Forensic Psychologist - Risk & Training Leader

Ministry of Justice; England; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

The Ministry of Justice is seeking a Principal/Senior Psychologist to work with prisoners, people on probation and staff, applying advanced psychological expertise to reduce risk and re-offending. The role includes risk assessment, research, consultancy and staff training, with supervision of trainee psychologists.

You'll contribute to programme development, lead on complex assessments, and provide professional input for parole and court proceedings.

Qualifications

• Continued Professional Development (CPD) and registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) are required.

Responsibilities

• Offer authoritative professional advice on targets and objectives for relevant offenders and advise on the best location for those offenders.
• Offer professional opinion to teams conducting reports e.g. lifer reports, parole reports.
• Develop strategy and plans of activity for some areas of operation such as managing programme assessments or interviews with indeterminate sentence offenders.
• 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.
• Provide supervision to trainee forensic psychology staff.
• Provide training, mentoring and support to trainee psychologists and other staff.
• Provide professional supervision to ensure trainees progress toward chartered/registered status.
• Ensure staff are developed in accordance with key competencies and policies across the team.
• Lead on risk assessment and risk management.
• Participate in risk assessment of offenders to determine risk of harm and re-offending.
• May undertake ACCT and self-harm assessments.
• Deliver and/or oversee the quality of programmes, including complex treatment management.
• Provide consultancy in specialist areas such as sexual offending strategy or ISP strategy.
• Act as negotiation adviser and potentially as expert witness in parole board hearings or court proceedings.
• Maintain Continued Professional Development (CPD) and HCPC registration.

Job description

The Ministry of Justice is seeking a Principal/Senior Psychologist to work with prisoners, people on probation and staff, applying advanced psychological expertise to reduce risk and re-offending. The role includes risk assessment, research, consultancy and staff training, with supervision of trainee psychologists.

You'll contribute to programme development, lead on complex assessments, and provide professional input for parole and court proceedings.