Qualified Psychologist - Community / Home Based
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working, Home or remote working, Compressed hours
- Hours / week
- 37.5
- Posted
- 02/09/2026
- Closes
- 06/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This role is for a Qualified Psychologist to work remotely and in the community, embedded within probation offices in the Suffolk region. You will provide psychological assessments and interventions to clients within the Criminal Justice System, working independently within established frameworks. The service is psychology-led, focusing on assessment and formulation. You will also supervise assistant psychologists and receive supervision from a consultant Psychologist.
Key responsibilities
- Provide professional psychological care to clients within the Criminal Justice System (CJS).
- Deliver psychological assessment and psychological interventions.
- Work independently according to an agreed plan within MHTRs and St Andrews policies.
- Deliver outcome-based psychological therapy uniquely tailored to service users' needs.
- Supervise assistant psychologists in a manualised treatment approach.
Essential criteria
- HCPC Registered Forensic, Clinical or Counselling Psychologist
- Experience working with similar services
- HCPC Registered Forensic, Clinical or Counselling Psychologist
- Experience working with similar services
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £46,781 – £57,000 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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St Andrew’s Healthcare
Qualified Psychologist - Community / Home Based
The closing date is 06 September 2026
Job summary
90% remote working from home
Community Based Mental Health Therapy Services
Location: Suffolk
Would suit someone living in commutable distance from Suffolk, Ipswich, Bury St Edmunds, Lowestoft, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk or Norwich
Career Level C / (NHS Band 7 - 8a)
Full Time 37.5 hours a week / flexible working considered ****
This service is part of our Outpatient Services Division who had their CQC rating as good. Below are some of the comments from
service users our services support:
Changed my life and staff were incredible, faultless, supportive, skilled, lovely and polite.
The therapy that has been provided with was like no other I had received in 30 years.
We have different community services based all around
the UK so if this role / location isn't quite right for you but you are looking
for your next career move please reach out by sending your CV to [email removed] or call [phone number removed] to hear about our other opportunities.
St Andrews Healthcare has a vision of a society in which everyone living with mental health needs is heard valued and has hope for the future. We offer a range of community based services supporting those in need to transform their lives. We are renowned for investing i
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