Clinical Forensic Counselling Psychologist/Psychological Therapist

Dellbrugge; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider seeks a Clinical Forensic Counselling Psychologist to supervise staff and manage psychological assessments within Kent Prisons. The role offers opportunities for professional development in a supportive environment, focusing on complex psychological needs of prisoners. Candidates should possess a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and relevant supervisory experience.

Qualifications

• Experience in supervising psychologists and applying therapeutic models.
• Familiarity with NICE stepped care model.
• Ability to manage complex caseloads effectively.

Responsibilities

• Supervise qualified psychologists and support staff.
• Carry out psychological assessments and therapy.
• Lead on consultation activities with clinical staff.

Skills

Supervisory Skills

Psychological Assessment

Therapeutic Techniques

Team Management

Education

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology

Job description

Clinical Forensic Counselling Psychologist/Psychological Therapist

Clinical Forensic Counselling Psychologist/Psychological Therapist

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This is a developmental post with a introductory Band 7 Psychologist role to progress into a Band 8a Clinical Forensic Counselling Psychologist on completion of competencies. The current post is based within the Integrated Mental Health Teams in Kent Prisons.

Core responsibilities will include supervising qualified psychologists, trainees and assistant psychologists, applying the NICE stepped care model and leading on consultation activity with both operational and clinical staff. There would also be an expectation the post holder would carry a case load and carry out psychological assessment and therapy with complex individual and groups of prisoners.

The role covers HMP Maidstone, HMP Rochester and HMP Standford Hill

Oxleas Forensic Psychological Therapies department is an unusually large, long established and nationally well regarded specialty. Psychological therapists are highly valued within the wider directorate and trust and occupy a variety of service-wide leadership roles, including as Responsible Clinicians. Staff in the Forensic Directorate report the highest levels of job satisfaction in a Trust recognised for positive employee feedback. The Psychological Therapies team is warm and friendly, whilst also being dynamic and innovative.

Within the psychological therapies department, there is a focus on attachment, trauma and systemic approaches with expert supervision available for several evidence-based therapy modalities such as Mentalisation based Therapy (MBT) and Eye Movement Desensitisation therapy (EMDR).

This post is primarily based within Maidstone, Rochester and Standford Hill.

The post holder will supervise pre-qualified psychological therapists.

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, childrens centres, schools and peoples homes.

We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Marys Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.

Our Purpose Is To Improve Lives By Providing The Best Possible Care To Our Patients And Their Families. This Is Strengthened By Our New Values

Were Kind

Were Fair

We Listen

We Care

Important Information, Please Read

All applicants must be willing to undertake National Security Vetting in order to work in a Prison Setting. This will be completed as part of the pre-employment checks through Oxleas and the prison vetting team.

You Will Need To Provide

Proof of right to work documentation

Proof of ID, needs to include 1 photographic ID

Proof of address documentation

Non-UK passport holders will need to have correct documentation (right to work in the UK) and a Home office Share code.

Address History

5 years address history will be needed.

Applicants that are not UK Passport holders who provide less than 5 years UK address history will need to provide a Police Certificate which must be in English from where they resided previously.

Applicants who are UK Passport holders who have lived abroad for a period of more than six months during the last three years will need to provide a certificate of good conduct or an overseas police check in English from the countries resided in or visited .

In order to assist you in obtaining a Police Certificate, guidance can be sought from: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants

If the country you have resided in is not listed here, you can obtain the necessary information by contacting the relevant Embassy or High Commission for that Country. Their contact details can be found on the Foreign & Commonwealth Office website ( http://www.fco.gov.uk/en ).

Clinical and Client Care

Responsibilities for team and service clinical functioning

Policy and service development

Management and supervision

Teaching and Training

Record-keeping and Information Governance

Research and development

Maintaining professional standards and continuing professional development

To travel to clinical venues, training activities and meetings as appropriate and across the Trust when required.

To be aware of risk relating to aggressive and challenging behaviour amongst the client group, and follow Trust policies relating to its management.

To respond appropriately and professionally to emotionally distressing situations of people in distress or in crisis and who may be abusive and to support others involved in such situations.

To work flexibly which may include offering some regular commitment to late clinics or weekend working, within the overall Job Plan.

To be proficient in the use of IT for purposes such as email, electronic calendar, intranet, video calls and electronic clinical records.

To be familiar with word processing, database and statistical packages, and to use such packages appropriately as necessary.

To maintain high standards of clinical record keeping, including electronic clinical records and report writing, in accordance with professional codes of practice and Trust policies and procedures.

To maintain up to date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies and issues pertaining to the client group.

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Seniority level

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Employment type

• Employment type

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Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Mental Health Care

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