Senior Registered Psychologist - Psychology Services- Directorate of Security (Ref: 4270)

HM Prison and Probation Service; Leyland; On-site; GBP 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading organization as a Senior Registered Psychologist, where you will lead an innovative psychology team at a category B establishment. This role offers the chance to make a significant impact on the lives of staff and prisoners through clinical and operational support.

Benefits

Access to learning and development

Flexible working options

Civil Service pension with employer contribution

Annual Leave

Public Holidays

Season Ticket Advance

Qualifications

• Registered Practitioner Psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council.
• Spoken and Written English proficiency required.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support learning journeys for staff and prisoners.
• Work directly in HMP Garth and potentially HMP Manchester.

Skills

Communicating and Influencing

Delivering at Pace

Developing Self and Others

Leadership

Managing a Quality Service

Working Together

Education

Registered Practitioner Psychologist

Job description

Senior Registered Psychologist - Psychology Services- Directorate of Security (Ref: 4270)

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This position is based at HM PRISON MANCHESTER MANCHESTER, M60 9AH, HMP GARTH PRESTON, PR26 8NE

Job Summary

Please refer to Job Description

Job Description

This is an exciting opportunity to progress your career as a member of an innovative psychology team at the heart of a category B establishment, where a joint clinical and operational approach is highly valued. The well-established and integrated team provides excellent support for clinical practice with a complex population.

As a Senior Psychologist you will be working as a leader and an agent of organisational and individual change, bringing your specialist skills to support learning journeys for staff and prisoners. You will be required to work directly in to HMP Garth in Lancashire. However, you will be given an opportunity to base yourself at HMP Manchester if this would make the post viable for you.

This is an exciting opportunity to progress your career as a member of an innovative psychology team at the heart of a category B establishment, where a joint clinical and operational approach is highly valued. The well-established and integrated team provides excellent support for clinical practice with a complex population.

As a Senior Psychologist you will be working as a leader and an agent of organisational and individual change, bringing your specialist skills to support learning journeys for staff and prisoners. You will be required to work directly in to HMP Garth in Lancashire. However, you will be given an opportunity to base yourself at HMP Manchester if this would make the post viable for you.

Person specification

Please Refer To Job Description

Licences

The job holder will be a Registered Practitioner Psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council and eligible to use a protected title

Memberships

The job holder will be a Registered Practitioner Psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council and eligible to use a protected title

Languages

Spoken and Written English

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Communicating and Influencing
• Delivering at Pace
• Developing Self and Others
• Leadership
• Managing a Quality Service
• Working Together
  
  

Alongside your salary of £53,324, HM Prison & Probation Service contributes £15,447 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

• 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
  
  

For more information about the recruitment process, benefits and allowances and answers to general queries, please click the below link which will direct you to our Candidate Information Page.

Link: https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.

https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is counter-terrorist check (opens in a new window).See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is counter-terrorist check (opens in a new window).See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups

• UK nationals
• nationals 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) (opens in a new window)
• 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 European Union Settlement Scheme (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
  
  

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.

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Contact point for applicants

Job Contact

• Name : SSCL Recruitment Enquiries Team
• Email : [e-mail]
• Telephone : [phone]
  
  

Recruitment team

• Email : [e-mail]
  
  

Further information

Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. I you feel a department has breached the requirement of the Recruitment Principles and would like to raise this, please contact SSCL ([e-mail]) in the first instance. If the role has been advertised externally (outside of the Civil Service) and you are not satisfied with the response, you may bring your complaint to the Commission. For further information on bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission please visit their web pages: http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/civil-service-recruitment/complaints

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