Senior Registered Psychologist - Psychology Services- South East & East Region (Ref: 6540)
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This position can be based at HM PRISON COLDINGLEY WOKING, GU24 9EX, HM PRISON FORD ARUNDEL, BN18 0BX, HM PRISON MAIDSTONE, ME14 1UZ, HM PRISON STANDFORD HILL SHEERNESS, ME12 4AA, HMYOI ROCHESTER ROCHESTER, ME1 3QS
Job Summary
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Job Description
The successful post holder will be based in a Kent (HMP Maidstone, HMP Rochester or HMP Standford Hill), Surrey (HMP Coldingley) or Sussex (HMP Ford) location, but will provide delivery, management and supervisory services to staff and prisoners across the 8 sites within the Kent, Surrey and Sussex prison group. It is an eclectic group of prisons spanning Reception, Training and Resettlement functions, and includes 2 Open prisons and a designated Foreign National Prisoner (FNP) site. The prisons also hold a range of prisoner cohorts, resulting in breadth of work and opportunities for our staff. This includes risk assessment, intervention, consultancy and research, predominantly with offenders in custody but also as part of an emerging community offer.
Overview Of The Job
This is a non-operational offender facing job.
Summary
The job holders covered by this job description are usually categorised as specialists in their field or those whose role requires significant additional experience, training and personal development.
The job holder will largely excel in the area of risk assessment or be a specialist in a specific area such as working with those convicted of sexual offending. At this level the jobholder may have responsibility for the key specialist tasks involved in the delivery of a programme or related individual case management which would also entail overseeing the quality of delivery and supervision. They will also provide direction and support for other supervisors.
The job holder will be working with complex individuals and staff and applying their experience and competence in the area of psychology to reduce the risk of harm and re-offending by undertaking complex risk assessments, conducting research, providing consultancy and delivering training for staff and interventions (individual and group).
This is an non-operational job with line management responsibilities. This role is non-rotational.
Responsibilities, Activities And Duties
The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties:
* Conducts full case reviews on difficult cases and offers authoritative advice on next steps relating to sentence plan
* Specialises in delivery of psychology services in settings such as therapeutic community wings or PIPEs
* Lead and supervise and facilitate group sessions
* Offers professional opinion to multi-functional teams conducting offender reports e.g. risk reports, parole reports on high risk or vulnerable offenders
* Develops and/or strategies such as sexual offending or indeterminate sentence assessment and intervention strategy
* Delivers and supervises (treatment management) the delivery of more complex programmes e.g. healthy sex programme
* Provides consultancy support to colleagues such as Senior Management Team (SMT) in relation to psychology services and outcomes
* Conducts relevant research including data gathering and analysis
* Act as a “professional witness” in parole board hearings, multi-agency meetings, and other formal settings where psychology input is required. May also act as expert witness in respect of court proceedings for Ministry of Justice
* Responsible for managing and providing professional supervision to trainee forensic psychology staff
* Provides supervision, training, mentoring and support to trainee psychologists and where relevant other staff such as interventions staff
* Assist in national specialist tasks such as training on courses related to their specialist discipline
* Provides professional supervision to support a trainee in developing through the key steps towards chartered and registered status. This may be as a coordinating or designated supervisor
* Ensures staff are developed in accordance with key competencies and gateways and ensuring consistency across the team in the application of policies and procedures affecting staff and offenders
* Leads on risk assessment and resulting risk management of complex, vulnerable or high-risk offenders. Will be competent to undertake the full range of risk assessments including the more complex risk assessments. Gives feedback of the assessment to the individual and other stakeholders
* Contributes to other offender management processes (usually with more complex cases in work such as Assessment, Care in Custody and Teamwork (ACCT) assessments and self-harm or personality disorder assessments)
* Provides consultancy role to wider team on their specialist activity. Visit a range of sites/forums to advise on complex cases
* Act as a negotiation adviser where suitable and competence has been demonstrated
* Manage own Continued Professional Development (CPD) requirements and maintains professional standards
* Ensure they maintain their professional Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration
* Provide a psychological contribution to the work of areas of the wider service provision (such as a therapeutic community or regime activity)
* Provide psychological reports when requested for those convicted of a life sentence and to submit within the appropriate time framework
* Responsible for relevant accreditation audit baselines as detailed in the audit document
* Line management of trainee psychologists
The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is not intended to be exhaustive. The job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary. Significant adjustments may require re-examination under the Job Evaluation Scheme and shall be discussed in the first instance with the job holder.
An ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium of English or (where specified in Wales) Welsh.
The successful post holder will be based in a Kent (HMP Maidstone, HMP Rochester or HMP Standford Hill), Surrey (HMP Coldingley) or Sussex (HMP Ford) location, but will provide delivery, management and supervisory services to staff and prisoners across the 8 sites within the Kent, Surrey and Sussex prison group. It is an eclectic group of prisons spanning Reception, Training and Resettlement functions, and includes 2 Open prisons and a designated Foreign National Prisoner (FNP) site. The prisons also hold a range of prisoner cohorts, resulting in breadth of work and opportunities for our staff. This includes risk assessment, intervention, consultancy and research, predominantly with offenders in custody but also as part of an emerging community offer.
Responsibilities, Activities And Duties
The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties:
* Conducts full case reviews on difficult cases and offers authoritative advice on next steps relating to sentence plan
* Specialises in delivery of psychology services in settings such as therapeutic community wings or PIPEs
* Lead and supervise and facilitate group sessions
* Offers professional opinion to multi-functional teams conducting offender reports e.g. risk reports, parole reports on high risk or vulnerable offenders
* Develops and/or strategies such as sexual offending or indeterminate sentence assessment and intervention strategy
* Delivers and supervises (treatment management) the delivery of more complex programmes e.g. healthy sex programme
* Provides consultancy support to colleagues such as Senior Management Team (SMT) in relation to psychology services and outcomes
* Conducts relevant research including data gathering and analysis
* Act as a “professional witness” in parole board hearings, multi-agency meetings, and other formal settings where psychology input is required. May also act as expert witness in respect of court proceedings for Ministry of Justice
* Responsible for managing and providing professional supervision to trainee forensic psychology staff
* Provides supervision, training, mentoring and support to trainee psychologists and where relevant other staff such as interventions staff
* Assist in national specialist tasks such as training on courses related to their specialist discipline
* Provides professional supervision to support a trainee in developing through the key steps towards chartered and registered status. This may be as a coordinating or designated supervisor
* Ensures staff are developed in accordance with key competencies and gateways and ensuring consistency across the team in the application of policies and procedures affecting staff and offenders
* Leads on risk assessment and resulting risk management of complex, vulnerable or high-risk offenders. Will be competent to undertake the full range of risk assessments including the more complex risk assessments. Gives feedback of the assessment to the individual and other stakeholders
* Contributes to other offender management processes (usually with more complex cases in work such as Assessment, Care in Custody and Teamwork (ACCT) assessments and self-harm or personality disorder assessments)
* Provides consultancy role to wider team on their specialist activity. Visit a range of sites/forums to advise on complex cases
* Act as a negotiation adviser where suitable and competence has been demonstrated
* Manage own Continued Professional Development (CPD) requirements and maintains professional standards
* Ensure they maintain their professional Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration
* Provide a psychological contribution to the work of areas of the wider service provision (such as a therapeutic community or regime activity)
* Provide psychological reports when requested for those convicted of a life sentence and to submit within the appropriate time framework
* Responsible for relevant accreditation audit baselines as detailed in the audit document
* Line management of trainee psychologists
The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is not intended to be exhaustive. The job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary. Significant adjustments may require re-examination under the Job Evaluation Scheme and shall be discussed in the first instance with the job holder.
An ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium of English or (where specified in Wales) Welsh.
Person specification
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Licences
The job holder will be a Registered Practitioner Psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council and eligible to use a protected title
Memberships
The job holder will be a Registered Practitioner Psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council and eligible to use a protected title
Languages
Spoken and Written English
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
* Communicating and Influencing
* Delivering at Pace
* Developing Self and Others
* Leadership
* Managing a Quality Service
* Working Together
Alongside your salary of £53,324, HM Prison & Probation Service contributes £15,447 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
* Access to learning and development
* A working environment that supports a range of flexible working options to enhance your work life balance
* A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
* A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
* Annual Leave
* Public Holidays
* Season Ticket Advance
For more information about the recruitment process, benefits and allowances and answers to general queries, please click the below link which will direct you to our Candidate Information Page.
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Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.
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Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality requirements
This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups:
* UK nationals
* nationals of the Republic of Ireland
* nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
* nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
* nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
* individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
* Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).
This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.
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Contact point for applicants
Job Contact :
* Name : SSCL Recruitment Enquiries Team
* Email : moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk
* Telephone : 0345 241 5358
Recruitment team
* Email : moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk
Further information
Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. I you feel a department has breached the requirement of the Recruitment Principles and would like to raise this, please contact SSCL (Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com) in the first instance. If the role has been advertised externally (outside of the Civil Service) and you are not satisfied with the response, you may bring your complaint to the Commission. For further information on bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission please visit their web pages: http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/civil-service-recruitment/complaints
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