Overview
The Luton and Bedfordshire Liaison and Diversion Service (LDS) is offering an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Senior Assistant Psychologist to join our team on an 18 month fixed term contract. The post is for 30 hours per week. Weekly supervision will be provided by a Clinical Psychologist.
Responsibilities
* Offer 1:1 psychological interventions to men and women, as directed by the court and as part of a Community Sentence or Suspended Sentence Order.
* Deliver interventions based on a range of psychological models such as CBT (including compassion focussed therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy) and DBT, with sessions undertaken in the community across Luton and Bedfordshire.
* Work closely with partners including Probation, BeNCH, and the Courts.
Qualifications and Skills
* Experience of working in a mental health care setting as an Assistant Psychologist.
* Desirable: experience of working with forensic clients or hard to reach clients.
* Skills: confident, resilient, reflective, willing to learn, and able to operate with a high level of autonomy.
* Experience of collaborative working with partner agencies, service users and carers.
* Keen interest in working with police, probation and other public sector organisations.
Location and Collaboration
Sessions are conducted in the community across Luton and Bedfordshire, including via Women’s Centres, the Recovery College, and the TOKKO Centre. You will work closely with our partners including Probation, BeNCH, and the Courts.
This advert closes on Sunday 14 Sep 2025
#J-18808-Ljbffr