Clinical/ForensicPsychologist

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Liverpool seeks a Clinical/Forensic Psychologist to deliver specialized psychological services within prison settings. The role involves managing a clinical caseload, providing interventions, and contributing to service development. Candidates will benefit from ongoing training and supervision opportunities, working in a supportive environment focused on quality care.

Benefits

Flexible working requests considered

Qualifications

• Responsible for a clinical caseload and supervision of team members.
• Apply specialist skills in prison settings.
• Involved in service development and quality improvement.

Responsibilities

• Provide group and individual psychological interventions.
• Maintain a safe and well-led team.
• Utilise research skills for audit and service development.

Skills

Psychological Services

Group Interventions

Individual Interventions

Research Skills

Education

Clinical Psychology

Job description

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The postholder will work within HMPs Liverpool and Altcourse which are both male category B prisons in the Liverpool area. The postholder will apply and maintain specialist skills, knowledge and experience to monitor and ensure the systematic provision of highly specialised psychological services. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to provide both group and individual interventions utilising a range of models, and there will be opportunities to support further training. You will be responsible for a clinical caseload and will receive regular clinical/management supervision and will provide both formal and informal supervision to other members of the team. You will have management responsibilities to maintain a safe and well led team and be involved in service development to improve quality service provision. This is an exciting time to join the Trust and influence the development of new services for people with mental health issues. The Trust’s services operate within the least restrictive principle and implement Trauma Informed Care.

To apply and maintain specialist skills, knowledge and experience to monitor and ensure the systematic provision of highly specialised psychological services within prison settings. To provide both group and individual interventions utilising a range of models, with opportunities for ongoing further training. To be responsible for a clinical caseload, attend

regular clinical/management supervision and provide both formal and informal supervision to other members of the team. To have management responsibilities to maintain a safe and well led team and be involved in service development to improve quality service provision. To work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice within the service/teams. To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research.

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Alison Walker Job title: Clinical Psychologist/Service Lead Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 0151 530 4192

Dr Katie Carpenter

Clinical Psychologist/Deputy Service Lead

[e-mail]

0151 530 4192

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Health, Wellness & Fitness

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