Assistant Psychologist - PIPE HMP High Down

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust; Sutton; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialist healthcare service in Sutton is looking for an assistant psychologist to join their Offender Personality Disorder service. This role offers a chance to work within a multi-disciplinary team and support the psychological wellbeing of residents in HMP High Down. The ideal candidate is compassionate and enthusiastic, with an interest in working with learning disabilities. Excellent employee benefits are provided, including health services, season ticket loans, and fantastic discount opportunities.

Benefits

Health and wellbeing services

Season ticket loans

Cycle to work scheme

Employee discounts portal (MyTrustBenefits)

Qualifications

• Must have a relevant degree in psychology or a related field.
• Interest in working with individuals with learning disabilities or personality disorders.
• Experience or knowledge of psychological assessment and treatment.

Responsibilities

• Support the work of senior psychological therapists.
• Assist with the running of outreach services.
• Plan and co-lead social and psycho-educational groups.

Skills

Compassionate

Enthusiastic

Advanced IT skills

Education

Relevant degree in psychology or related field

Tools

Databases

Spreadsheets

Job description

Overview

This is an exciting opportunity to join an Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) Service. The service provides an OPD outreach service to men within HMP High Down and a specialist residential Psychologically Informed Planned Environment (PIPE) unit for men with learning disabilities. The services form part of the national Men's OPD pathway and will be a national first. You will be joining a staff team that includes psychologists, a neurodiversity practitioner, occupational therapist, a Speech & Language therapist, prison officers and an Advanced Lived Experience Practitioner. We are seeking a compassionate & enthusiastic assistant psychologist with an interest in working within a specialist prison learning disability / personality disorder service. This is a London Pathways Partnership (LPP) service, with CNWL as the lead provider. LPP is a consortium of 5 NHS Trusts working in partnership to deliver a network of services to complex and high-risk service users in London & the Southeast. LPP deliver integrated services, primarily within the OPD pathway across London community & within several local prisons, thus ensuring a supported prison to community pathway. LPP also have an active staff development programme which may include training & accredited supervision in specialist therapies provision. We actively support research and have close relationships with academics from several local universities,

Responsibilities

• To support the work of senior psychological therapists and work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team supporting and enhancing the psychological wellbeing of residents within the OPD services in HMP High Down.
• To assist in the day to day running of the Progression PIPE and Outreach service, including facilitating group skills and social-creative sessions and contributing to multi-disciplinary meetings.
• To undertake projects relating to service development and evaluation.
• To set up databases, spreadsheets and using advanced IT skills in evaluation audit and research.
• To support assessment and treatment interventions undertaken by the service as appropriate to level of competence and training.
• To undertake direct and indirect clinical work as required under live or regular supervision from qualified applied HPC registered Psychologist.
• To plan, organise and co-lead social, creative and psycho-educational groups and activities under supervision according to a plan agreed and reviewed through regular supervision by a qualified applied HPC registered Psychologist and/or Psychological Therapist.

By joining LPP and CNWL you will be joining a large department of psychologists and psychological therapists that provide an array of mental health and OPD services across London and the home counties. Our staff are dynamic and welcoming and the networking and CPD opportunities are central to our services ethos. We have active research forums and promote our services and work through academic and clinical forums. All staff receive regular supervision and are supported with career aspirations and progression. Excellent staff benefits, our benefit packages are amongst the best in London and include:

Benefits

• Health and wellbeing services
• Season ticket loans
• Cycle to work scheme
• The trust also values its staff and you are entitled to become a member of MyTrustBenefits. MyTrustBenefits is an online portal for all CNWL staff, as well as their family and friends. It offers over 1400 discounts at hundreds of retailers nationwide. Save money on your weekly food shops, toiletries, cosmetics, cinema, meals out, holidays, travel and entertainment. You can also access free online courses on a variety of topics, professional and personal, ranging from business management, languages, law and teaching.
• HMP High Down is in easy reach of London and the surrounding areas. The prison offers free use of onsite leisure facilities and free parking for all staff.