Job requirements
Essential
12 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills
Research •Post-graduate level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practised within the clinical fields of psychology
- Skills
Legislative Knowledge •Knowledge of relevant legislation, particularly criminal justice legislation and mental health legislation, and its implications for clinical practice and professional management of the client group
- Skills
Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS
- Skills
IT skills enabling use of e-mail and input of minimum data set
- Experience
Significant post qualification experience working with adults/children who access a psychological service, including those with trauma histories and those with psychosis
- Experience
Significant experience of supervising professionals who work with offenders or people with mental health problems
- Experience
Significant experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across a range of settings
- Experience
Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and with a range of presenting problems from chronic common mental health difficulties to severe mental health problems such as psychosis
- Experience
Experience of maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse
- Qualifications
Honours degree in Psychology (BPS accredited)
- Qualifications
Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical or forensic psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, psychological therapies and life-span developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS
- Qualifications
Registered with HCPC as Practitioner Psychologist
Desirable
8 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Skills
Skilled in generating psychological assessments and formulations that can be understood by the MDT and external agencies such as the Court
- Experience
Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts
- Experience
Experience in specialist assessment of autism and intellectual disability
- Experience
Interest in and knowledge of the criminal justice system
- Experience
Experience of sharing psychological formulation within the MDT and with non-specialists (e.g. police/courts)
- Experience
Experience of working with children and young people
- Experience
Experience of providing clinical supervision to non-psychologists
- Qualifications
Chartered Psychologist Status
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a part-time (0.5 WTE) 8b Clinical or Forensic Psychologist to join the MHTR service across Lincolnshire.
Mental Health Treatment Requirement (MHTR) is a recovery orientated mental health service that delivers high-quality care to reduce re-offending and support rehabilitation by addressing health-related drivers to offending behaviour. It is part of the Community Sentence Treatment Requirement (CSTR) programme, working with the National Probation Service, NHS England and other external agencies. The MHTR service provides psychological interventions to people in the community who have been charged with an offence that is eligible for a community or suspended sentence. The team is friendly, psychologically minded, and made up of a range of professional disciplines.
The team is based in Lincoln, and the role is county-wide across Lincolnshire.
Main duties of the job
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification which detail the duties of this role.
This post is for 0.5 WTE with some opportunity to manage this within a flexible arrangement.
You will be the Clinical Lead for the team and so the role provides opportunities to develop leadership skills, pathway development work, and supervisory skills as well as your own therapeutic skills.
You will provide clinical oversight and supervision of the MHTR team in providing psychological interventions for individuals referred through the court as part of their community sentence. You will be supported through supervision from a Consultant Psychologist, alongside support from the Service Manager and Team Manager. Still a relatively new service, the post offers a real opportunity for shaping and developing the service.
Partnership working is important to the service. you will be required to engage with and maintain relationships with relevant partner agencies. They will also oversee and evaluate the team's screening, assessment and formulation processes and model(s) of intervention (in accordance with the existing CSTR Programme Operating Framework). The Clinical Lead will also hold a small caseload to provide treatment for more complex cases.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
When completing your application, please demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
We can also offer you many staff benefits to help support you which include:
- Early access to Psychological Therapies and Physiotherapy
- Competitive annual leave allowance
- Car leasing scheme
- NHS pension scheme
- Free eye tests
- Money saving options through our salary sacrifice scheme
- Discounts on major high street retailers and restaurants
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Highly Specialist Clinical/Forensic Psychologist with Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust in Lincoln, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Psychologist role. The advertised salary is £66,582 - £77,368 per annum pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 28 Oct 2026.
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