Clinical/Forensic/Counselling Psychologist

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Freiston; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a HCPC Registered Clinical/Forensic/Counselling Psychologist at Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. This role involves working within the SOLAR service at HMP North Sea Camp, focusing on supporting individuals with personality disorders during their transition to open conditions. The successful candidate will collaborate with prison officers to deliver key psychological interventions and support the development of management plans.

Benefits

In-house occupational health services

Employee-led staff networks

Qualifications

• HCPC registration required.
• Experience in working with individuals with personality disorders.
• Ability to develop psychologically informed management plans.

Responsibilities

• Deliver and develop the PERS model within the SOLAR service.
• Support individuals transitioning to open conditions.
• Provide supervision and consultancy to prison staff.

Skills

Teamwork

Emotional Containment

Psychological Assessment

Education

HCPC Registered Clinical Psychologist

Job description

Clinical/Forensic/Counselling Psychologist

Clinical/Forensic/Counselling Psychologist

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An exciting opportunity has arisen within Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust for a HCPC Registered Clinical/ Forensic/ Counselling Psychologist to work as part of the SOLAR Service at HMP North Sea Camp. This opportunity is initially on a 12 month fixed term contract, 4 days a week. The SOLAR service is one of 5 Pathways Enhanced Resettlement (PERS) services that form part of the OPD (Offender Personality Disorder) Pathway in open prisons. PERS services aim to support individuals who are likely to have difficulties managing the transition from closed to open conditions, or from open conditions to the community, due to problematic personality traits.

We are looking for someone who will work as part of a small team with prison officers to deliver, develop and jointly lead the PERS model, comprising of keywork, emotional containment and provision of psychologically informed activities/ groups to individuals most at risk of recall to closed conditions as a result of their personality traits.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.

We are committed to working in partnership with His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS), both with Prison and Probation colleagues; this service is a joint enterprise so relies on collaborative working. The SOLAR service forms part of a wider network of OPD pathway services delivered as part of Offender Health services across HMP Whatton, HMP Gartree and community services in Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire.

The successful post-holder will jointly provide clinical leadership for a team approach to supporting individuals to manage the transition to open conditions where personality traits and associated emotional or behavioural instability is likely to interfere with their ability to manage in open conditions. They will identify and assess individuals suitability for the service following a screening process and support the officers to engage the individuals agreeing to work with the service in keywork. The post holder will support with the development of ‘survival plans’/ formulations, and support the development of the psychologically informed management of anticipated hurdles. The post holder will provide supervision and consultancy to the team and other departments within the prison (i.e. the Offender Management Unit, Security, and Safer Custody) to develop skills and confidence in working with the individuals engaging with SOLAR.

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Felicity Nichols Job title: Consultant Clinical Psychologist Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01949 803473

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