Senior Registered Psychologist - Psychology Services - HMP High Down (Ref: 13951)

Job summary

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Job description

This post is to support the roll out and ongoing delivery of the Building Choices Programme in HMP High Down.

The HMPPS London Area is responsible for the delivery of services across 6 Public Prisons and 18 Probation Delivery Units including 14 approved Premises. Work undertaken by London Psychology Services (LPS) is extremely varied with the custody estate comprising of Reception, Training and Resettlement establishments. HMPPS London community provision spans 32 local Authorities, 34 NHS Trusts, 1 Criminal Court Cluster, and the Major’s Office for Policing and Crime. Each of these elements contributes to the rich environment in which HMPPS London Area and LPS operates.

Much of the work of LPS currently supports services within the 6 Public Sector Prisons (Brixton, Highdown, Isis, Pentonville, Wandsworth, Wormwood Scrubs), with work including Risk Assessment, Interventions, Consultancy, Research, and Training. LPS also provide a significant safety offer in which we work in close partnership with our Health and Custodial colleagues to deliver Enhanced Support Services at individual sites. Other notable populations include those convicted of Sexual and Violent Offending, those serving Indeterminate Sentences, and Young Adults.

LPS community Services are less established and present an opportunity for further innovation as we continue to develop the LPS offer through partnership working with the Regional Probation Director and their teams.

The LPS team is relatively small but growing team, offering a close network of support and cross over working, whilst also benefiting from being part of the much larger network that is HMPPS Psychology Services Group (PSG). Continued Professional Development is a core focus for LPS and open learning and development opportunities are actively promoted and encouraged. The geography of the London Area allows for an excellent variety of opportunity and an ability to deliver across a range of sites and delivery units. London also offers excellent transport links and is easily accessed from the National network.

Person specification

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Licences

• Possess a professional background in Psychology
• Experience in providing clinical supervision
• Completed relevant training in effective models of treatment and best practise
• They are likely to also be a Chartered Psychologist and Full member of the appropriate division of the BPS if the post requires it.
• The post holder should have two years post registration experience at the point of taking up post.

Memberships

• Possess a professional background in Psychology
• Experience in providing clinical supervision
• Completed relevant training in effective models of treatment and best practise
• They are likely to also be a Chartered Psychologist and Full member of the appropriate division of the BPS if the post requires it.
• The post holder should have two years post registration experience at the point of taking up post.

Languages

Written and Spoken English

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together
• Making Effective Decisions
• Developing Self and Others

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £58,471, HM Prison & Probation Service contributes £16,939 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

• Access to learning and development
• A working environment that supports a range of flexible working options to enhance your work life balance
• A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
• Annual Leave
• Public Holidays
• Season Ticket Advance

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Selection process details

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Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : SSCL Recruitment Enquiries Team
• Email : moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk
• Telephone : 0345 241 5358

Recruitment team

• Email : moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk

Further information

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