Overview
There is currently a vacant Band 7 to Band 8a preceptorship psychological therapist role based in the Inpatient Forensic Psychology service across the Bracton Centre and Memorial Hospital. You will work with a team of psychological therapists and multi-professional mental health colleagues to embed psychologically informed care in the service. You will be based on a ward, but also have input into cross-service psychological activities including the group programme.
Responsibilities
As well as holding a clinical caseload in the secure setting, another significant aspect of the role is providing input to the community psychology service based at the William Morris Centre (DA2 7AF). This is a psychological assessment and intervention service that specialises in working with people in the community who are seeking interventions to address their difficulties with interpersonal functioning and risk of harm to others.
You will promote an environment in which therapeutic relationships facilitate safety and change, by offering psychological perspectives and emotional support to nursing teams, and promoting psychological thinking in teams. You should have interests in working with psychosis and complex trauma where there is associated risk, including providing direct psychological assessments and interventions, engaging with families and loved ones and working in multi‑disciplinary and multi‑agency contexts with other mental health disciplines and with other agencies.
Further to the above, you will supervise and manage pre‑qualified staff, supervise psychological interventions delivered by MDT colleagues, and supervise psychology students and doctoral trainees. Supervision training will be provided as required.
Further detailed information relating to the role and responsibilities can be found in the attached supporting documentation.
Benefits
Oxleas Forensic Psychological Therapies department is an unusually large, long established and nationally well regarded specialty. The Psychological Therapies team is warm and friendly, whilst also being dynamic and innovative. The Forensic Psychological Therapies department in Oxleas provides a breadth of professional opportunities across community, prison and hospital settings and opportunities for research and career progression through ongoing professional development. The post holder will be encouraged to consolidate and further develop their skills and clinical interests in a friendly and supportive multi‑professional and multi‑agency context. Aside from the stimulating clinical work, benefits of the post include monthly teaching sessions within the psychology department, monthly peer supervision in addition to regular individual supervision, a range of interesting CPD opportunities and opportunities for future career progression within the department. There is access to a network of specialist psychological supervision groups across the forensic directorate. Professionally, psychological therapists in Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust are highly valued and occupy a variety of directorate and Trust‑wide leadership roles, including quality assurance, quality improvement, and operating as Responsible Clinicians.
Application Deadline
This advert closes on Thursday 11 Jun 2026.
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