Serco Plc
Senior Forensic Psychologist
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Location: HMP Ashfield, BS16 9QJ
Salary: £63,462 plus excellent benefits
Schedule: Full time, 40 hours per week
Senior Forensic Psychologist – Psychological Services Team
About the Role
As a [Senior Forensic Psychologist] in our Psychological Services team, you’ll deliver high-impact, evidence-based assessments, formulations, and interventions that help create safer outcomes and facilitate meaningful rehabilitation.
Your work will drive positive change in the prison environment as you:
- Shape and develop psychological services and practices
- Foster a rehabilitative culture across the institution
- Collaborate closely with multidisciplinary teams
- Ensure every individual receives the right care and support for a brighter future
What You’ll Do
This role requires you to:
- Deliver high-quality psychological assessments, formulations, and evidence-based interventions tailored to each individual’s needs.
- Provide professional consultancy and expert advice within multidisciplinary settings, including:
- MAPPA (Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangement) discussions
- Offender Personality Disorder pathways
- Offer supervision, mentoring, and training to:
- Junior Forensic Psychologists and Forensic Psychologists in Training (FPiTs)
- Other colleagues involved in interventions
- Conduct forensic risk assessments and act as a professional witness in critical hearings, including parole boards and multi-agency settings.
- Contribute to research, data analysis, and continuous service development within Psychological Services.
What We’re Looking For
To thrive in this role, you’ll need:
- Chartered and Registered status with the Health Professions Council (HCPC).
- Full membership of the British Psychological Society (BPS) Forensic Psychology Division.
- Proven experience in working with individuals who have complex needs, specifically in forensic or custodial settings.
- A positive, results-driven approach that promotes effective change within teams and encourages a collaborative culture.
- A commitment to maintaining high professional standards, including Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and accreditation requirements.
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Vetting & Security
An Enhanced DBS check is required, including details of spent and unspent convictions, cautions, and any relevant police information in accordance with safeguarding laws including the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act. You’ll also complete an Occupational Health Questionnaire to assess your suitability for the position.
About Serco
Serco delivers essential public services worldwide spanning defence, transport, justice, immigration, healthcare, and citizen services. We challenge the status quo to improve services for the public whilst fostering a culture that empowers employees to grow and make a meaningful difference.
We’re proud to be part of Serco’s Global Employee Networks, including:
- SercoInspire (Gender)
- SercoEmbrace (Multicultural)
- SercoUnlimited (Disability)
- In@Serco (LGBTQIA+ and Allied)
Benefits
Join Serco, and you’ll benefit from:
- Holidays & Flexibility: 31 days (including bank holidays) plus up to five additional leave days plus options for further flexibility.
- Pension: Up to 6% in our contributory pension scheme.
- Training & Development:
- Over 1,100 internal courses available.
- Funding for external qualifications and apprenticeships (e.g., Level 3 Team Leader and Level 5 Operations Manager apprenticeships).
- Mentoring and promotion from within.
- Health & Wellbeing:
- Employee Assistance Programme.
- Bupa Anytime HealthLine.
- 30% discount at Serco-managed leisure centres.
- Virtual GP access 24/7.
- Discounts & Perks:
- Exclusive discounts across 1,000+ retailers, including travel, entertainment, clothing, and everything in between.
- Charity initiatives, including time off for volunteering and charitable donations via Payroll Giving.
- Employee Networks: Professional networks focused on inclusion, diversity, and connection, supporting all types of identities and backgrounds.
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Prospective applicants are encouraged to apply promptly as closing dates may be adjusted due to high application volumes.
Serco is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, ensuring:
- Reasonable adjustments from interview to employment.
- A hybrid work model in many business areas.
- Support for disabled applicants to demonstrate abilities.
- A disability-confident approach, awarded Gold Inclusive Employer Standard.
Serco also supports fair access for candidates with unspent criminal convictions— exceptions may apply based on role-specific security requirements.
For support with your application, email: j&icareersUK@serco.com.
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