Job summary
- Main area
- Health in Justice
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 18.75 hours per week (per annum pro rata)
- Job ref
- 301-IT-24-6182727-C
- Employer
- Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust - Inclusion Services
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- HMP Isle of Wight
- Town
- Newport
- Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Psychological Therapist/Practitioner Psychologist - Health in Justice
NHS AfC: Band 7
Job overview
Your role will involve making a positive difference to the lives of people in prison in the Isle of Wight. You will provide psychological therapy for common and more severe mental health difficulties, as well as providing some consultation and formulation to colleagues appropriate to the banding of the role.
You will work with the team manager, Senior Cluster Manager and Consultant Clinical Psychologist to ensure that all members of multidisciplinary teams have access to psychologically informed ways of thinking about service users. There will be opportunities to develop and deliver training, as well as to gain experience in delivering psychological therapy within a prison environment.
Additional tasks may include providing reflective practice spaces for teams, delivery and supervision of group work and involvement in research, evaluation and audit activity.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for HCPC registered practitioner (forensic, counselling or clinical) psychologists or appropriately accredited (BABCP or core professional registration with e.g. NMC) psychological therapists who are passionate about social justice and reducing health inequalities. Given the challenges of working in a prison environment, in considering the banding of the role, we are looking for people who have experience of working in a prison or other forensic setting, although this does not need to be as a registered practitioner. You will have experience of delivering assessments and evidence-based interventions.
You will enjoy working independently and have the skills to develop excellent working relationships with service users, colleagues and commissioners. You will support the shared aims of Inclusion and HMPPS to work towards creating more trauma informed environments and services within prisons.
Working for our organisation
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
At MPFT we pride ourselves on staff wellbeing and development and can we offer you:
- Our SOOTHE resources - supporting staff across the trust with their physical, mental and financial health. In addition to the support offered from our occupational health provider Team Prevent.
- Counselling support and lifestyle information with advice on a variety of personal matters
- The opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
- Opportunities for flexible working (depending on the role)
- Career development opportunities and coaching plus access to in house training programs
- Innovative research training program entitled STARS (Supporting the advancement of Research Skills)
- Child Care Vouchers Scheme
NHS discounts available via the Blue Card and Red Guava schemes
For this post we will offer
- MPFT will offer an additional 20% welcome to MPFT bonus', 10% on joining us and 10% after a period of 12 months service.
- An equivalent allowance can be offered which will enable the individual to pay for yearly professional registration fees up to £120.00 per year
- A contribution for relocation fees is also available upon application.
- Salary on appointment.
- Individual learning fund.
- Lease car scheme.
- Generous NHS pension scheme.
- If you are considering applying for this role and don't live on the Isle of Wight then please note that NHS staff are eligible for discounted fares on ferries to the island from Portsmouth and Southampton.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- For psychologists - post-graduate doctoral level training in applied psychology (or its equivalent prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS, including models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology
- HCPC registration as a practitioner psychologist OR accreditation with an appropriate body for psychological therapists
Desirable criteria
- Membership of the British Psychological Society or Association of Clinical Psychologists (as appropriate to professional training)
- Formal training/qualification in supervision of others (e.g. BPS Supervision Skills course)
- Accreditation with the BABCP as a Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapist
Experience
Essential criteria
- Prior experience of working in prison or other forensic/custodial settings
Skills
Desirable criteria
- Specialist training in an evidence based trauma focussed therapy e.g. EMDR
- Additional training in other psychological therapies e.g. DBT, CFT, ACT
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Sarah Stacey
- Job title
- Consultant Clinical Psychologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07970 653239
- Additional information
- If you would like to know more and find out whether joining our dedicated team is for you then please get in touch with Sarah or Maureen as we would love to hear from you.**** We do not accept CVs. Applications will only be considered if made via the website.********This vacancy may close early if a sufficient number of applications are received.****
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