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<h4>Job summary</h4>Please refer to Job Description<h4>Job description</h4><p>An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 8 Senior Psychologist post across HMPPS Psychology Services for the Youth Custody Service. Successful applicants will work closely with all partners within YCS to promote the safety and safeguarding of children in our care and provide a safe working environment for all. This includes the ongoing implementation or various projects to promote a safer environment by meeting the needs of all children in our care. Successful applicants would preferably be based in one of the YCS sites but be willing and able to travel across England and Wales to enable effective partner engagement. Experience of working with children in custody is desirable although not essential and full training and support will be provided. All interested parties are therefore encouraged to apply or contact <a href="mailto:ycs.psychology@justice" target="_blank">ycs.psychology@justice.gov.uk</a> for an informal discussion. </p><p>This is a permanent position either on level transfer or promotion. Applicants must be two years post qualification prior to taking up post.</p><p><strong>Summary</strong></p><p>The job holders covered by this job description are usually categorised as specialists in their field or those whose role requires significant additional experience, training and personal development. </p><p>The job holder will largely excel in the area of risk assessment or be a specialist in a specific area such as working with those convicted of sexual offending. At this level the jobholder may have responsibility for the key specialist tasks involved in the delivery of a programme or related individual case management which would also entail overseeing the quality of delivery and supervision. They will also provide direction and support for other supervisors. </p><p>The job holder will be working with complex individuals and staff and applying their experience and competence in the area of psychology to reduce the risk of harm and re-offending by undertaking complex risk assessments, conducting research, providing consultancy and delivering training for staff and interventions (individual and group). </p><p>This is a non-operational job with line management responsibilities. This role is non-rotational.</p><p><strong>Responsibilities, Activities and Duties</strong></p><p>The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties:</p><ul><li>Conducts full case reviews on difficult cases and offers authoritative advice on next steps relating to sentence plan</li><li>Specialises in delivery of psychology services in settings such as therapeutic community wings or PIPEs</li><li>Lead and supervise and facilitate group sessions</li><li>Offers professional opinion to multi-functional teams conducting offender reports e.g. risk reports, parole reports on high risk or vulnerable offenders</li><li>Develops and/or strategies such as sexual offending or indeterminate sentence assessment and intervention strategy</li><li>Delivers and supervises (treatment management) the delivery of more complex programmes e.g. healthy sex programme</li><li>Provides consultancy support to colleagues such as Senior Management Team (SMT) in relation to psychology services and outcomes</li><li>Conducts relevant research including data gathering and analysis</li><li>Act as a “professional witness” in parole board hearings, multi-agency meetings, and other formal settings where psychology input is required. May also act as expert witness in respect of court proceedings for Ministry of Justice</li><li>Responsible for managing and providing professional supervision to trainee forensic psychology staff</li><li>Provides supervision, training, mentoring and support to trainee psychologists and where relevant other staff such as interventions staff</li><li>Assist in national specialist tasks such as training on courses related to their specialist discipline</li><li>Provides professional supervision to support a trainee in developing through the key steps towards chartered and registered status. This may be as a coordinating or designated supervisor</li><li>Ensures staff are developed in accordance with key competencies and gateways and ensuring consistency across the team in the application of policies and procedures affecting staff and offenders</li><li>Leads on risk assessment and resulting risk management of complex, vulnerable or high-risk offenders. Will be competent to undertake the full range of risk assessments including the more complex risk assessments. Gives feedback of the assessment to the individual and other stakeholders</li><li>Contributes to other offender management processes (usually with more complex cases in work such as Assessment, Care in Custody and Teamwork (ACCT) assessments and self-harm or personality disorder assessments)</li><li>Provides consultancy role to wider team on their specialist activity. Visit a range of sites/forums to advise on complex cases</li><li>Act as a negotiation adviser where suitable and competence has been demonstrated</li><li>Manage own Continued Professional Development (CPD) requirements and maintains professional standards</li><li>Ensure they maintain their professional Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration</li><li>Provide a psychological contribution to the work of areas of the wider service provision (such as a therapeutic community or regime activity)</li><li>Provide psychological reports when requested for those convicted of a life sentence and to submit within the appropriate time framework</li><li>Responsible for relevant accreditation audit baselines as detailed in the audit document</li><li>Line management of trainee psychologists</li></ul><p>The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is not intended to be exhaustive. The job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary. Significant adjustments may require re-examination under the Job Evaluation Scheme and shall be discussed in the first instance with the job holder. </p><p>An ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium of English or (where specified in Wales) Welsh.</p><p><strong>Behaviours</strong></p><ul><li>Making Effective Decisions</li><li>Leadership</li><li>Communicating and Influencing</li><li>Working Together</li><li>Developing Self and Others</li><li>Managing a Quality Service</li><li>Delivering at Pace</li></ul><p><strong>Experience</strong></p><ul><li>Possess a professional background in Psychology</li><li>Experience in providing clinical supervision</li><li>Completed relevant training in effective models of treatment and best practise</li><li>They are likely to also be a Chartered Psychologist and Full member of the appropriate division of the BPS if the post requires it</li></ul><p><strong>Technical requirements</strong></p><ul><li>The job holder will be a Registered Practitioner Psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council and eligible to use a protected title.</li></ul><p><strong>Hours of Work (Unsocial Hours) Allowances</strong></p><p>37 hour working week.</p><h4>Person specification</h4>Please refer to Job Description<h4>Licences</h4>• HCPC registered Forensic Psychologist<br>• Possess a professional background in Psychology<br>o Experience in providing clinical supervision<br>o Completed relevant training in effective models of treatment and best practise<br>o They are likely to also be a Chartered Psychologist and Full member of the appropriate division of the BPS if the post requires it<br>• The post holder should have two years post registration experience at the point of taking up post.<h4>Memberships</h4>• HCPC registered Forensic Psychologist<br>• Possess a professional background in Psychology<br>o Experience in providing clinical supervision<br>o Completed relevant training in effective models of treatment and best practise<br>o They are likely to also be a Chartered Psychologist and Full member of the appropriate division of the BPS if the post requires it<br>• The post holder should have two years post registration experience at the point of taking up post.<h4>Languages</h4>Spoken and written English<h4>Behaviours</h4><p>We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:</p><ul><li>Leadership</li><li>Communicating and Influencing</li><li>Developing Self and Others</li><li>Managing a Quality Service</li><li>Delivering at Pace</li></ul><h4>Benefits</h4>Alongside your salary of £55,457, HM Prison &amp; Probation Service contributes £16,065 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. <a href="https://www.civilservicepensionscheme.org.uk/memberhub/joining-the-pension-scheme/benefits-of-the-pension-scheme/" target="_blank"> Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.</a><ul><li>Access to learning and development</li><li>A working environment that supports a range of flexible working options to enhance your work life balance</li><li>A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity</li><li>A <a href="https://www.civilservicepensionscheme.org.uk/memberhub/joining-the-pension-scheme/benefits-of-the-pension-scheme/" target="_blank">Civil Service pension</a> with an employer contribution of 28.97%</li><li>Annual Leave</li><li>Public Holidays</li><li>Season Ticket Advance</li></ul><p>For more information about the recruitment process, benefits and allowances and answers to general queries, please click the below link which will direct you to our Candidate Information Page. <br><br>Link: <a href="https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ" target="_blank">https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ</a></p><h4>Things you need to know</h4><h4>Artificial intelligence</h4>Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our <a href="https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/artificial-intelligence-and-recruitment/" target="_blank">candidate guidance (opens in a new window)</a> for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.<h4>Selection process details</h4>This vacancy is using <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/success-profiles" target="_blank">Success Profiles (opens in a new window)</a>, and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.<a href="https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ" target="_blank">https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ</a><br><br>Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.<h4>Security</h4>Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.People working with government assets must complete <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-baseline-personnel-security-standard" target="_blank">baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window)</a> checks.<h4>Nationality requirements</h4><p>This job is broadly open to the following groups:</p><ul><li>UK nationals</li><li>nationals of the Republic of Ireland</li><li>nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK</li><li>nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families" target="_blank">European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)</a></li><li>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)</li><li>individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020</li><li>Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service</li></ul><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rules" target="_blank">Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)</a><h4>Working for the Civil Service</h4>The <a href="http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/code/" target="_blank">Civil Service Code (opens in a new window)</a> sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.<br><br>We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's <a href="https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/recruitment/recruitment-principles/" target="_blank">recruitment principles (opens in a new window)</a>.The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.<h4>Diversity and Inclusion</h4>The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-people-plan-2024-2027/civil-service-people-plan-2024-2027-html" target="_blank">Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window)</a> and the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-diversity-and-inclusion-strategy-2022-to-2025" target="_blank">Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window)</a>.<h4>Apply and further information</h4>This vacancy is part of the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans" target="_blank">Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window)</a> initiative.Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.<h4>Contact point for applicants</h4><h4>Job contact : </h4><ul><li>Name : SSCL Recruitment Enquiries Team</li><li>Email : <a href="mailto:moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk" target="_blank">moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk</a></li><li>Telephone : 0345 241 5358</li></ul><h4>Recruitment team</h4><ul><li>Email : <a href="mailto:moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk" target="_blank">moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk</a></li></ul><h4>Further information</h4>Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. If you feel a department has breached the requirement of the Recruitment Principles and would like to raise this, please contact SSCL (<a href="mailto:Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com" target="_blank">Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com</a>) in the first instance. If the role has been advertised externally (outside of the Civil Service) and you are not satisfied with the response, you may bring your complaint to the Commission. For further information on bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission please visit their web pages: <a href="http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/civil-service-recruitment/complaints" target="_blank">http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/civil-service-recruitm…</a><br><br><a href="https://jobs.justice.gov.uk/careers/JobDetail/13627?entityId=13627" target="_blank">https://jobs.justice.gov.uk/careers/JobDetail/13627?entityId=13627</a>

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