Senior Psychologist – Psychology Services – PIPE

General Information

Salary

£55,457 - £61,003

Working Pattern

Full Time, Part Time, Part Time/Job Share, Flexible Working

Vacancy Approach

External

Location

Leyland

Region

North West

Closing Date

24-Dec-2025

Business Unit

Psychology Services

Post Type

Permanent

Civil Service Grade

SEO

Number of jobs available

1

Reserve List

12 Months

Job ID

12505

Descriptions & requirements

Job description

PIPE Clinical Lead, Senior Registered Forensic or Clinical Psychologist (Band 8) at HMP Wymott

Do you have a passion for reducing reoffending and relational working? Do you enjoy supporting other professionals to deliver positive and boundaried relationships with offenders to support rehabilitation? Then we have just the job - NorthWest Psychology Services (NWPS) are seeking a Clinical Lead for a 60-bed main location progression PIPE (Psychologically Informed Planned Environment) at HMP Wymott, which is a Category C prison.

This post is full-time, 0.9 (WTE) based on the PIPE and 0.1 (WTE) in the wider NWPS team. This role is a permanent role within NWPS as a Senior Registered Psychologist. The post holder will be part of the NWPS team and as such will be expected to engage in all necessary duties, including but not limited to mandatory training and reporting requirements, as well as completing duties as required by the PIPE role, including regular attendance at in-person national meetings at various locations and regular in-person group clinical supervision, tfore flexibility to travel is a requirement of this post. The post holder will be based on site on the PIPE at HMP Wymott for most of the working week with limited opportunity for flexible/ hybrid working due to the relational nature of the role. Placement as PIPE Clinical Lead would be collaboratively reviewed with the post holder after a period of not more than 3 years to ensure development needs of both the PIPE environment and the post holder are being met.

To be eligible, the post holder should have two years post registration experience at the point of taking up post. However, applications will be welcomed from psychologists who have a minimum of 18 months post registration experience; although they will not be able to formally take up the post until they have been registered for two years and subject to the necessary pre-employment checks.

The post holder will be working with complex individuals and staff and applying their experience and competence in psychology to reduce the risk of harm and re-offending by providing consultancy and delivering training for staff, undertaking complex risk assessments, conducting research and interventions, both as part of the PIPE Clinical Lead and generic NWPS roles.

This is a non-operational job with line management responsibilities.

PIPE Context:

Psychologically Informed Planned Environments (PIPEs) are part of the Offender Personality Disorder Pathway, which is jointly commissioned by the NHS and HMPPS. PIPEs are specifically designed, contained environments w staff members have additional training to develop an increased psychological understanding of their work. This understanding enables them to create an enhanced safe and supportive

environment, which can facilitate the development of those who live and work t. They are designed to have a particular focus on the environment in which they operate; actively recognising the importance and quality of relationships and interactions. They aim to maximise ordinary situations and to approach these in a psychologically informed way, paying attention to interpersonal difficulties, for example those issues that might be linked to personality disorder. PIPEs are not treatment interventions - the PIPEs model has been developed as an environmental approach to enhance the delivery of core work within Prison and Probation (community) settings, w additional psychological or 'psychosocial' considerations are required.

Principal Clinical Lead Duties:

The post holder will hold a strategic position as Clinical Lead for the PIPE service. They will have a key role in creating and maintaining a healthy psychosocial environment; ensuring that the unit ads to the theoretical principles of the PIPE model. This will include design, delivery and oversight of the core components of the PIPE model, including group work and the management of group dynamics, delivery of group and individual supervision. It also requires the post holder to work ly with the Operational Lead. The post holder will manage the development of a positive and enabling milieu, ensuring that the delivery of psychosocial aspects of the PIPE service is compliant with policy and delivery arrangements. This will include ensuring the PIPE service works towards and meeting and maintaining the standards set out for the Enabling Environment accreditation.

Responsibilities as Clinical Lead:

The post holder will be managing a wide range of complex dynamics within the environment and host organisation. This will require the post holder to take on a leadership role within the organisation, working effectively alongside operational and strategic leads for the service. The post holder will contribute to staff development by offering training, supporting and providing clinical supervision. They will also participate in individual and group (peer) supervision, provided in a central location by a group analytic consultant each month. The PIPE clinical lead will ensure that the application of the PIPE service supports and ads to its agreed pathway function.

Attendance at monthly Clinical Lead business meetings (London), monthly individual and group supervision sessions provided externally (Leeds) and quarterly contract review meetings with commissioners is integral to the role. You will also be required to provide a quarterly report for commissioners alongside the PIPE unit Custodial Manager.

Responsibilities, Activities and Duties as part of NWPS:

Please see the generic Band 8 Senior Psychologist job description and advert.

Additional Information

Working Arrangements & Further Information

The MoJ offers Hybrid Working arrangements w business need allows. This is an informal, non-contractual form of flexible working that blends working from your base location, different MoJ sites and / or from home (please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas). Some roles will not be suitable for Hybrid Working. Similarly, Hybrid Working will not suit everyone's circumstances. Arrangements will be discussed and agreed with the successful candidate(s) and subject to regular review.

For nationally advertised roles, the successful candidate(s) will be appointed to a MoJ office location, which may include their nearest Justice Collaboration Centre or Justice Satellite Office. This will be discussed and agreed on the completion of pre-employment checks.

Some of MoJ's terms and conditions of service are changing as part of Civil Service reform. The changes will apply to staff joining MoJ who are new to the Civil Service. Staff joining MoJ from other civil service employers will transfer onto the new MoJ terms if they are already on 'modernised' terms in their current post or onto 'unmodernised' MoJ terms if they are on 'unmodernised' terms at their current post. Details will be available if an offer is made.

Standard full time working hours are 37 hours per week excluding breaks which are unpaid. HMPPS welcomes part-time, flexible and job-sharing working patterns, w they meet the demands of the role and business needs. All applications for part-time, flexible and job-sharing working patterns will be considered in accordance with the HMPPS' Flexible Working policy.

If you are a current NPS employee, this vacancy may be available on a Loan basis for up to 2 years. Applications are invited from suitable qualified staff.

The Loan/Secondment is subject to the approval of the selected candidate's Business Unit, which should be obtained before confirmation of appointment.

Benefits

Annual Leave

• The holiday year runs from 1 March. If you work a non standard work pattern your leave entitlement may be expressed in either hours or days as appropriate. Leave entitlement is calculated on a pro-rata basis and you will be advised of your actual entitlement on appointment. If you were appointed internally and your leave was previously calculated in days, this will continue to be the case.

Bank, Public and Privilege Holidays

• You are entitled to 9 days (66 hours 36 minutes) in recognition of bank, public and privilege holidays. These hours are added to your annual leave allowance. T is a requirement to work some public and bank holidays subject to your shift pattern and the operational needs of the establishment

Pension

• The Civil Service offers a choice of two pension schemes, giving you the flexibility to choose the pension that suits you best.

Work Life Balance

HM Prison & Probation Service (HMPPS) is keen to encourage alternative working arrangements. Work life balance provides greater opportunities for staff to work more flexibly wver managers and establishments can accommodate requests to do so. HMPPS offers flexible working subject to completion of a satisfactory probationary period and NVQ

Season Ticket Advance

• After two months' service, you'll be eligible to apply for a season ticket advance to purchase a quarterly or longer-period season ticket for travel between home and your place of work

Childcare Vouchers

For any moves across the Civil Service may have implications on your ability to carry on claiming childcare vouchers

Training

HMPPS is committed to staff development and offers a range of training and development opportunities, including areas such as Equality and Diversity, Dealing with Challenging Behaviour, Suicide Prevention and Anti Bullying Programmes

• T are opportunities to access promotion programmes and HMPPS provides a variety of training appropriate to individual posts

• All staff receive security and diversity training and an individual induction programme into their new roles

Eligibility

• All candidates are subject to security and identity checks prior to taking up post

• All external candidates are subject to 6 months probation. Internal candidates are subject to probation if they have not already served a probationary period within HMPPS

• All staff are required to declare whether they are a member of a group or organisation which the HMPPS considers to be racist

Working for the Civil Service

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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles. Should you feel that the recruitment process has breached the recruitment principles you are able to raise a formal complaint in the following order

• To Transformative Business Services Monday to Friday 8am - 6pm) or e mail moj-recruitment-vetting-);
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  To the Civil Service Commission (details available- )

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Diversity & Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wver it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy.

A Great Place to Work for Veterans

The "Making the Civil Service a Great Place to work for veterans" initiative includes a guaranteed interview scheme to those who meet the minimum criteria to provide eligible former members of the Armed Forces with opportunities to secure rewarding jobs. Allowing veterans to continue to serve their country, and to bring highly skilled individuals with a broad range of experience into the Civil Service in an environment, which recognises and values your previous service in the Armed Forces.

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Redeployment Interview Scheme

Civil Service departments are expected to explore redeployment opportunities before making an individual redundant. The MoJ is committed, as part of the Redeployment Interview Scheme, to providing opportunities to those who are 'at risk of redundancy'.

MoJ is able to offer an interview to eligible candidates who meet the minimum selection criteria, except in a limited number of campaigns. Candidates will not be eligible for the Redeployment Interview Scheme if they are applying on promotion.

Civil Service Nationality Rules

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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Reserve list

A reserve list may be held for up to 12 months from which further appointments may be made for the same or similar roles.

Contact Information

MoJ:

If you require any assistance please call Monday to Friday 8am - 6pm) or e mail moj-recruitment-vetting-

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HMPPS

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Job Description Attachment

• Band 8 220 SRP Senior Registered Psychologist (Job Description Attachment)

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Application form stage assessments

Experience

We will assess your experience for this role via the following methods

CV or Work History, Statement of Suitability

Specific membership requirements

• HCPC registered Forensic Psychologist
• Possess a professional background in Psychology

o Experience in providing clinical supervision

o Completed relevant training in effective models of treatment and best practise

o They are likely to also be a Chartered Psychologist and Full member of the appropriate division of the BPS if the post requires it

• The post holder should have two years post registration experience at the point of taking up post.

Specific licence requirements

• HCPC registered Forensic Psychologist
• Possess a professional background in Psychology

o Experience in providing clinical supervision

o Completed relevant training in effective models of treatment and best practise

o They are likely to also be a Chartered Psychologist and Full member of the appropriate division of the BPS if the post requires it

• The post holder should have two years post registration experience at the point of taking up post.

Specific language requirements

Spoken and written English

Evidence of Experience

CV or Work History, Statement of Suitability

Technical

Technical Questions Application Form Question Word Limit

250

HCPC registration (two years or 18 months to apply) Theoretical understanding of the PIPE model and how this applies in an operational context

Specific qualification requirements

HCPC registration (two years or 18 months to apply) Theoretical understanding of the PIPE model and how this applies in an operational context

Interview stage assessments

Interview Dates

To be confirmed

Behaviours

Making Effective Decisions

Leadership

Communicating and Influencing

Working Together

Developing Self and Others

Managing a Quality Service

Strengths

Strengths will be assessed but these are not shared in advance. To learn more about Strengths and how they are assessed .

Level of security checks required

DBS Enhanced

Use of Artificial Intelligence (Al)

Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. W plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

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