Senior Psychologist

Practice Plus Group; Onley; On-site; GBP 62,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounts on shopping and leisure

Professional development opportunities

24/7 employee assistance helpline

Job summary

Practice Plus Group’s Integrated Mental Health Team seeks a Senior Psychologist to lead psychological therapies across HMP Onley and HMP Rye Hill, supervising two Assistant Psychologists and an Art Therapist while contributing to clinical leadership.

You will deliver trauma-informed assessments and interventions, develop services, and work with staff across sites. Requires HCPC registration and postgraduate therapy qualification; full-time, 37.5 hours weekly.

Qualifications

• HCPC registration as a practitioner psychologist.
• Postgraduate qualification in psychological therapies.
• Experience in complex, high-risk or forensic settings.

Responsibilities

• Offer leadership, consultancy, assessment and interventions under the Cluster Psychologist.
• Support training initiatives, developing clinical materials and group interventions.
• Provide trauma-informed one-to-one interventions and formulations for complex cases.
• Supervise two Assistant Psychologists in low-medium intensity work.
• Work with patients across main site and Complex Care Unit.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical supervision

Trauma-informed care

Interventions

Education

HCPC registered practitioner psychologist

Postgraduate qualification in psychological therapies

Job description

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About The Role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Psychologist to join our Integrated Mental Health Team, which forms part of the wider Health Care Team to work across HMP Onley and HMP Rye Hill. HMP Onley is a category C men's Prison located in Rugby, with a population of 980 males. HMP Rye Hill is a category B men's training prison with a capacity for 1058 inmates. The applicant will be part of the Integrated Mental Health Team and will be an integral part of the clinical leadership team supporting the development of the psychological therapies service, they will also supervise 2 Assistant Psychologists and an Art Therapist.

Hours

Monday - Friday: 08:00 - 16:00. This is a full time role working 37.5 hours a week. This role is divided equally between both locations.

Salary

£69,000 per annum – depending on experience.

How will we support you?

• Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course
• Competency framework
• Regional and national career development opportunities
• Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs

Candidates are required to have a Legal right to work in the UK due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks.

What you'll be doing

• Offer leadership, consultancy, assessment and interventions, working under the guidance and support of the overseeing Cluster Psychologist.
• Support the Cluster Lead Psychologist in training initiatives, developing clinical materials, group intervention packages, and in service evaluation and general service development.
• Be skilled in applying diverse psychological theories and modalities, in order to provide trauma informed one-to-one intervention, formulation and/or consultation for complex cases.
• Oversee and clinically supervise two Assistant Psychologists in their delivery of low-medium intensity work (both group and individual approaches).
• Work across with patients located on the main site of the prison and those who are located in the Complex Care Unit.
• Complete clinical assessments and interventions with patients, as well as consultation and support for the staff in the Complex Care Unit.

It doesn’t stop there

• Discounts on shopping and leisure activities
• Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development
• 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it

What we’ll look for in you

Practice Plus Group’s purpose is to Unlock your best work life and we stand by our core values:

• We treat patients and each other as they would like to be treated
• We act with integrity
• We embrace diversity
• We strive to do things better together

Requirements

• Qualified clinical, counselling or forensic psychologist and registered with the HCPC as a practitioner psychologist;
• Postgraduate qualification/training in at least one specific mode of psychological therapy relevant to people with severe and long standing mental health difficulties eg: CBT, Systemic /family therapy, Mindfulness based therapies, CAT, DBT, Mentalisation, Schema Therapy.
• Experience in complex, high risk or forensic environments.
• Experience in working collaboratively and ability to contribute to ongoing development, adaptation, and delivery of psychologically and trauma informed practice.
• Working knowledge of clinical governance, including relevant approaches and tools.

Secure environments are one of the most challenging, yet rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work. If you’re looking for a role where you can develop your existing healthcare skills and learn something new every day in an environment that never stands still, then this could be the right opportunity for you.