Permanent Registered Psychologist post in the Psychology Services team at HMYOI Feltham, part of Youth Custody Services at the Ministry of Justice. The work aims to reduce the risk of harm and reoffending among prisoners and people on probation, through risk assessment, research, consultancy and staff training. It is non-operational and non-rotational, with line management of staff and designated supervision of trainee psychologists, and some hybrid working where business need allows. Applicants must be HCPC-registered as a forensic or clinical psychologist.
What the job involves
- Lead risk assessment and risk management for prisoners, including risk of harm and reoffending, and may undertake ACCT and self-harm assessments
- Offer professional advice on offenders' targets, objectives and placement, including relocation to other establishments
- Provide professional opinion to teams preparing lifer reports, parole reports and similar
- Provide consultancy to the senior management team and other teams on psychology services and outcomes
- Conduct research, including data gathering and analysis
- Provide designated professional supervision to trainee forensic psychologists
- Train, mentor and support trainee psychologists and other staff, such as interventions staff
- Develop staff against key competencies and gateways, ensuring consistent application of policies and procedures
- Plan and manage relevant programme assessments and assessments of indeterminate sentenced prisoners
- Deliver or oversee complex treatment programmes where qualified input is required
- Act as professional witness at parole hearings, multi-agency meetings and formal settings, and may act as expert witness in court for the MoJ
- Provide specialist consultancy, such as on sexual offending and indeterminate sentence strategies, and act as negotiation adviser where competent
What’s required
Qualifications
- Qualified forensic or clinical psychologist
Registration & licences
- HCPC registration in place
Experience
- Professional background in psychology
- Experience of providing clinical supervision
- Completed relevant training in effective models of treatment and best practice
Skills & knowledge
- Spoken and written English
- Civil Service behaviours: making effective decisions, leadership, communicating and influencing, working together, developing self and others
Checks & eligibility
- Enhanced DBS check
- Security and identity checks before taking up post
- Eligibility under Civil Service nationality rules
- Ability to work only within the UK
- Declaration of any membership of a group HMPPS considers racist
What’s offered
- Annual leave, calculated pro rata, with the holiday year starting 1 March
- 9 days for bank, public and privilege holidays, added to annual leave
- Choice of two Civil Service pension schemes
- Hybrid working where business need allows
- Part-time, flexible and job-share working considered under HMPPS policy
- Season ticket advance after two months' service
- Training and development, including access to promotion programmes
- Loan or secondment available to current NPS employees for up to 2 years
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
