Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust
Are you interested in working with individuals with offending histories and the staff supporting them? Do you have an interest in personality disorders? Would you like to work in a psychologically informed, formulation driven service?
If so, we are delighted to invite applications for an enthusiastic and motivated Assistant Psychologist to join our team at HMP Holme House's Provision and Progression PIPE.
The post holder will be employed by Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust and is based at HMP Holme House, Stockton-on-Tees, a category C male prison. The successful candidate will work under the supervision of a qualified Clinical Psychologist and in close collaboration with prison staff to support prisoners on the offender personality disorder (OPD) pathway who reside on the PIPE (Psychologically Informed Planned Environment).
Main duties of the job
* Have a key role in creating, supporting and maintaining a healthy psychosocial relational environment.
* Work as part of a team with prisoners and prison staff to ensure the service adheres to the theoretical principles of the PIPE model.
* Support assessment, formulation, group facilitation, service development, research and the delivery of the core components of the PIPE model.
* Have access to a wide variety of training opportunities and various formats of clinical supervision.
Job responsibilities
PIPEs are specifically designed environments where staff members have additional training to develop an increased psychological understanding of their work. This understanding enables staff to further develop a safe and supportive environment which facilitates an offenders pathway either pre-treatment, through treatment, post-treatment, or upon transition into the community. PIPEs are designed to have a particular focus on the environment in which they operate; actively recognising the importance and quality of relationships and interactions. This will include the opportunity for shared creative, educational and developmental activities in which staff and prisoners jointly participate. The unit at HMP Holme House is a Provision and Progression PIPE which provides additional support to those accessing or those who have completed programmes and interventions while in prison.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
* Upper 2nd class honours degree, or higher, in psychology
* Eligibility for graduate membership of British Psychological Society.
* Further post graduate training in relevant areas of psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis.
Knowledge and Experience
* Paid or unpaid work with people with mental health problems and/or other disabilities.
* Knowledge of evidence based practice
* Experience of paid work in direct care provision.
* Experience with client group relevant to post.
* Experience of psychometric test administration and interpretation.
* Experience of providing individual or group interventions.
Skills and Competencies
* High level of communication skills (written and oral), including an ability to communicate and work in highly emotive circumstances.
* Ability to communicate sensitive information to clients, carers and colleagues.
* An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health problems and other disabilities.
* Ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to a mental health / cognitive impairment / disability context.
* Computer literate, including use of databases & data analysis, e.g. SPSS for Windows.
* Demonstrates graduate level knowledge and experience of research and research methodology.
* An understanding of psychology applied to healthcare.
* A high standard of report writing.
Personal Characteristics
* An ability to interact effectively with staff from all disciplines.
* An ability to interact appropriately with people with mental health problems and/or other disabilities.
* Ability to work reliably and consistently on tasks agreed and managed at regular intervals by supervisor.
Additional Requirements
* Ability to accept and use supervision appropriately and effectively.
* Able to manage own stress in difficult conditions and to identify when additional personal support may be necessary.
* A desire to explore a career in applied Psychology.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
We welcome your application.
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