Higher Assistant Psychologist

Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Northumbria Stalking Interventions Programme (NSIP) within Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW) seeks a Clinical Psychologist to support risk assessment and formulation for professionals in health and justice settings. The post involves data collation into formulations, liaison with multiple agencies, and contributing to training.

The successful candidate will have a Psychology degree (2:1 or above) and experience with mental health difficulties, learning disability, or

Qualifications

• The candidate will hold a Psychology degree (2:1 or above).
• Experience working with mental health difficulties and disabilities is required; experience with forensic populations is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Collate information into formulation summaries for case discussions.
• Liaise with health and criminal justice professionals; conduct joint work with perpetrators to aid assessment.
• Provide training in multi-agency contexts and contribute to service evaluation and national networks.

Education

Psychology degree (2:1 or above)

Job description

The post is based within the Northumbria Stalking Interventions Programme (NSIP) - a multi-agency partnership including Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW), Northumbria Police, North East Probation Service, Paladin National Stalking Advocacy Service). The team provides risk assessment and management advice to health and criminal justice professionals working with people posing risks because of stalking behaviour via case discussion, formulation and a monthly multi-professional Stalking Clinic. The role involves collation of relevant information into formulation summaries, liaising with involved professionals, some joint work with perpetrators to assist assessment, provision of training in multi-agency contexts, liaison with national networks and collection and analysis of information for service evaluation purposes.

The team is based in the probation Service at Victoria House in Newcastle upon Tyne with additional desk space available in Secure Care services at Sycamore, Northgate Park Hospital, Morpeth.

The successful candidate will have a Psychology degree (2:1 or above) and should have experience of working with people with mental health difficulties/learning disability/personality disorder/or other disabilities. Experience of working with forensic populations is desirable.

We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.

NHS Employees identified as at risk of compulsory redundancy and those eligible for the NENC Re-Deployment careers hub will receive prior consideration.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Ellen Green Job title: Lead Consultant Clinical Psychologist Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01670394840