Consultant Applied Psychologist in Durham inDurham PUBLISHED TUE 4 NOV 2025 Jump to job information section

Consultant Applied Psychologist Job details Posting date: 04 November 2025 Salary: £76,965.00 to £88,682.00 per year Additional salary information: £76965.00 - £88682.00 a year Hours: Full time Closing date: 19 November 2025 Location: Durham, DH1 5RD Company: NHS Jobs Job type: Contract Job reference: C9346-25-1250 Apply for this job Summary Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying. To provide the overarching leadership to the service ensuring a psychological, trauma-informed approach is adopted and lead on the delivery of this enhanced pathway of care. To provide assurance to senior management and commissioners on the quality of care that is provided. You will support senior management with liaison with Integrated Care Systems and Provider Collaboratives to ensure a smooth and planned journey through the care system. You will liaise and work closely with providers in prison establishments to support release planning that is relevant, accessible and appropriate for those in the Enhanced Reconnect cohort. You will oversee a referral pathway that allows stepping up and down to the Enhanced Reconnect service in line with the service specification, namely the 3 classifications of 1. National Security Division; 2. At Risk of Extremism; 3. Regional Probation Service identified as very high/high risk and complex. You will offer specialist assessment and interventions for this complex group of individuals within the criminal justice system. You will support complex case management through coordinated interventions, support and risk management from multiple agencies (i.e. health, criminal justice, local authorities, substance misuse, employment and voluntary sector organisations). The majority of this service will be delivered within local approved premises. You will lead a multidisciplinary team and will work alongside and with health care navigators and peer support workers with Rethink Mental Illness and Humankind.