Main area: Clinical/Forensic Psychologist/Psychotherapist
Grade: Band 8a
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 350-SC6755796
Site: Rowan View
Town: Maghull
Salary: £53,775 - £60,504 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 27/11/2024 23:59
Job overview
To provide psychological support to Probation Officers within dedicated local delivery units (LDU) and approved premises in their management of high risk offenders identified as presenting with behaviour consistent with a personality disorder diagnosis. To work alongside probation colleagues to enhance the assessment and supervision of offenders and to support the implementation of the Personality Disordered Offender Pathway, aligned to the National Offender Personality Disorder Strategy.
Main duties of the job
1. To provide psychological support to The Probation service in their management of high risk offenders identified as presenting with behaviour consistent with a personality disorder diagnosis.
2. To work alongside probation colleagues to enhance the assessment and supervision of offenders and to support the implementation of the Personality Disordered Offender Pathway.
3. To provide training and workforce development through consultation and training to Offender Managers and Offender Management Teams.
4. To maintain a small caseload providing direct therapeutic intervention with service users with complex mental health needs and offending histories within the Medium Secure Unit.
5. To operate within professional guidelines and within the overall framework of the LDU’s policies and procedures.
6. To contribute to the operational management group and contribute to service audit and governance processes.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Doctoral level training in clinical psychology or equivalent for those who trained prior to 1996.
* Post doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice.
* HPC registration as a clinical/counselling psychologist with Chartered Status.
* Trained in clinical supervision and the supervision of doctoral trainees.
* Evidence of continuing professional development.
Knowledge and Experience
* Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings.
* Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups.
* Exercising full clinical responsibility for clients’ psychological care.
* Experience of teaching and training.
Skills
* Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management.
* Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing.
* Evidence-based practice relevant to the role.
Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply for all correspondence. Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview.
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