23646 - Senior Registered Psychologist - Psychology Services - HMP Full Sutton
| Company: | Ministry of Justice |
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| Salary: | £57,398 to £63,139 a year |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | York, YO41 1PS |
| Working pattern: | On-site |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Posting date: | 26 Oct 2026 |
| Closing date: | 9 Nov 2026 |
Summary
HMP Full Sutton is a modern, purpose-built, high security dispersal establishment, 11 miles east of the historic City of York near to the towns of Stamford Bridge and Pocklington. The population predominantly compromises indeterminate sentence prisoners and a substantial number of longer sentenced determinate prisoners who have Category A or B status.
The Psychology and Interventions team is successfully embedded across the functions of the prison, with Psychologists providing well-regarded consultancy to a number of discrete areas – the Close Supervision Centre, the Separation Centre, the Segregation Unit, and the STEP (Supporting Transition Enabling Progression) Unit, which was developed to provide long term segregated men with an opportunity to work towards progressing out of segregated conditions. We also consult to and support work with the Safety team, Inter-Departmental Risk Management Teams, Neurodiversity boards, the IPP project, Young Adults, Pathways to Progression, Offender Personality Disorder pathways and the Long Sentence Progression Project. Alongside this Psychologists complete risk assessments for Parole and Category A reviews. We have many interesting opportunities to engage and work with high risk, complex and challenging prisoners, including those sentenced under terrorist legislation. We also deliver Building Choices (moderate and high intensity strands) and the Healthy Identity Intervention (HII).
The post holder will provide clinical consultancy support to the Building Choices specialist treatment managers and have opportunities to contribute as a senior psychologist to the psychology tasks described above.
For any questions about the post, please do not hesitate to get in touch with the Head of Unit, Emily Nash (emily.nash@justice.gov.uk).
Overview of the job
This is a non-operational offender facing job.
Summary
The job holders covered by this job description are usually categorised as specialists in their field or those whose role requires significant additional experience, training and personal development.
The job holder will largely excel in the area of risk assessment or be a specialist in a specific area such as working with those convicted of sexual offending. At this level the jobholder may have responsibility for the key specialist tasks involved in the delivery of a programme or related individual case management which would also entail overseeing the quality of delivery and supervision. They will also provide direction and support for other supervisors.
The job holder will be working with complex individuals and staff and applying their experience and competence in the area of psychology to reduce the risk of harm and re-offending by undertaking complex risk assessments, conducting research, providing consultancy and delivering training for staff and interventions (individual and group).
This is an non-operational job with line management responsibilities. This role is non-rotational.
Essential requirements
Please refer to Job Summary