23693 - Forensic or Clinical Registered Psychologist - Psychology Services - Youth Custody Services - HMYOI Werrington

Ministry of Justice UK • National City, CA

13d • Hybrid

About The Position

This is a non-operational, offender-facing role in Psychology Services at HMYOI Werrington, with line management responsibilities. The postholder applies professional psychology expertise to reduce harm and reoffending through risk assessment and management, research, consultancy, training, and assessment and interventions for offenders. The role is non-rotational and includes designated support and supervision for trainee psychologists. The postholder works with prisoners, people on probation, and staff, and may contribute professional evidence in formal proceedings.

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 HCPC registration.
• Ability to fulfil the spoken aspects of the role confidently in English.

Responsibilities

• Provide authoritative professional advice on offender targets and objectives, and advise on appropriate placement within the establishment or relocation to another category of establishment.
• Provide professional opinions to teams preparing reports, including lifer and parole reports.
• Develop strategies and activity plans for areas of operation, such as organising programme assessments or managing assessments and interviews for people serving indeterminate sentences.
• Provide consultancy support to colleagues, including senior management teams and other teams, on psychology services and outcomes.
• Conduct relevant research, including gathering and analysing data.
• Supervise trainee forensic psychology staff and provide training, mentoring, and support to trainee psychologists and other 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, and participate in assessing risk of harm to self or others and risk of reoffending.
• May undertake Assessment, Care in Custody and Teamwork (ACCT) and self-harm assessments.
• Deliver or oversee the quality of complex programmes requiring qualified input.
• Provide specialist consultancy, for example on 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 in parole board hearings, multi-agency meetings, and other formal settings requiring psychology input; may also act as an expert witness in court proceedings for the Ministry of Justice.
• Maintain continuing professional development and registration with the Health and Care Professions Council.

Benefits

• Annual leave.
• Nine days of bank, public, and privilege holidays, added to the annual leave allowance.
• Choice of two Civil Service pension schemes.
• Flexible working arrangements, subject to business needs and completion of a satisfactory probationary period and NVQ.
• Season ticket advance, available to apply for 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.

What This Job Offers

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