Job summary
In addition to the usual terms and conditions MPFT is offering an additional payment, equivalent to 20% of your starting salary, paid in two instalments, when you join our team.
We are looking for an experienced Applied Psychologist to work as part of our Health and Justice Services in Midlands Partnership University Foundation NHS Trust, in partnership with the Probation Service, to deliver OPD services for men and women with complex personality difficulties in the justice system.
You will be responsible for providing clinical leadership for the Leicestershire 'Options for Change' service. The Leicestershire 'Options for Change' service incorporates both a Core Offender Management (CORE-OM) service and a standard Intensive Intervention and Risk Management Service (IIRMS).
In the CORE-OM service, you will lead on case consultation and formulation, workforce development and joint casework to support to Probation Service staff.
In the IIRMS provision, you will lead a caring and compassionate team comprised of Probation and MPFT staff to work directly with a small number of men and women on Probation who have screened onto the OPD pathway, who are considered high-risk individuals when leaving prison, to support them to succeed in their transition to living in the community.
Main duties of the job
This role is one of several posts provided by the MPFT to work in partnership with Probation Services to provide OPD Pathway services across the Midlands. The post holder will be offered support, clinical supervision, and training opportunities within MPFT and by the national OPD Pathway team.
You will support Probation Service staff in the community to work with complex, high-risk people on probation with personality difficulties in a psychologically informed way, with the aim of building robust therapeutic relationships, increasing engagement, and reducing the risk of future harm to self and/or others.
You will need to liaise effectively with senior Probation staff who hold operational responsibility for this important area of Probation Service delivery.
You will provide case consultancy and formulation, training and offer joint working to Probation Service staff.
Working 37.5 hours a week, you will also be joining a highly motivated, established team that includes an Assistant Psychologist, Senior Support Worker and Probation staff who you will supervise, to work with a small number of people on Probation in the community.
About us
By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;
- Supporting your career development and progression
- Excellent NHS Pension scheme
- Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Options for flexible working
- Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
- Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
- If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
- Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
- Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
- Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
- Free car parking at all trust sites
- Free flu vaccinations every year
- Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)
And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We welcome applications from an enthusiastic experienced Applied Psychologist with a strong interest and skills in working with people with complex needs and team work.
We invite applications from Clinical or Forensic Practitioner Psychologists from diverse backgrounds to join the team, as part of our expanding Health and Justice Services. This post is ideal for someone interested in working as part of a team, looking at moving to the area or looking for a new opportunity.
Provision of systematic delivery of a service in partnership with Probation Service staff, supporting consultation, formulation and training for Probation service staff in relation to the needs of People on Probation who present with complex personality difficulties and high risk of harm to others.
To provide clinical leadership for the IIRMS team, working to support a small number of people on probation with complex personality difficulties, to transition from custody to the community.
To work closely with the OPD Strategic Lead in the delivery of the service to Probation staff.
To hear more about our OPD services, and what our wonderful staff have to say about their roles, please watch this YouTube video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGeFwfKMLBA
Please see Job description and Person Specification attached for further details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We welcome applications from an enthusiastic experienced Applied Psychologist with a strong interest and skills in working with people with complex needs and team work.
We invite applications from Clinical or Forensic Practitioner Psychologists from diverse backgrounds to join the team, as part of our expanding Health and Justice Services. This post is ideal for someone interested in working as part of a team, looking at moving to the area or looking for a new opportunity.
Provision of systematic delivery of a service in partnership with Probation Service staff, supporting consultation, formulation and training for Probation service staff in relation to the needs of People on Probation who present with complex personality difficulties and high risk of harm to others.
To provide clinical leadership for the IIRMS team, working to support a small number of people on probation with complex personality difficulties, to transition from custody to the community.
To work closely with the OPD Strategic Lead in the delivery of the service to Probation staff.
To hear more about our OPD services, and what our wonderful staff have to say about their roles, please watch this YouTube video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGeFwfKMLBA
Please see Job description and Person Specification attached for further details.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in applied psychology (or its equivalent), as accredited by the BPS, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology. And/Or Post graduate level training in Forensic or Counselling Psychology (MSc or Doctoral level) as accredited by the BPS.
- Post doctoral training in one or more additional areas of specialised areas of psychological practice.
- Currently registered with HCPC.
Experience
Essential
- Substantial experience of working as a qualified psychologist with people with severe and enduring mental health problems; including offering assessment and clinical interventions for a wide range of presenting problems including personality disorder. To include experience of working with people with severe and enduring mental health problems who have come into contact with the justice system and who have committed violent and sexual offences.
- Substantial experience of working within multi-disciplinary settings and multi-agency settings
- Experience of working with the criminal justice system with up to date knowledge of relevant legislation.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups across the whole life span, presenting with a full range of severity across in-patient and outpatient settings, community, primary care inpatient and residential settings including the ability to maintain a high degree of professionalism within highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical assault.
- Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for service users' psychological care and treatment.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in applied psychology (or its equivalent), as accredited by the BPS, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology. And/Or Post graduate level training in Forensic or Counselling Psychology (MSc or Doctoral level) as accredited by the BPS.
- Post doctoral training in one or more additional areas of specialised areas of psychological practice.
- Currently registered with HCPC.
Experience
Essential
- Substantial experience of working as a qualified psychologist with people with severe and enduring mental health problems; including offering assessment and clinical interventions for a wide range of presenting problems including personality disorder. To include experience of working with people with severe and enduring mental health problems who have come into contact with the justice system and who have committed violent and sexual offences.
- Substantial experience of working within multi-disciplinary settings and multi-agency settings
- Experience of working with the criminal justice system with up to date knowledge of relevant legislation.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups across the whole life span, presenting with a full range of severity across in-patient and outpatient settings, community, primary care inpatient and residential settings including the ability to maintain a high degree of professionalism within highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical assault.
- Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for service users' psychological care and treatment.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
