Senior Practitioner Psychologist (Clinical/ Forensic/ Counselling)


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£57,528 to £64,750 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Peterborough, PE3 6DB
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	23 Sept 2026
Closing date:	7 Oct 2026

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Summary

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities To develop the local engagement with a large-scale RCT MBT trial. To support the recruitment of participants to be involved in the RCT. To train in and deliver MBT as part of the RCT therapies delivery team. To monitor, document and adhere to the research trial protocol, alongside supporting others to do so. To provide specialist psychological assessments of children who are referred to the service, based on appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex psychological data from a variety of sources, including psychometric tests, self-report measures, rating scales, structured observations and semi-structured interviews, with children/young people, family members/carers and others involved. To provide appropriate bio-psycho-social formulations, consultation and advice based upon analyses of the range of available complex psychological information concerning children/young people who are referred to the service and their particular risks. To exercise autonomous clinical responsibility on occasion for implementing a range of psychological interventions with children/young people, their families/carers, adjusting, interpreting and reformulating the psychological models as appropriate on the basis of feedback, monitoring and follow up. To complete specialist structured risk assessments, drawing on highly specialist knowledge of forensic factors. To supervise, on occasion where appropriate, the delivery of highly complex psychological interventions as part of multi-disciplinary care planning. To communicate highly confidential and personal information obtained through assessment, formulation, therapy and interventions, to the child themselves, other involved professionals, their relatives/carers, and referring agents. To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, making judgements concerning what information to report and how and when to convey it, in the best interests of the child. Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria. *DVLA have a number of reciprocal arrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website

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