Clinical / Forensic Psychologist - Adult Inpatient

The role

You will deliver psychological assessments, risk assessments, and formulations. You will provide evidence-based therapeutic interventions for service users with complex mental health needs and personality disorders.

What you will do

• Deliver comprehensive psychological assessments, risk assessments, and formulations
• Provide evidence-based therapeutic interventions, including CBT, DBT, CFT, EMDR, and Schema Therapy
• Work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team
• Support service users with complex mental health needs and personality disorders
• Contribute to staff well-being programmes
• Offer relationally focused supervision
• Engage in audit, research, and networking opportunities across Iris Care Group services

Required qualifications

• HCPC registration as a Clinical or Forensic Psychologist
• Experience working with complex mental health needs and challenging behaviours

Nice to have

• DBT training desirable

Benefits

• Dedicated career development programme with funded training
• Regular clinical supervision and robust line management support
• Opportunities for audit, research, and academic collaboration
• Access to a dynamic team of psychologists and multi-disciplinary professionals
• Beautiful South Wales location with excellent quality of life

About the company

Heatherwood Court is a specialist forensic mental health hospital offering Locked Rehabilitation and Low Secure Services. It is part of Iris Care Group, a provider of complex mental health services across South Wales and beyond.