16321 - Forensic or Clinical Registered Psychologist - Psychology Services - Womens - HMP Peterbough
| Posting date: | 30 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | £52,316 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 April 2026 |
| Location: | PE3 7PD |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Ministry of Justice |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 16321 |
Summary
The post holder will be responsible for delivering key safety-related psychology services to women at HMP Peterborough. The work involves undertaking collaborative formulations with female prisoners about their self-harm and / or violent and aggressive behaviour, in order that staff in the prisons can understand and support their needs more effectively. There is also the opportunity to undertake a broader range of forensic psychology work as required within the prison.
The work of the Women’s Estate Psychology Service (WEPS) spans core forensic work: completion of complex risk assessments along with therapeutic intervention work, consultancy, training & research, as well as a broad range of safety-related work within women’s prisons, and as women transition back into the community. The post holder will have the opportunity to engage in core forensic work and the delivery of safety work as this is a key aspect of the role at any women’s prison. This will include the collaborative development of strengths-based plans based on psychological formulations which are designed to be a multiagency way of supporting staff to support women in custody and through into the community more effectively.
The work of the Women’s Estate Psychology Service (WEPS) spans core forensic work: completion of complex risk assessments along with therapeutic intervention work, consultancy, training & research, as well as a broad range of safety-related work within women’s prisons, and as women transition back into the community. The post holder will have the opportunity to engage in core forensic work and the delivery of safety work as this is a key aspect of the role at any women’s prison. This will include the collaborative development of strengths-based plans based on psychological formulations which are designed to be a multiagency way of supporting staff to support women in custody and through into the community more effectively.