Job summary
We are excited to announce a fantastic opportunity has arisen for an 8c Consultant Psychologist to be the Lead for Psychology in the Forensic Community Service (FCS) based at Guild Park.
FCS consists of a range of teams and services. Of those teams and services, psychology provide input into the Forensic Community Mental Health Team (FCMHT), the Forensic Outreach Service (FOS), the Forensic Autism Service (FAS), the Mental Health Treatment Requirement (MHTR) service, and the Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) pathway.
An experienced candidate is required to provide psychological leadership and clinical supervision into the FCS, and to work closely with their counterpart in the inpatient service at Guild Lodge to ensure continuity in the application of psychological input across the transition. The successful applicant will work alongside well-established teams with a high standard of psychological service.
For more information or an informal discussion please contact either:
Dr Tanya Petersen, Consultant Clinical Psychologist - Tanya.Petersen@lscft.nhs.uk
Dr Rebecca Brockhouse, Associate Network Director for Psychological Professions, Specialist Network- Rebecca.Brockhouse@lscft.nhs.uk
Main duties of the job
We are seeking a dynamic and enthusiastic person with a range and depth of experience of working in forensic services. Candidates would have expertise in risk assessment and formulation, management of personality disorder, interventions for psychosis, accreditation in at least one model of a relevant therapy, and a track record of delivering supervision and other aspects of clinical leadership to psychology and non-psychology staff.
The successful post holder would be expected to
o Work as a senior member of the service to assist in providing clinical leadership, supervision and strategic service development to the forensic community service.
- Work closely with other senior clinical and managerial staff within forensic community teams to provide a psychological perspective to service planning, service development and clinical service transformation.
- Hold a clinical case load within the FCS.
- Contribute to LSCFT wide discussions regarding forensic community services
- Provide supervision
- Provide consultation to colleagues and other services
- Provide governance/ oversight for interventions, referrals, waiting lists and clinical delivery.
- Provide psychological leadership which will be a core part of the job role.
This opportunity comes at an exciting time for the service where psychology is taking a lead role in transformation, hence candidates should also be able to demonstrate experience in service development.
About us
LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.
Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you'd like to discuss your application, please ask.
We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.
LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical or counselling or forensic psychology (or the equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS, specifically including models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology.
- HCPC registered as a practitioner psychologist.
- Eligibility for consultant psychologist appointment approval from external BPS assessor.
- Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS.
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post qualification experience including experience within the designated specialty/type of service
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups across the whole life course, in various settings including outpatient, community, primary care inpatient and residential care settings. Also including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and threats of physical abuse.
- Experience of exercising full clinical responsibilities for clients' psychological care and treatment, both as a professionally qualified care-coordinator and also within the context of a multi-disciplinary care plan
Knowledge
Essential
- Doctoral level knowledge of psychology, including highly developed knowledge of lifespan developmental psychology, models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology and two or more distinct psychological therapies
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration
- A high level ability to communicate effectively at both a written and oral level complex, highly technical and clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and a wide range of lay and professional persons within and outside the NHS.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical or counselling or forensic psychology (or the equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS, specifically including models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology.
- HCPC registered as a practitioner psychologist.
- Eligibility for consultant psychologist appointment approval from external BPS assessor.
- Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS.
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post qualification experience including experience within the designated specialty/type of service
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups across the whole life course, in various settings including outpatient, community, primary care inpatient and residential care settings. Also including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and threats of physical abuse.
- Experience of exercising full clinical responsibilities for clients' psychological care and treatment, both as a professionally qualified care-coordinator and also within the context of a multi-disciplinary care plan
Knowledge
Essential
- Doctoral level knowledge of psychology, including highly developed knowledge of lifespan developmental psychology, models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology and two or more distinct psychological therapies
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration
- A high level ability to communicate effectively at both a written and oral level complex, highly technical and clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and a wide range of lay and professional persons within and outside the NHS.
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
