Qualified Psychologist (Clinical or Forensic) or Psychotherapist

Job summary

Join Our Team as a Psychologist (Clinical or Forensic) or Psychotherapist!

Are you a passionate psychologist or psychotherapist looking to use your expertise to create lasting change for people with complex needs while helping to reduce reoffending and improve lives?

We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Band 7 Psychologist to join our specialist Intensive Intervention and Risk Management Service (IIRMS), working with adults on probation across North Yorkshire and Humberside who are screened into the Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) Pathway. This is a rewarding opportunity to apply your clinical skills in a psychologically informed, multidisciplinary environment, delivering specialist assessment, formulation and intervention to individuals presenting with complex risks and needs. As part of our therapeutic offer, you will also have the opportunity to deliver EMDR therapy, with training available if required.

Working within a multidisciplinary team, you'll manage a caseload, provide clinical supervision, contribute to service development, and work closely with probation and partner agencies to deliver psychologically informed support. If you're passionate about applying psychology to create meaningful change and improve outcomes for individuals and communities, we'd love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

Working within a multidisciplinary team, you'll manage a caseload, provide clinical supervision, contribute to service development, and work closely with probation and partner agencies to deliver psychologically informed support. If you're passionate about applying psychology to create meaningful change and improve outcomes for individuals and communities, we'd love to hear from you.

We're particularly interested in hearing from candidates who have:

• Registration with the HCPC and experience of working with adults with a range of difficulties and clinical presentations.
• Strong assessment, formulation and risk management skills, with the ability to communicate complex psychological concepts to a range of stakeholders.
• A good understanding of the principles of the Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) Pathway and Intensive Intervention and Risk Management Services (IIRMS).

Job description

• Manage a highly specialised caseload of adults on probation who are assessed as presenting with complex risk and needs.
• Assess and monitor risk and develop interventions to manage identified risk, and contribute to multi-disciplinary care planning around risk, in line with organisational and inter-agency policies and procedures.
• Evaluate treatment outcomes using validated psychometric measures and other assessment techniques.
• Communicate complex and specialist information effectively to clients and significant others/relevant workers within the Criminal Justice system and other partner organisations.
• Provide specialist psychological expertise, consultation and advice to colleagues and stakeholders on clients psychological care and risk management.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with professionals from other health and criminal justice services regarding a clients psychological care, including building links with Probation and other services working with clients in the pathway, sharing ideas and providing support to encourage psychologically informed and consistent support.
• Develop complex formulations for adults on probation assessed as posing a high or very high risk of serious harm based on a range of theoretical perspectives.
• Provide formal clinical supervision on psychological interventions to colleagues and trainee therapists as agreed with the Clinical Lead and as appropriate to the role.
• Work autonomously within professional guidelines, organisational policies and procedures and the overall framework of the Intensive Intervention and Risk Management Service, maintaining accountability for professional practice and decision making
• Contribute to and help develop robust mechanisms for audit, data collection and clinical governance.
• Support the development of psychological intervention skills and knowledge within the Service and wider organisation.
• Contribute to policy and service development as appropriate to the role and in line with the standards set by the OPD Commissioners.
• Maintain accurate, timely and compliant client records and other information systems.
• Delivery psychologically informed support that is meaningful, respectful, promotes self-determination and aligns with the individual formulation and Intervention plan.
• Promote and support a positive client-led service culture and philosophy.
• Support the design and delivery of training to partners involved in the OPD Pathway.
• Maintain accreditation with the relevant professional body, i.e. HCPC, and complete required training, including Compassion Focused Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy training and Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing.

About us

We understand that when people feel supported and valued, they can achieve great things and we want you to be part of that.

Here's what you'll enjoy as part of our team:

• Flexible working options to help you balance work and life in a way that suits you.
• Hybrid working enjoy the best of both worlds!
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing to 30 days with service because your time off matters.
• A wealth of learning and career development opportunities, with paid and tailored training to support your growth.
• Free, confidential Employee Assistance Programme 24/7, including access to counselling and GP services your wellbeing is a priority.
• Employer contributory pension scheme to help secure your future.
• Great maternity, paternity and adoption benefits to support you and your family.
• Exclusive care workers discounts to make life a little easier.
• Access to a range of Employee Networks including People of Colour, LGBT+, Mental Health and Accessibility we embrace and celebrate diversity.
• A variety of health and wellbeing initiatives to keep you feeling your best.
• Cycle to Work Scheme to help you stay active and reduce your carbon footprint.
• Access to a Corporate Health Plan to support your physical and mental health.

We embrace diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive, anti-racist environment where everyone can thrive by being their true self.