Clinical Psychologist / Counselling Psychologist / Forensic Psychologist – Prison Services – Leeds (Locum)

The role

You will deliver psychological assessment, formulation, and intervention services to individuals with complex mental health, trauma, personality, behavioural, and forensic needs. This work takes place within a secure prison environment in Leeds as part of a multidisciplinary team.

What you will do

• Completing comprehensive psychological assessments and formulations for individuals with complex presentations.
• Delivering evidence-based psychological interventions on an individual and group basis.
• Working with service users who may present with trauma, personality difficulties, emotional regulation challenges, self-harm behaviours and co-existing mental health conditions.
• Providing trauma-informed care that promotes recovery, resilience and positive outcomes.
• Contributing specialist psychological advice to multidisciplinary team discussions, care planning and risk management processes.
• Supporting the development of psychologically informed approaches across the wider service.
• Providing consultation, guidance and training to colleagues where appropriate.
• Preparing clinical reports, treatment plans and professional documentation to a high standard.
• Contributing to service development, quality improvement initiatives and best practice within prison healthcare.
• Building therapeutic relationships that support engagement, rehabilitation and meaningful behavioural change.

Required qualifications

• Current HCPC registration.
• Experience conducting psychological assessments, formulation and therapeutic intervention.
• Strong understanding of evidence-based psychological approaches.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and report-writing skills.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Nice to have

• Previous experience within prison, forensic, secure, criminal justice or mental health settings.
• Experience working with complex trauma and high-risk populations.
• Knowledge of trauma-informed practice.
• Experience delivering consultation, supervision or training.
• Understanding of risk assessment and risk management processes.

Benefits

• Competitive locum pay rates.
• Flexible 3-day-per-week working pattern.
• Opportunity to develop specialist experience within prison and forensic mental health services.
• Access to a supportive multidisciplinary team.
• Exposure to diverse and complex clinical presentations.
• Opportunity to make a meaningful difference to an often underserved population.
• Ongoing professional development and learning opportunities.
• Dedicated Pulse consultant supporting you throughout your placement.
• Streamlined onboarding and compliance support.

About the company

Pulse connects talented Psychological Professionals with outstanding opportunities across the UK.