Base/Location
Parlick Centre, Forensic Community Services (FCS), Guild Park, Whittingham, Preston. PR3 2JH
Band / Salary
8c (8b-8c development role considered)
Hours / Pattern of work
0.8 WTE (30 hours)
Type of contract
Permanent
We are excited to announce a fantastic opportunity has arisen for an 8c Consultant Clinical or Forensic Psychologist to be the Lead for Psychology in the Forensic Community Service (FCS) based at Guild Park.
FCS consists of a range of teams and services. Of those teams and services, psychology provide input into the Forensic Community Mental Health Team (FCMHT), the Forensic Outreach Service (FOS), the Forensic Autism Service (FAS), the Mental Health Treatment Requirement (MHTR) service, and the Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) pathway.
An experienced candidate is required to provide psychological leadership and clinical supervision into the FCS, and to work closely with their counterpart in the inpatient service at Guild Lodge to ensure continuity in the application of psychological input across the transition. The successful applicant will work alongside well-established teams with a high standard of psychological service.
Please note an 8b-8c development role would also be considered.
Contact
For more information or an informal discussion please contact:
Dr Rebecca Brockhouse, Associate Network Director for Psychological
Professions, Specialist Network - Rebecca.Brockhouse@lscft.nhs.uk
Qualifications and Experience
We are seeking a dynamic and enthusiastic person with a range and depth of experience of working in forensic services. Candidates would have expertise in risk assessment and formulation, management of personality disorder, interventions for psychosis, accreditation in at least one model of a relevant therapy, and a track record of delivering supervision and other aspects of clinical leadership to psychology and non-psychology staff.
Responsibilities
* Work as a senior member of the service to assist in providing clinical leadership, supervision and strategic service development to the forensic community service.
* Work closely with other senior clinical and managerial staff within forensic community teams to provide a psychological perspective to service planning, service development and clinical service transformation.
* Hold a clinical case load within the FCS.
* Contribute to LSCFT wide discussions regarding forensic community services
* Provide supervision
* Provide consultation to colleagues and other services
* Provide governance/oversight for interventions, referrals, waiting lists and clinical delivery.
* Provide psychological leadership which will be a core part of the job role.
This opportunity comes at an exciting time for the service where psychology is taking a lead role in transformation, hence candidates should also be able to demonstrate experience in service development.
Diversity and Inclusion
LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.
Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you’d like to discuss your application, please ask.
We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.
Working Patterns
LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.
For more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification.
This advert closes on Wednesday 1 Apr 2026
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