Job Location
Willoughby, Rugby, Northamptonshire, England CV23
Job Details
Pay up to £66,000 per annum depending on experience
Hours: Full time
Contract: Permanent
Role: Other Qualified Professional
Posted: 16 Sep 2025
Closes: 16 Oct 2025
Job Description
About The Role
UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE
+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE
We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Psychologist to join our integrated Mental Healthcare team at HMP Onley, a category C training prison, and HMP Rye Hill, a Category B prison, based in Rugby, Northamptonshire. This role offers a fantastic opportunity to develop a full Psychology service working alongside the integrated mental health team. The successful applicant will clinically supervise 2 Assistant Psychologists and work with patients who have a broad range of complex presentations. The role would suit an experienced Psychologist familiar with working with adult mental health presentations, neurodiversity, and complex trauma. Suitable applicants must be familiar with trauma-informed approaches and enjoy working as part of a team.
Hours
Monday to Friday 9am-5pm
2.5 days at each site in the same geographical location; we are able to offer flexibility with working hours
Salary
This is a full-time role offering up to £66,000 per annum - depending on experience.
How will we support you?
* Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course
* Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs
* Support from the wider Psychological Therapies team
* Support with ISW training
* Post-doctoral training - supervision
What you'll be doing
As a qualified, HCPC-registered Psychologist, your responsibilities will vary. You will
* Offer clinical support and oversight to the Integrated Mental Health Team (IMHT) in the form of training, supervision, and reflective practice
* Undertake psychological assessments and support complex multi-disciplinary formulations
* Deliver and oversee the delivery of 1:1 psychological interventions and group interventions as part of the Trauma-Informed 'Making Sense' Programme
* Deliver teaching and training to healthcare and prison staff where required
* Contribute to the development of audit, service evaluation, and research profile as appropriate
It doesn't stop there... we also offer:
* Discounts on shopping and leisure activities
* Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development
* 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it
* Staff-subsidized canteen
* Free use of gym at lunchtime
* Free on-site parking
Candidates are required to have a legal right to work in the UK, and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks.
What we'll look for in you
The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders, and immigration removal centers. We're the UK's leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of their background. Practice Plus Group's purpose is to Unlock your best work life, and we stand by our core values: we treat patients and each other as we would like to be treated; we act with integrity; we embrace diversity; we strive to do things better together.
We are looking for caring, compassionate, but also driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.
Qualifications required
* Full HCPC registration as a practitioner psychologist
* Proven experience in Clinical/Forensic or Counselling Psychology
* Experience working with Forensic Mental Health patients
* Experience working with psychological Trauma
* Excellent communication skills
* Team Player
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