HCPC Registered Psychologist - Secure Adult Inpatient Service

The role

A Registered Psychologist will deliver 1:1 psychological interventions and assessments to adult males with complex mental health and forensic needs. The role involves risk management, report writing, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams in a secure inpatient service.

What you will do

• Delivering evidence-based 1:1 psychological interventions to adult male service users.
• Undertaking comprehensive psychological assessments and formulations.
• Completing structured professional judgement risk assessments, including HCR-20 assessments.
• Producing high-quality psychological reports and clinical documentation.
• Attending and contributing to CPA meetings, ward rounds, MDT reviews, and risk management discussions.
• Supporting the wider Psychology team with service development initiatives and departmental projects.
• Assisting with outcome measures, audit activity, and clinical governance requirements.
• Working collaboratively with multidisciplinary colleagues to support positive clinical outcomes.
• Providing consultation and psychological expertise regarding complex and high-risk presentations.

Required qualifications

• HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist.
• Doctorate in Clinical, Counselling, Forensic Psychology or equivalent recognised qualification.
• Experience delivering psychological assessments and interventions within adult mental health services.
• Experience working within forensic, secure, inpatient, or related settings.
• Experience undertaking risk assessments and contributing to risk management plans.
• Excellent report-writing, communication, and multidisciplinary working skills.

Nice to have

• Chartered status with the British Psychological Society (BPS).
• Experience completing HCR-20 assessments.
• Experience working with adult males presenting with complex mental health needs and offending behaviours.
• Experience contributing to service development, audit, research, or quality improvement initiatives.

Benefits

• Competitive hourly rate.
• Flexible locum contract opportunity.
• Full-time Monday to Friday working pattern.
• Opportunity to work within a specialist secure forensic mental health setting.
• Varied and complex caseload.
• Exposure to multidisciplinary working and complex clinical presentations.
• Opportunity to further develop expertise in HCR-20 and specialist forensic risk assessments.
• Supportive and experienced Psychology department.
• Involvement in service development projects, audits, outcome measures, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Potential for contract extension subject to service requirements.
• Dedicated Pulse consultant supporting you throughout the recruitment process.
• Weekly payroll and streamlined compliance support through Pulse.

About the company

Pulse is a recruitment company with a dedicated consultant specialising in Psychology recruitment. They have long-standing relationships with NHS and private healthcare providers.