Consultant Clinical, Forensic or Counselling Psychologist: Sponsorship Available

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to lead psychological therapies across Oxleas’ forensic inpatient and community services, including medium and low secure wards, community forensic multidisciplinary teams, and a dedicated community forensic psychological therapies service.

We are looking for a senior psychologist to join the directorate’s management team and who is experienced in multi-disciplinary forensic healthcare services and passionate about delivering psychologically informed care at scale.

This post will suit highly visible leaders who seek a blend of leadership and direct clinical work. As Consultant Psychologist, you will maintain a strong clinical presence through providing psychological input to an inpatient ward and a small outpatient caseload. Alongside, working with the psychological therapies Head of Specialty and directorate’s management team, you will influence the service’s culture, practice, and service developments. You will embed psychological thinking at every level of care, strengthening relational security and delivering meaningful outcomes for patients.

Main duties of the job

Key responsibilities include:

  • Leading and managing Psychological Therapies Services across inpatient and community forensic pathways, to deliver high-quality psychological assessments and interventions to address mental health needs and risks to others.
  • Providing clinical and operational oversight of a specialist community psychological therapies service for people with complex emotional and interpersonal difficulties who harm others.
  • Maintaining a clinical caseload.

To be or to work towards qualification as an AC / RC approved under the Mental Health Act (2007)

Ensuring the delivery of reflective practice to support compassionate, psychologically informed teams.

  • Supporting and supervising principal psychologists and other psychological therapies staff, ensuring their professional development.
  • Promoting trauma-informed approaches across multidisciplinary teams and services.
  • Ensuring high standards of clinical governance and quality improvement.
  • Contributing as a senior member of the directorate leadership team.
  • Leading service evaluation, outcome monitoring, research activity and service development initiatives.

Person Specification

Professional registration

Essential

  • HCPC registration

Qualifications

Essential

  • Professional Doctorate or equivalent
  • Post-qualification training in a specific psychological therapy

Desirable

  • Supervision Training
  • Leadership Training

Experience

Essential

  • 6 years post-qualification whole time or equivalent part time experience in clinical / forensic settings
  • At least 3 years management and / or leadership experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 13 September 2026

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