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🧠 Principal / Senior Practitioner Psychologist – Forensic Mental Health (Adult Males) (Band 8a–8b) 📍 Lancashire – Split Across Two Male Secure Environments 🗓️ Part‑Time | 2–3 Days per Week 💷 Highly Competitive Salary Are you an experienced HCPC‑registered Psychologist looking for a senior, part‑time role within forensic mental health? This is a rare opportunity to join two well‑established adult male secure services, delivering specialist psychological input while enjoying a high degree of autonomy, flexibility and clinical influence. Your primary base will be one secure site, with planned visits to a second location approximately once per fortnight. You’ll play a key role in shaping psychologically informed care, supporting both service users with complex needs and the staff teams around them. 💼 What You’ll Be Doing: - Deliver specialist psychological assessment, formulation and intervention for adults with complex mental health presentations - Support staff teams in managing trauma, risk and challenging behaviour - Facilitate reflective practice groups and staff wellbeing sessions - Provide clinical leadership within a psychologically led service - Supervise and support junior members of the psychology team - Work closely with a multidisciplinary team across both secure settings - Contribute to evidence‑based service development and trauma‑informed care 🎯 What We’re Looking For: - HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist (Clinical, Counselling or Forensic) - Experience working with adults with complex mental health and/or behavioural needs - Confidence in trauma‑informed approaches and managing challenging behaviour - Experience supervising others or contributing at a senior clinical level - Forensic or secure‑setting experience desirable but not essential - Band 8a Psychologists with strong experience are encouraged to apply 💷 Salary & Benefits: - Competitive pay aligned to Band 8a–8b experience - Flexible part‑time working (minimum 2 days per week) - High level of clinical autonomy and influence - Supportive, experienced MDT environment - Opportunities to deliver reflective practice and staff support - Ongoing professional development within a specialist forensic setting - Weekly payroll and streamlined compliance via Pulse 📩 Interested? Apply via the Pulse website or get in touch to arrange a confidential conversation. A specialist Mental Health Recruitment Consultant will discuss the role, your experience and next steps in detail. Reasonable Adjustments: If you require any adjustments during the application or interview process, please let us know. We’re committed to accessibility and fairness at every stage.