Qualified Psychologist (Clinical Or Forensic) Or Psychotherapist in Ledston

Join Our Team as a Psychologist (Clinical or Forensic) or Psychotherapist! Are you a passionate psychologist or psychotherapist looking to use your expertise to create lasting change for people with complex needs while helping to reduce reoffending and improve lives? We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Band 7 Psychologist to join our specialist Intensive Intervention and Risk Management Service (IIRMS), working with adults on probation across North Yorkshire and Humberside who are screened into the Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) Pathway. This is a rewarding opportunity to apply your clinical skills in a psychologically informed, multidisciplinary environment, delivering specialist assessment, formulation and intervention to individuals presenting with complex risks and needs. As part of our therapeutic offer, you will also have the opportunity to deliver EMDR therapy, with training available if required.

Main duties of the job include:

• Manage a highly specialised caseload of adults on probation who are assessed as presenting with complex risk and needs.
• Assess and monitor risk and develop interventions to manage identified risk, and contribute to multi-disciplinary care planning around risk, in line with organisational and inter-agency policies and procedures.
• Evaluate treatment outcomes using validated psychometric measures and other assessment techniques.
• Communicate complex and specialist information effectively to clients and significant others/relevant workers within the Criminal Justice system and other partner organisations.
• Provide specialist psychological expertise, consultation and advice to colleagues and stakeholders on clients' psychological care and risk management.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with professionals from other health and criminal justice services regarding a client's psychological care.
• Develop complex formulations for adults on probation assessed as posing a high or very high risk of serious harm based on a range of theoretical perspectives.
• Provide formal clinical supervision on psychological interventions to colleagues and trainee therapists.
• Work autonomously within professional guidelines, organisational policies and procedures.
• Contribute to and help develop robust mechanisms for audit, data collection and clinical governance.
• Support the development of psychological intervention skills and knowledge within the Service and wider organisation.
• Maintain accurate, timely and compliant client records and other information systems.
• Delivery psychologically informed support that is meaningful, respectful, promotes self-determination and aligns with the individual formulation and intervention plan.
• Promote and support a positive client-led service culture and philosophy.
• Support the design and delivery of training to partners involved in the OPD Pathway.

We understand that when people feel supported and valued, they can achieve great things and we want you to be part of that. Here's what you'll enjoy as part of our team:

• Flexible working options to help you balance work and life in a way that suits you.
• Hybrid working - enjoy the best of both worlds!
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing to 30 days with service.
• A wealth of learning and career development opportunities, with paid and tailored training to support your growth.
• Free, confidential Employee Assistance Programme 24/7, including access to counselling and GP services.
• Employer contributory pension scheme to help secure your future.
• Great maternity, paternity and adoption benefits to support you and your family.
• Exclusive care workers discounts to make life a little easier.
• Access to a range of Employee Networks including People of Colour, LGBT+, Mental Health and Accessibility.
• A variety of health and wellbeing initiatives to keep you feeling your best.
• Cycle to Work Scheme to help you stay active and reduce your carbon footprint.
• Access to a Corporate Health Plan to support your physical and mental health.

We embrace diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive, anti-racist environment where everyone can thrive by being their true self.

Knowledge and Skills Required:

• Good understanding of the principles of the Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) Pathway and IIRMS.
• Good verbal and written communication skills, with a strong focus on accuracy, attention to detail.
• Proficient in using Microsoft Office applications and other information systems.
• Able to self-manage, effectively plan and prioritise tasks and consistently deliver results.
• Able to effectively communicate in various ways to different stakeholders.
• Able to demonstrate a creative, flexible and imaginative approach to working with people with complex profiles, personality difficulties or a diagnosis of personality disorder.
• Able to provide specialist consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
• Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group, criminal justice and mental health.

Experience Required:

• Experience of delivering psychological therapy to individuals presenting with a range of difficulties and clinical presentations.
• Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care and treatment as an autonomous psychological therapist.
• Experience of work within a forensic setting.

Qualifications Required:

• Masters or Doctoral level training in clinical/forensic psychology, and accredited membership by the HCPC as a Practitioner Psychologist or holding post-graduate psychotherapy training with BACP or UKCP registration.

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 to check for any previous criminal convictions. Applicants must have current UK professional registration.