General Information
Salary: £50,303
Working Pattern: Full Time, Part Time, Part Time/Job Share, Flexible Working
Vacancy Approach: External
Location: Leyland, Rochdale, Warrington
Region: North West
Closing Date: 11-Feb-2025
Business Unit: Psychology Services
Post Type: Permanent
Civil Service Grade: SEO
Number of jobs available: 3
Job ID: 2492
Descriptions & Requirements
Please note that base locations will be: HMP Risley, HMP Wymott, HMP Buckley Hall.
Overview of the Job: This is a non-operational offender-facing job.
Summary: The job holder will work with prisoners, people on probation, and staff, applying their competence in psychology to reduce the risk of harm and re-offending by undertaking a range of work including risk assessment of prisoners, conducting research, providing consultancy, and delivering training for staff, as well as assessments and interventions for offenders.
This job holder will be able to provide designated support and supervision to trainee psychologists.
Responsibilities, Activities, and Duties:
* Offer authoritative professional advice on targets and objectives for relevant offenders and advise on the best location for those offenders.
* Provide professional opinions to teams conducting reports (e.g., lifer reports, parole reports).
* Develop strategy and plans of activity for some areas of operation.
* Provide consultancy support to colleagues regarding psychology services and outcomes.
* Conduct relevant research including data gathering and analysis.
* Provide supervision to trainee forensic psychology staff.
* Provide training, mentoring, and support to trainee psychologists and other staff.
* Lead on risk assessment and resulting risk management.
* Participate in risk assessment of offenders to determine their risk of harm to themselves and others.
* Deliver and/or oversee the quality of programs requiring qualified input.
* Act as a negotiation adviser and professional witness in various formal settings.
* Maintain own Continued Professional Development (CPD) and registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and are not intended to be exhaustive. The job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks that may be necessary.
An ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium of English.
Behaviours:
* Making Effective Decisions
* Leadership
* Communicating and Influencing
* Working Together
* Developing Self and Others
Experience:
* Possess a professional background in Psychology.
* Experience in providing clinical supervision.
* Completed relevant training in effective models of treatment and best practice.
Technical Requirements:
* Qualified and registered clinician with the HCPC.
Working Arrangements & Further Information
The MoJ offers Hybrid Working arrangements where business need allows. This is an informal, non-contractual form of flexible working that blends working from your base location, different MoJ sites, and/or from home. Some roles will not be suitable for Hybrid Working.
For nationally advertised roles, the successful candidate(s) will be appointed to a MoJ office location, which may include their nearest Justice Collaboration Centre or Justice Satellite Office.
Standard full-time working hours are 37 hours per week excluding breaks. HMPPS welcomes part-time, flexible, and job-sharing working patterns.
If you are a current NPS employee, this vacancy may be available on a Loan basis for up to 2 years.
Benefits:
* Annual Leave: The holiday year runs from 1 March, and leave entitlement is calculated on a pro-rata basis.
* Bank, Public and Privilege Holidays: You are entitled to 9 days in recognition of bank, public, and privilege holidays.
* Pension: The Civil Service offers a choice of two pension schemes.
* Work-Life Balance: HMPPS is keen to encourage alternative working arrangements.
* Training: HMPPS is committed to staff development and offers a range of training and development opportunities.
Eligibility:
* All candidates are subject to security and identity checks prior to taking up post.
* All external candidates are subject to 6 months probation.
Working for the Civil Service: The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition.
Diversity & Inclusion: The Civil Service is committed to attracting, retaining, and investing in talent wherever it is found.
Contact Information
If you require any assistance, please call 0845 241 5358 (Monday to Friday 8am - 6pm) or email moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk. Job reference 2492.
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