The Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS) is now recruiting for Senior Psychologists (Forensic) to join their team.

Prison is a complex working environment and the role of a Principal Psychologist is both challenging and rewarding. Challenging, in terms of the individuals who will be in your care; rewarding, because every day you will have the opportunity to make a difference as you challenge and support them to change and to play your part in building a safer community.

Job Summary

The key duties and responsibilities of this role are:

• to identify the assessment and intervention/treatment needs within the population
• to undertake psychological offence focused intervention and liaise with Prisoner Develop Unit (PDU) and Psychology colleagues in relation to how needs identified may be addressed
• to support and provide clinical supervision to staff within the department
• to report directly to the Principal Psychologist
• to support the Principal Psychologist to take forward the development and delivery of Psychology Services

Eligibility Criteria

• Be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) as a practitioner psychologist (forensic psychology)
• Have at least 1 year relevant post qualification experience employed in a forensic environment, with experience of undertaking risk and needs assessments and delivery of psychological interventions

For more information and to apply, please visit: https://www.nicsrecruitment.co.uk/senior-and-principal-forensic-psychologists/

Expressions of interest close on Wednesday 16^th September 2026 at 12 Noon.