (or its equivalent), as accredited by the BPS, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the HCPC and/or BPS.
- OR Professional qualification (e.g.) RMN/OT/Social Worker Post-graduate diploma or qualification in another recognised NHS psychotherapy model such as psychodynamic psychotherapy, DBT or CBT.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Post-qualification experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the life span and presenting with the full range of clinical severity in a variety of care settings including outpatient, community, primary care, criminal justice, in-patient and residential care settings.
- Able to maintain a high degree of professionalism within highly emotive and distressing clinical issues, verbal abuse and the threat of physical assault.
- Experience of leading and contributing to the development of services.
- Experience of delivering consultation and training to other professionals and health colleagues.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Heidi Mainwaring
- Job title
- Service Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07821 163289
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