Forensic or Clinical Registered Psychologist - Psychology Services - HMP Garth (Ref: 11493)

HM Prison and Probation Service; Wymott; On-site; GBP 53,000; Full time

Job summary

A government agency in Wymott is seeking a qualified psychologist to work with offenders and staff, providing consultancy and supervision. Responsibilities include conducting assessments, delivering training, and leading research initiatives. Candidates must have HCPC registration and a professional background in psychology. This position offers a competitive salary of £52,316 along with additional benefits.

Benefits

Access to learning and development

Flexible working options

Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Annual Leave

Public Holidays

Season Ticket Advance

Qualifications

• Experience in providing clinical supervision.
• Completed relevant training in effective models of treatment and best practice.
• Qualified and registered clinician with the HCPC.

Responsibilities

• Provide authoritative professional advice on targets for offenders.
• Conduct relevant research including data gathering and analysis.
• Act as a negotiation adviser and professional witness in required formal settings.

Skills

Making Effective Decisions

Leadership

Communicating and Influencing

Working Together

Developing Self and Others

Education

Qualified forensic or clinical psychologist with the HCPC

Professional background in Psychology

Job description

The job holder will be working with prisoners, people on probation and staff and applying their competence in psychology to reduce the risk of harm and of re‐offending by undertaking a range of work including risk assessment of prisoners, conducting research, providing consultancy and delivering training for staff and assessment and interventions for offenders. This job holder will be able to provide designated support and supervision to trainee psychologists. This is a non‑operational offender‑facing job with line management responsibilities. This role is non‑rotational.

Responsibilities, Activities and Duties

• Offer authoritative professional advice on targets and objectives for relevant offenders and advise on the best location for those offenders (both within the establishment or relocation to another category establishment)
• Offer professional opinion to teams conducting reports e.g. lifer reports, parole reports
• Develop strategy and plans of activity for some areas of operation e.g. manage the organisation of relevant programme assessments or manage assessment and interviews of those with an indeterminate sentence
• Provide consultancy support to colleagues such as the SMT or other teams in relation to psychology services and outcomes
• Conduct relevant research including data gathering and analysis
• Responsible for providing supervision to trainee forensic psychology staff
• Provide training, mentoring and support to trainee psychologists and other staff (e.g. interventions staff)
• Can be required to provide professional (designated) supervision of trainees e.g. professional supervision to ensure that a trainee is able to develop through the key steps towards chartered and registered status
• Ensure staff are developed in accordance with key competencies and gateways and ensuring consistency across the team in the application of policies and procedures affecting staff and prisoners
• Lead on risk assessment and resulting risk management
• Participate in risk assessment of offenders to determine their risk of harm to self, others and the risk of re‑offending. May undertake ACCT and self‑harm assessments
• Can be required to deliver and/or oversee the quality of programmes (treatment management). These will be of the more complex type requiring such qualified input
• Provide consultancy role on specialist area e.g. Working with those convicted of Sexual Offending Strategy or Indeterminate Sentenced Prisoners (ISP) Strategy
• Act as a negotiation adviser where suitable and competence has been demonstrated
• Act as a "professional witness" in parole board hearings, multi‑agency meetings, and other formal settings where psychology input is required. May also act as expert witness in respect of court proceedings for Ministry of Justice
• Maintain own Continued Professional Development (CPD) and registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)

The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and are not intended to be exhaustive. The job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary. Significant adjustments may require re‑examination under the Job Evaluation Scheme and shall be discussed in the first instance with the job holder. An ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium of English or (where specified in Wales) Welsh.

Nationality requirements

• UK nationals
• Nationalities of the Republic of Ireland
• Nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• Nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre‑settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• Nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre‑settled status under the EUSS
• Individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Professional competencies

• Making Effective Decisions
• Leadership
• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together
• Developing Self and Others

Experience

• Possess a professional background in Psychology
• Experience in providing clinical supervision
• Completed relevant training in effective models of treatment and best practice

Technical requirements

• Qualified and registered clinician with the HCPC, qualified forensic or clinical psychologist with the HCPC or in the process of receiving HCPC registration (confirmation of registration must be provided within 6 months of provisional offer if not yet in place)

Memberships

• Qualified forensic or clinical psychologist with the HCPC or in the process of receiving HCPC registration (confirmation of registration must be provided within 6 months of provisional offer if not yet in place)

Languages Spoken and Written

• English

Technical skills

• Possess a professional background in Psychology
• Experience in providing clinical supervision
• Completed relevant training in effective models of treatment and best practice
• Qualified forensic or clinical psychologist with the HCPC or in the process of receiving HCPC registration (confirmation of registration must be provided within 6 months of provisional offer if not yet in place)

Salary, Pension & Benefits

Salary: £52,316

HM Prison & Probation Service contributes £15,155 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.

Benefits:

• Access to learning and development
• A working environment that supports a range of flexible working options to enhance your work life balance
• A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
• Annual Leave
• Public Holidays
• Season Ticket Advance