Senior Registered Psychologist – Psychology Services – London – Enable – Fixed Term (Ref: 13877)

Job summary

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Job description

The London Region has been identified as the pilot Region for the HMPPS Enable Programme. Enable is a HMPPS workforce transformation programme based on relational practice, designed to support HMPPS ambition to improve operational delivery in prisons. The Enable programme objectives include building staff capability through initial training and development offers, and transformational culture change through leadership support and a Reflective Skills Framework (RSF) for custody staff. Given the Enable programme is psychologically informed, London Psychology Services are a core part of this exciting initiative, providing input to the design, implementation and evaluation of the London Enable Pilot.

Working alongside Enable and operational colleagues, a Principal Psychologist will lead a team of Senior Psychologists (one per each London prison). The Senior Registered Psychologists appointed to each London site will work as part of London Psychology Services. Their primary focus will be on successful mobilisation and embedding of Enable activity, with opportunity to engage in developmental activity as part of the wider team.

They will have an instrumental role in supporting local understanding of the Enable programme and its intended aims and outcomes. They will work to ensure that activity across the site is interconnected and key stakeholders, including Senior Leadership Teams, are appropriately engaged and work collaboratively to achieve the programme’s outcomes and maximise opportunity for the site. They will work to create the conditions in which the Reflective Skills Framework (RSF) will have the greatest chance of success, and support implementation and delivery.

The Senior Registered Psychologist will work towards their standard job description with the expectation that certain responsibilities, activities, and duties will be a core focus of their work. It is expected that the Senior Registered Psychologists will hold line management and clinical supervision responsibilities outside of Enable. The LPS team is a supportive, collaborative, and expanding group of professionals who value teamwork, continuous learning, and wellbeing. LPS is committed to fostering an inclusive and psychologically safe environment where diversity is celebrated, and every team member can thrive. We offer a variety of challenging and rewarding work opportunities, along with robust career development pathways. Continued Professional Development is a core focus for LPS, with open learning opportunities actively promoted and encouraged.

Successful candidates will be on a fixed term contract for up to two years for the duration of the London Enable Pilot.

For further information or questions, please contact Ariane.hanman@justice.gov.uk

Further detail about Core roles and responsibilities:

This exciting new role is in development and as such it is anticipated that roles and responsibilities will be refined over time in response to the needs of the programme and the establishment. However, it is anticipated that the B8 Enable Psychologist will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties:

• To support with establishment readiness, culture and relationships through effective consultation and evaluation
• Provide reflective spaces for leaders
• Work closely with the B9 Enable Psychologist to develop psychological input into the establishment and region
• To support the delivery of the RSF through developing RSF facilitator competence, confidence, wellbeing and wider relational practice. Likely including but not limited to; providing reflective practice for RSF facilitators, support with Enable related training delivery,
• Continued Professional Development linked to the role of a senior psychologist and Enable Programme related up-skilling
• Attendance at Enable CPD sessions
• To support with the evaluation of RSF and wider Enable programme at establishment level
• Upon request of Lead Enable psychologists and wider Enable programme. This could include supporting prototyping and the evaluation of the impact of interventions through follow up surveys, observations and case studies
• To provide psychological consultancy to support the ongoing development of Enable products and the implementation process
• To access wider responsibilities and opportunities as part of London Psychology Services.

For further information or questions, please contact Ariane.hanman@justice.gov.uk

Person specification

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Licences

• HCPC registered Forensic Psychologist
• 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.

Qualifications

• HCPC registered Forensic Psychologist
• 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

• HCPC registered Forensic Psychologist
• 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

Spoken and written English

Behaviours

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

• Making Effective Decisions
• Leadership
• Communicating and Influencing
• Developing Self and Others
• Managing a Quality Service

Technical skills

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

• HCPC registered psychologist for two years at the time of taking up post

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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• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
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• 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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