Overview
The main responsibility of the post-holder is to participate in the provision of Psychological Services to offenders within the Community Forensic LD Service. Bringing to bear clinical and data analysis skills, you will be developing a role already established within the team to work closely with service users, ward staff/ support staff, and the wider team in supporting the delivery of a comprehensive psychology service in the units and evaluation of the services. The post will involve working closely with other agencies, including Community services and the Criminal Justice System.
The hardest part of the job is to co-ordinate a number of inter-related, and often time consuming, tasks within the time and resource demands of the service.
To provide clinical, research and administrative support to the psychological therapies staff in the forensic and specialist inpatient low secure learning disabilities or community forensic learning disabilities services under their direct guidance and supervision, in order to assist in providing and monitoring the service provision within the Service Line.
Take an active role in coordinating and conducting initial assessments and formulations under the supervision of a qualified psychologist. Gather and collate information and reports in order to contribute to the development of risk formulations and treatment planning.
Responsibilities
* Administer and score appropriate formal psychometric assessment instruments and other forms of assessment and compile reports and behavioural care plans as appropriate.
* Co-facilitate structured groups such as anger management, social skills, problem solving, offence specific risk reduction and other similar groups as relevant to the needs of the patient population. In addition to collect and formulate information from the protocols for use in future treatment planning.
* Take part in audit, Qi and research as well as contribute to data collection in order to improve service delivery.
* The post holder will work with highly emotive content and manage high levels of mental exertion for extended periods of time on a daily basis.
* There will be occasional exposure to distressing or emotional circumstances due to the nature of the services supported.
* Will be required to spend extended periods of time working on computers for a variety of requirements.
* Be required to travel between sites at times when needed. This is a key part of the job for a post in the community service, where the post holder must be able to travel to sites around Kent and Medway in a timely manner.
* Some work from home opportunities exist, to be agreed with Lead for Psychological Practice for Forensic services.
About the employer
We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving 1.8 million people in Kent and Medway, as well as specialist services for adults in Sussex and Surrey. We are rated Good overall by the CQC. Each year we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 people in the community. We are proud to employ over 3,800 people from 66 nationalities, and to serve an increasingly diverse range of communities across rural and urban areas. You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones. The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service.
Our strategy
Our mission is what we set out to do every day. We deliver brilliant care through brilliant people. Our vision is where we want to be in the future: To provide outstanding care and to work in partnership to deliver this in the right place, for every service user, every time.
Contract details
This advert closes on Sunday 21 Sep 2025. Check out our recruitment videos. Recruitment - YouTube. The High Cost Area (HCA) allowance applies to this post as the location is in an area with enhanced living costs.
Requirements
The post holder must hold a full, valid UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
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