Job summary
- Main area
- Senior Forensic Psychologist
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Employer
- Northern Ireland Civil Service
- Employer type
- Public (Non NHS)
- Town
- Greater Belfast / Limavady / Moira
- Salary
- £47,304 – £49,515 per annum (under review)
- Closing
- 16/09/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Forensic Psychologist
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 16th September 2026 at 12 Noon.
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable people and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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