Care Plus Group

Clinical/Forensic Psychologist

The closing date is 27 July 2025

Job summary

The CPG works in partnership with Navigo and Faraway, a Peer-Led Organisation, to deliver Neurodiversity Services for people with Learning Disabilities and Autistic people within North East Lincolnshire and across the Humber TCP. These services aim to meet the unique needs of these populations through the provision of various Assessment and Treatment, Intervention and Support Pathways using a Psychology-led, Multi-Disciplinary, needs-led, person-centred approach and Peer-Led Offer. The Adult Neurodiversity Services (ANDS) based at Val Waterhouse Centre in Grimsby comprise of an Intensive Support Team (IST), Forensic Outreach Liaison Service (FOLS), Adult Autism Service (AAS) and an ADHD Service. Faraway is also based here and works in partnership with the statutory services.

You will join a well-established specialist community service within the Adult Neurodiversity Services in North East Lincolnshire (NEL) and to provide specialist Clinical/Forensic Psychology input to support service users within the Forensic Outreach Liaison Service (FOLS).

Please note that Care Plus Group are not currently registered to sponsor applicants from outside the EU and EEA.

Main duties of the job

Clinical/Forensic Psychologist (FOLS)

Val Waterhouse Centre, Grimsby

30 hrs a week

Flexible working considered Monday Friday.

Range 8A £48,480 - £58,178 pro rata per annum

This is an exciting opportunity for either a Clinical or Forensic Psychologist to join a well-established Community Forensic Outreach Liaison Service (FOLS). You will work within a psychology-led, multi-disciplinary team that uses Positive Behaviour Support, Active Support and Trauma Informed Care approaches within a community forensic setting.

A relevant professional qualification and HCPC registration together with a good working knowledge of the Mental Health Act and health and social care pathways is essential as well as experience of working with complex cases in the field of Learning Disability and/or Autism. The ability to be an autonomous practitioner, manage a clinical caseload and provide clinical oversight of all cases within the service are essential as is the ability to work in partnership with other organisations.

Applicants will be subject to a 2-stage selection process and must be available for both of the following dates:06/08/25 9.30am-11.30am and 07/08/25 AM. The first is to attend a peer led Forum with people who use our services at Val Waterhouse Centre. If successful following the first stage of the selection process, you will be invited for a panel interview the following day at Val Waterhouse Centre on 07/08/25.

About us

Care Plus Group is an employee owned Social Enterprise, established in 2011 to deliver NHS community health and social care services and employ over 800 people. A key feature of our organisation is the positive culture we have developed which is based on valuing, trusting, engagement, and involvement of our staff. We consistently deliver high quality innovative services across NE Lincolnshire, reflected in an ongoing above 95% customer satisfaction feedback. Our services have received national recognition/commendations and Awards including winning a national HSJ award in November 2021. We hold the highest possible standard of ISO accreditation and are committed to reducing our carbon footprint. We offer excellent terms and conditions including optional membership to a contributory pension scheme, Independent Provider closed access to the NHS pension scheme, lease cars, a full induction programme and an extensive range of CPD/development opportunities. We recognise continuous service from partner Health and Care organisations for the purposes of annual leave entitlement. We are a supportive employer and operate in a way which supports family friendly and flexible working. CPG is an equal opportunities employer, committed to safeguarding the welfare of vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers. As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria.

Details

Date posted

10 July 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£48,480 to £58,178 a year Range 8A, Pro rata per annum.

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

B9814-25-169

Job locations

Val Waterhouse Centre

41-43 Kent Street

Grimsby

DN32 7DH


Job description

Job responsibilities

The job description is attached as a separate document with the person specification - please refer to this for more information.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The job description is attached as a separate document with the person specification - please refer to this for more information.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Demonstrable experience of working as a practitioner psychologist, to include a significant period of working at a senior level in the specific specialist field where the post is held
  • Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings
  • Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for service users psychological care and treatment, both as a professionally qualified care co-ordinator and also within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan
  • Experience of teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision

Desirable

  • A breadth of clinical practice including clinically specialising in the field where the post is held
  • Proven leadership/management experience, able to demonstrate examples of positive impact/change within service delivery/practice at an advanced level
  • Ability to work across team/organisational boundaries developing and maintaining multi-professional and multi-agency partnerships
  • Experience of developing others through education, mentorship, coaching, teaching, assessing, presentations, publishing
  • Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts
  • Evidence of policy implementation and development

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

  • Evidence of advanced practice skills and able to demonstrate the impact of this on practice change/development
  • Ability to effectively Chair meetings
  • Full understanding of relevant policy, legislation, drivers and their application to clinical and service area, e.g. Mental Capacity Act, Social Inclusion
  • Full understanding/application of relevant clinical practice/standards/audit within identified clinical area
  • Knowledge of and experience in the use of a wide range of psychometric and other objective assessment tools, such as is used in neuro-assessment, as applied in clinical area
  • Skills in co-ordinating programmes of care, and providing consultation and specialist advice to other professional Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, and application of this to research and development activity within the specialist service area
  • Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of a range of clinical interventions, procedures and practices relevant to the clinical area

Desirable

  • Able to demonstrate effective communication skills at all levels i.e. strategically and locally
  • Be able to demonstrate leadership/ management skills at an advanced level
  • Broadly based knowledge of the theory and practice of advanced psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnosis, people with disabilities etc.)
  • Expert in understanding and application of relevant clinical practice/standards/audit within identified clinical area

Qualifications

Essential

  • Postgraduate doctoral level training in either clinical or forensic psychology or its equivalent accredited by the BPS. Additional short specialist courses with demonstrable impact on practice
  • Clinical supervision training for doctoral trainees
  • Current HCPC registration
  • To maintain, as part of continual professional development, up to date clinical advanced/specialist knowledge/skills in this clinical field, using information to effect change in practice and ensuring the effective dissemination of new knowledge
  • Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) relevant to the clinical area

Desirable

  • Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
  • Leadership or management qualification
  • Member of a special interest group/network, locally or nationally

Other

Essential

  • Ability to demonstrate commitment to CPG core values
  • Ability to transport self and others around the area
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Demonstrable experience of working as a practitioner psychologist, to include a significant period of working at a senior level in the specific specialist field where the post is held
  • Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings
  • Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for service users psychological care and treatment, both as a professionally qualified care co-ordinator and also within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan
  • Experience of teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision

Desirable

  • A breadth of clinical practice including clinically specialising in the field where the post is held
  • Proven leadership/management experience, able to demonstrate examples of positive impact/change within service delivery/practice at an advanced level
  • Ability to work across team/organisational boundaries developing and maintaining multi-professional and multi-agency partnerships
  • Experience of developing others through education, mentorship, coaching, teaching, assessing, presentations, publishing
  • Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts
  • Evidence of policy implementation and development

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

  • Evidence of advanced practice skills and able to demonstrate the impact of this on practice change/development
  • Ability to effectively Chair meetings
  • Full understanding of relevant policy, legislation, drivers and their application to clinical and service area, e.g. Mental Capacity Act, Social Inclusion
  • Full understanding/application of relevant clinical practice/standards/audit within identified clinical area
  • Knowledge of and experience in the use of a wide range of psychometric and other objective assessment tools, such as is used in neuro-assessment, as applied in clinical area
  • Skills in co-ordinating programmes of care, and providing consultation and specialist advice to other professional Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, and application of this to research and development activity within the specialist service area
  • Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of a range of clinical interventions, procedures and practices relevant to the clinical area

Desirable

  • Able to demonstrate effective communication skills at all levels i.e. strategically and locally
  • Be able to demonstrate leadership/ management skills at an advanced level
  • Broadly based knowledge of the theory and practice of advanced psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnosis, people with disabilities etc.)
  • Expert in understanding and application of relevant clinical practice/standards/audit within identified clinical area

Qualifications

Essential

  • Postgraduate doctoral level training in either clinical or forensic psychology or its equivalent accredited by the BPS. Additional short specialist courses with demonstrable impact on practice
  • Clinical supervision training for doctoral trainees
  • Current HCPC registration
  • To maintain, as part of continual professional development, up to date clinical advanced/specialist knowledge/skills in this clinical field, using information to effect change in practice and ensuring the effective dissemination of new knowledge
  • Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) relevant to the clinical area

Desirable

  • Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
  • Leadership or management qualification
  • Member of a special interest group/network, locally or nationally

Other

Essential

  • Ability to demonstrate commitment to CPG core values
  • Ability to transport self and others around the area

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.

UK Registration

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

Additional information

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.

UK Registration

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

Employer details

Employer name

Care Plus Group

Address

Val Waterhouse Centre

41-43 Kent Street

Grimsby

DN32 7DH


Employer's website

https://www.careplusgroup.org/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Care Plus Group

Address

Val Waterhouse Centre

41-43 Kent Street

Grimsby

DN32 7DH


Employer's website

https://www.careplusgroup.org/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Director

Dr Jayne Moran

07785518146

Details

Date posted

10 July 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£48,480 to £58,178 a year Range 8A, Pro rata per annum.

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

B9814-25-169

Job locations

Val Waterhouse Centre

41-43 Kent Street

Grimsby

DN32 7DH


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