Practitioner Psychologist
| Posting date: | 16 December 2025 |
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| Salary: | £47,810.00 to £54,710.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £47810.00 - £54710.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 29 December 2025 |
| Location: | Lichfield, WS14 9QS |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9270-25-0922 |
Summary
The service utilises a relational approach and a flexible, person-centred model to meet the needs of individual service users. Psychological therapies offered within the service include EMDR, Compassion Focussed Therapy (CFT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Mentalisation Based Treatment. You will hold a case load of service users, carry out psychological assessments, complete formulations and treatment planning. You will facilitate groups and work with service users on an individual basis. You will provide supervision to prison officers who work within the team and facilitate reflective practice. You will provide consultation to the wider prison, assess referrals into the service and complete discharge reports. You will also be involved in supporting transitions for service users who complete the service and move on to other prisons or are released into the community. You will work within a multi-disciplinary team alongside occupational therapists, creative therapists, prison officers and psychotherapists. For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.