Band 7/8A Practitioner Psychologist Preceptorship - Tamarind Centre

Job overview

Our two men’s medium secure inpatient services, Reaside and Tamarind Centre, are seeking four Band 8A Practitioner Psychologists to join our team—three permanent (two at Tamarind, one at Reaside) and one fixed-term maternity cover at Tamarind. We warmly encourage newly qualified Band 7 practitioners interested in forensic settings to apply, offering structured preceptorship and supervision to support your progression. Experienced psychologists interested in forensic inpatient work are also warmly welcomed.

As part of our multi-disciplinary team, you will provide safe, connected psychological care to individuals with complex presentations—many with histories of trauma, neglect, and offending. Our approach is recovery-focused, balancing therapeutic work with effective risk management. We support service users to understand their mental health and offending behaviours while fostering their recovery.

We seek people who:

Bring integrity, warmth, and resilience in working with diverse, complex populations and are passionate about collaborative, trauma-informed, recovery-focused care.

Are eager to use and develop skills across psychological models such as CBT, CAT, EMDR, DBT, Compassion Focused Therapy, Schema Therapy, and ACT.

Are familiar with structured clinical judgement tools and psychometric assessment.

Main duties of the job

In this role, you will contribute meaningfully to service development, research, and therapeutic excellence within a supportive environment. Regular clinical, managerial, and model-specific group supervision offer valuable space to reflect and grow professionally while navigating the complexities of the work.  These include CBT (including ACT), CAT, DBT, EMDR, and Compassion Focused Therapy. Similarly, there are spaces and opportunities to develop your forensic practice and knowledge of models of offending.

We value the wide range of skills Practitioner Psychologists bring and support your involvement in quality improvement and research. Our workstreams focus on family and carer involvement, addressing health inequalities, and enhancing trauma-informed care.

Working within SCOH requires emotional resilience, confidence, and dedication. Our staff navigate the challenges and rewards of supporting people towards safer, better lives. We prioritize both service user needs and staff well-being through robust support.

If you’re looking for a role where you can bring your whole self to work, grow within a thoughtful and skilled team, and make a meaningful difference, we’d be delighted to hear from you. We warmly invite you to get in touch for a visit or informal conversation. If you’re passionate about delivering excellent, innovative NHS care within forensic mental health, we encourage you to apply and join our compassionate, evolving services.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification.

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