91566 - Senior Registered Psychologist - Psychology Services - Women's Estate
Number of jobs available: 4
Detail of reserve list: 12 Months
Region: National
City/Town: Derby, Eccleshall, Wilmslow
Building/Site: HM Prison Foston Hall, DE65 5DN, HM Prison Styal, SK9 4HR, HMYOI Drake Hall, ST21 6LQ
Grade: SEO
Band: 8
Post Type: Permanent
Working Pattern: Full Time, Part Time, Part Time/Job Share, Flexible Working, Other
Role Type: Psychology
Will the successful applicant have line manager responsibilities? Yes
Applications from HCPC registered Counselling Psychologists would be particularly welcome for one of the posts at HMP Styal, given that the focus is on undertaking reflective practice support sessions with prison staff.
Women’s Estate Psychology Service (WEPS) currently have four band 8 senior psychologist vacancies across a nationally geographically dispersed team. Each of these posts provide an exciting opportunity to diversify and specialise in role.
In the last eight years, WEPS has grown from single figures to a team of over 60. Through working in trauma informed and gender responsive ways, WEPS have secured additional funding to diversify further and develop a stronger evidence base to promote working effectively with women in custody and to pilot new approaches to address long-standing challenges.
WEPS have developed numerous training materials for colleagues and successful post holders will be able to access these during the induction period. A motivation to work with women is more relevant than prior experience of working with them.
Current Posts Available:
HMP Styal (Wilmslow, Cheshire) – 2 posts
The post holder will be responsible for the delivery of training to operational staff in psychoeducation using a compassion-focused therapy informed approach, compassion-focused leadership work, and ongoing organisational consultancy. Additionally, the post holder will facilitate ‘Staff Space’, a supervision model providing regular individual reflective practice to all operational staff Bands 3, 4, and 5.
HMP Drake Hall (Eccleshall, Staffordshire) – 1 post
This role involves leading a small, growing team of forensic psychologists based within the prison. There is scope for the ELP to undertake risk assessments and hold a small clinical caseload.
HMP Foston Hall (Derbyshire) – 1 post
The ELP post will be responsible for leading and managing the work of a team of forensic psychologists at the prison, providing psychological advice to senior leaders and ensuring the psychological and resettlement needs of women are effectively met.
This is a non-operational, prisoner-facing job.
Responsibilities, Activities and Duties:
* Reviews cases and reconsiders professional advice given by other psychologists on the potential release of serious prisoners.
* Conducts full case reviews on difficult cases and offers authoritative advice on next steps relating to sentence plans.
* Specialises in delivery of psychology services in settings such as therapeutic community wings.
* Leads and supervises group sessions.
* Offers professional opinion to multi-functional teams conducting offender reports.
* Develops assessment and intervention strategies.
* Provides consultancy support to colleagues.
* Conducts relevant research including data gathering and analysis.
* Acts as a
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