Principal Clinical/Forensic Psychologist

Job summary

This role is offered on a permanent basis . The hours are part-time, 30 hours per week.Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC) is pleased to offer a permanent Band 8b Principal Clinical or Forensic Psychology post.We are seeking an enthusiastic experienced Psychologist who can be a positive and flexible leader alongside a skilled clinician to lead the psychological provision within our male low secure unit (Montpellier).

The successful candidate will be HCPC registered and have experience working with service users with complex risk presentations, and experience of working within complex systems including criminal justice.

The post holder will join an existing inpatient psychological therapies service lead by a Consultant Clinical Psychologist. This is a busy and vibrant team covering acute, PICU and recovery units.

There are opportunities for connection and joint working within GHC. Furthermore, Montpellier Low secure unit is part of the South West Provider Collaborative and as such the successful candidate will have opportunities to network across the southwest, including opportunities for CPD and peer mentoring.

The profession of Applied Psychology within GHC has close links with a number of Universities including Bath, Exeter and Plymouth. We support training placements for Doctoral students, Clinical Associate Psychologists (CAPs) and Undergraduates.

Main duties of the job

The role has a clinical, consultation and leadership function. The successful candidate will divide their time between each of these dimensions.

Clinical work primarily will primarily focus on assessments (including system wide access assessments), ensuring interventions (not just psychological) are formulation driven and focussed on reducing risk and enhancing protection.

Consultation will include chairing and leading risk clinics (alongside other clinical leaders within Montpellier) and care team meetings in addition to internal consultation to Montpellier colleagues and wider consultation to GHC colleagues.

Clinical leadership within Montpellier to assist with bringing a psychological voice to the MDT. There is expectation to lead MDT's CPA's and other professional meetings as required. There are many opportunities for teaching. Specifically it is expected that the successful candidate will provide teaching on risk assessment, formulation and risk management using a SPJ approach.

There may be other, wider requirements, as directed by service need and the Consultant Clinical Psychologist.

About us

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

Details

Date posted

03 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£66,582 to £77,368 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

327-26-687

Job locations

Montpellier Unit, Wotton Lawn Hospital

Horton Road

Gloucester

GL1 3WL

United Kingdom

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