Alexander Laurie
Practitioner–Researcher: Occupational Trauma, Psychological Safety and Implementation Science
About
Practitioner-researcher with interdisciplinary career spanning military service, education, and forensic mental health. Currently working within joint NHS/HMPPS Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) Pathway, combining clinical practice with service development, multidisciplinary collaboration and research engagement. Focused on developing and evaluating organisational approaches that enable psychologically safe disclosure and engagement with evidence-based support following occupational trauma, with emphasis on translating research into sustainable improvements across health, justice and other high-exposure professions.
Experience
Clinical Practitioner and Service Development Lead - NHS/HMPPS Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) Pathway
Supporting psychologically informed practice within forensic services. Work combines clinical practice with service development, multidisciplinary collaboration and research engagement. Increasingly involved in research, implementation and service evaluation activities.
Assistant Headteacher
Secondary school leadership role in education sector.
Secondary School Teacher
Education sector experience following military service.
Military Service
Early career in military service.
Education
Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine - Evidence-Based Medicine Primer - Evidence-Based Medicine - University of Oxford
Continuing Education - Trauma and Psychiatry (General Psychiatric Management for Borderline Personality) - Harvard Medical School
