Job summary
The Secure Outreach Transition Team (SOTT) provides assessment, intervention, treatment, management and supervision for service users with a learning disability and/or autism spectrum disorder who are:
o Currently in secure care: the team works with the individual and stakeholders to negotiate a pathway from secure services to the community and reduce the length of stay in hospital
o In the community following discharge from a period of secure care
o In the community having been referred due to offences or offending behaviour that represents a risk to the general public and who potentially may require admission to secure care.
The SOTT team is located at Northgate Park hospital, near Morpeth, Northumberland. The team works across the secure service, working with people in medium and low secure settings, as well as community settings across CNTW. The team comprises nursing, psychiatry, psychology, speech and language therapy and occupational therapy and works actively and proactively with people who have, or are at risk of offending behaviour.
Main duties of the job
Contribute to specialist assessment across a broad range of risks and clinical need.
Produce clear and collaborative formulations with service users, carers and staff which will guide interventions to assist the service user.
Deliver and support workshops/training to community teams and service providers.
Support and compile service specification documents.
Support qualified members of the team to deliver reflective practice, supervision groups.
Undertake psychological interventions with service users as informed by their formulations.
Complete forensic risk assessments with community teams and other agencies.
Contribute to the supervision and scaffolding of other staff groups delivering psychological interventions.
Engage collaboratively with colleagues in devising and undertaking service development and research activity aimed at further improving services.
Receive clinical supervision from the Senior Clinical Psychologist within the SOTT.
Maintain effective relationships with colleagues in in-patient secure settings and community services in order to optimise pathways for service users.
About us
We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented, and committed workforce who are caring and compassionate and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS both now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.
We believe in the development of our staff and the post holder will be encouraged to engage in continued professional development opportunities appropriate to their role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 20th March 2025
Closing date : 3rd April 2025
We welcome your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 20th March 2025
Closing date : 3rd April 2025
We welcome your application.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Upper 2nd class honours degree, or higher, in psychology. Eligibility for graduate membership of British Psychological Society.
Desirable
- Further post graduate training in relevant areas of psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis.
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Paid or unpaid work with people with mental health problems and/or other disabilities. Experience as an assistant/research psychologist. Knowledge of evidence based practice.Computer literate, including use of databases & data analysis, e.g. SPSS for Windows. Demonstrates graduate level knowledge and experience of research and research methodology. An understanding of psychology applied to healthcare.
Desirable
- Experience of paid work in direct care provision. Experience with client group relevant to post. Experience of psychometric test administration and interpretation. Experience of providing individual or group interventions.
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- High level of communication skills (written and oral), including an ability to communicate and work in highly emotive circumstances. Ability to communicate sensitive information to clients, carers and colleagues. An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health problems and other disabilities. Ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to a mental health / cognitive impairment / disability context. Computer literate, including use of databases & data analysis, e.g. SPSS for Windows. Demonstrates graduate level knowledge and experience of research and research methodology. An understanding of psychology applied to healthcare.
Desirable
- A high standard of report writing.
Role/Team specific requirements
Essential
- An ability to interact effectively with staff from all disciplines. An ability to interact appropriately with people with mental health problems and/or other disabilities. Ability to accept and use supervision appropriately and effectively.
Personal Characteristics
Essential
- Able to manage own stress in difficult conditions and to identify when additional personal support may be necessary.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Upper 2nd class honours degree, or higher, in psychology. Eligibility for graduate membership of British Psychological Society.
Desirable
- Further post graduate training in relevant areas of psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis.
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Paid or unpaid work with people with mental health problems and/or other disabilities. Experience as an assistant/research psychologist. Knowledge of evidence based practice.Computer literate, including use of databases & data analysis, e.g. SPSS for Windows. Demonstrates graduate level knowledge and experience of research and research methodology. An understanding of psychology applied to healthcare.
Desirable
- Experience of paid work in direct care provision. Experience with client group relevant to post. Experience of psychometric test administration and interpretation. Experience of providing individual or group interventions.
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- High level of communication skills (written and oral), including an ability to communicate and work in highly emotive circumstances. Ability to communicate sensitive information to clients, carers and colleagues. An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health problems and other disabilities. Ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to a mental health / cognitive impairment / disability context. Computer literate, including use of databases & data analysis, e.g. SPSS for Windows. Demonstrates graduate level knowledge and experience of research and research methodology. An understanding of psychology applied to healthcare.
Desirable
- A high standard of report writing.
Role/Team specific requirements
Essential
- An ability to interact effectively with staff from all disciplines. An ability to interact appropriately with people with mental health problems and/or other disabilities. Ability to accept and use supervision appropriately and effectively.
Personal Characteristics
Essential
- Able to manage own stress in difficult conditions and to identify when additional personal support may be necessary.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Northgate Park Hospital
Morpeth
NE613BP
