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Chartered Psychologist (Forensic)

Please Note: The application deadline for this job has now passed.

Job Introduction

Sodexo Justice Services has been operating in the United Kingdom since 1993. We operate five prisons in the UK and have a reputation for operating excellent, ethical, innovative and rehabilitative services. Our vision is to become a strategic partner of our clients by designing, managing and delivering quality of life services which make a meaningful difference to offenders by changing lives for the better.

HMP Northumberland is the newest addition to the SJS estate.  Our aim is to introduce the technology and initiatives that have been so successful in our other prisons whilst providing real work opportunities for prisoners which match those available in the community

 

A newly created full time role, you will be working with prisoners and staff and applying your competence in the area of psychology to reduce the risk of harm and of re-offending by undertaking a range of work including risk  assessment of prisoners, conducting research, providing consultancy and delivering training for staff and assessment and interventions for prisoners.

This is non-operational and non rotational prisoner facing job

You will also provide designated support and supervision to Trainee Psychologists

Role Responsibility

  • Offer authoritative professional advice on targets and objectives for relevant offenders and advise on the best location for those offenders (both within the establishment or relocation to another category establishment)
  • Offer professional opinion to teams conducting prisoner reports e.g. lifer reports, parole reports
  • Develop strategy and plans of activity for some areas of operation e.g. manages the organisation of Sex Offender Treatment Programme (SOTP) assessments or manages assessment and interviews indeterminate sentence prisoners
  • Provide consultancy support to colleagues such as the establishments SMT or other teams in relation to psychology services and outcomes.
  • Conduct relevant research including data gathering and analysis
  • Responsible for managing and providing supervision to trainee forensic psychology staff
  • Provide training, mentoring and support to trainee psychologists and other staff (e.g. interventions staff).
  • Provide professional (designated) supervision of trainee’s
  • e.g. professional Supervision to ensure that a trainee is able to develop through the key steps towards chartered and registered status.
  • Ensure 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 prisoners
  • Lead on risk assessment and resulting risk management of prisoners
  • Participate in risk assessment of prisoners to determine their risk of harm to self, others and the risk of reoffending. May undertake Assessment, Care in
  • Custody and Teamwork (ACCT) and self-harm assessments.
  • Can be required to deliver and/or oversee the quality of programmes (treatment management). These will be of the more complex type requiring such qualified input
  • Provide consultancy role on specialist area e.g. Sex Offender Treatment Programme (SOTP) strategy or Indeterminate Sentenced Prisoners (ISP) Strategy
  • Act as a negotiation adviser where suitable and competence has been approved
  • 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.
  • Maintain own Continued Professional Development (CPD) an registration with the Health Professions Council (HPC)

The Ideal Candidate

  • Essential Skills/ Qualifications/ Accreditation/ Registration
  • The job holder will be a Registered Practitioner Psychologist with the Health Professions Council and eligible to use a protected title such as Forensic. They will also be a Chartered Psychologist and Full member of the appropriate division of the British Psychological Society (BPS) if the post requires it.

Competencies

  • Leadership
  • Continuous improvement
  • Impact and influence
  • Analysis and decision making
  • Results orientated

*All candidates are subject to security and identity checks prior to taking up post

.All external candidates are subject to 6 months probationary period.

 

Package Description

£34,772 plus benefits including parking, bonus, flexible elected additional benefits

About the Company

Sodexo UK & Ireland employs around 36,000 people and delivers On-site Service Solutions to clients at over 2,300 locations including offices, hospitals, schools, defence sites, prisons, sporting events and visitor attractions.  Sodexo is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. All roles will require applicants to undergo screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Criminal Records Bureau (UK) and/ or Disclosure Scotland (Scotland)

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