23676 - Forensic or Clinical Registered Psychologist - Psychology Services - Youth Custody Services - HMYOI Feltham

Ministry of Justice UK • National City, CA

15d • Hybrid

About The Position

This is a non-operational, offender-facing, non-rotational role with line management responsibilities in Psychology Services at HMYOI Feltham. The postholder applies their psychology expertise while working with prisoners, people on probation and staff to reduce harm and reoffending. The work includes offender risk assessment, research, consultancy, staff training, and offender assessment and interventions. The postholder may provide designated support and professional supervision to trainee psychologists, helping them progress toward chartered and registered status. Duties may include professional advice on offender objectives and placement, contributing to reports and parole hearings, overseeing complex programmes, and acting as a professional or expert witness. The duties may be reasonably adjusted or supplemented with similar-level tasks. The role has a 37-hour standard full-time working week, and part-time, job-share and flexible working patterns may be considered subject to business needs. Hybrid working may be available where business needs allow and arrangements are agreed.

Requirements

• Professional background in psychology.
• Experience providing clinical supervision.
• Completed relevant training in effective treatment models and best practice.
• Qualified forensic or clinical psychologist with current Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration.
• Ability to fulfil the spoken aspects of the role confidently in English.
• Spoken and written English.

Responsibilities

• Provide authoritative professional advice on targets and objectives for offenders and recommend suitable locations within the establishment or transfer to another category of establishment.
• Provide professional opinions to teams preparing reports, including lifer and parole reports.
• Develop strategies and plans for areas of operation, such as organising programme assessments or managing assessment and interviews for people with indeterminate sentences.
• Provide consultancy to colleagues, including senior management teams and other teams, on psychology services and outcomes.
• Conduct relevant research, including gathering and analysing data.
• Provide supervision to trainee forensic psychology staff.
• Provide training, mentoring and support to trainee psychologists and other staff, including interventions staff.
• Provide designated professional supervision to trainees to support their progression toward chartered and registered status.
• Develop staff against key competencies and gateways and promote consistent application of policies and procedures affecting staff and prisoners.
• Lead risk assessment and resulting risk management.
• Participate in assessing offenders' risk of harm to themselves and others and risk of reoffending; may conduct Assessment, Care in Custody and Teamwork (ACCT) and self-harm assessments.
• Deliver programmes and/or oversee programme quality and treatment management, including complex programmes requiring qualified input.
• Provide consultancy in specialist areas, such as the Working with those convicted of Sexual Offending Strategy or the Indeterminate Sentenced Prisoners Strategy.
• Act as a negotiation adviser where appropriate and where competence has been demonstrated.
• Act as a professional witness at parole board hearings, multi-agency meetings and other formal settings requiring psychology input; may also act as an expert witness in Ministry of Justice court proceedings.
• Maintain continuing professional development and registration with the Health and Care Professions Council.

Benefits

• Annual leave entitlement, calculated on a pro-rata basis where applicable.
• Nine days (66 hours and 36 minutes) in recognition of bank, public and privilege holidays, added to the annual leave allowance.
• Choice of two Civil Service pension schemes.
• Flexible working and alternative working arrangements, subject to business and operational needs.
• Season ticket advance eligibility after two months' service.
• Training and development opportunities, including equality and diversity, challenging behaviour, suicide prevention and anti-bullying programmes.
• Opportunities to access promotion programmes.
• Security and diversity training and an individual induction programme.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed