Senior Forensic Psychologist

Senior Forensic Psychologist (Full-Time)

Location: HMP Ashfield, Bristol, BS16 9QJ

Salary: £63,462 per annum + excellent benefits

Job Type: Full-Time / Permanent (40 hours per week)

Job ID: 301915

About the Role

Supportive Bridge is proud to be recruiting on behalf of our trusted custodial and healthcare partners for a dedicated Senior Forensic Psychologist.

Based within the Psychological Services team at HMP Ashfield, you will play a pivotal role in delivering evidence-based assessments, formulations, and interventions that directly support safer outcomes and meaningful rehabilitation. By shaping psychological services and fostering a rehabilitative culture, your expertise will help individuals build a more positive future.

Key Responsibilities

• Clinical Delivery: Deliver high-quality psychological assessments, formulations, and evidence-based interventions.

• Professional Consultancy: Provide expert advice within multidisciplinary meetings, including MAPPA and Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) pathway discussions.

• Supervision & Mentoring: Offer professional supervision, training, and mentoring to Forensic Psychologists, Forensic Psychologists in Training (FPiTs), and intervention colleagues.

• Risk Assessment & Tribunals: Complete forensic risk assessments and act as a professional expert witness in parole boards and multi-agency settings.

• Service Development: Contribute to ongoing research, data collection, and service improvement across Psychological Services.

What You’ll Need

• Professional Registration: Chartered and Registered status with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).

• Society Membership: Full membership of the British Psychological Society (BPS) Forensic Psychology Division.

• Experience: Proven practical experience working with individuals with complex needs in forensic, custodial, or secure settings.

• Approach & Standards: A collaborative, positive mindset committed to maintaining high professional standards, ongoing CPD, and accreditation requirements.

• Vetting & Security: This role requires an Enhanced DBS check and completion of an Occupational Health Questionnaire.

What We Offer

• Holidays: 31 days of annual leave (including bank holidays), with the option to buy up to five additional extra days each year.

• Pension: Up to 6% contributory employer pension scheme.

• Training & Progression: Access to over 1,100 internal courses, qualification funding, structured apprenticeships (such as L3 Team Leader and L5 Operations Manager), and mentorship.

• Health & Wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme, Bupa Anytime HealthLine, a dedicated wellbeing app, 30% off at managed leisure centres, and 24/7 access to a virtual GP.

• Perks & Discounts: Retail discounts across roughly 1,000 major brands, a paid volunteering day, payroll giving schemes, and global employee inclusion networks.