Clinical/Forensic Psychologist Band 7/8a

Job responsibilities

You will work with a specialist multidisciplinary team providing psychological assessment and treatment for a variety of presenting problems. You will work within a large team and be supported by senior staff experienced in providing a range of psychological approaches for this population. As part of the role, you will contribute to the development and evaluation of specialist treatment programmes, tailored to the complex mental health and offending behaviour needs of this population. You may be required to provide clinical supervision and support to junior psychology and other staff. You will be encouraged to conduct service-relevant evaluation / research and promote services as a centre of excellence.

Professional development is actively supported, and supervision is a priority.

MSc or Doctorate in Clinical or Forensic Psychology. Must be HCPC registered and able to demonstrate eligibility for chartered status as a Clinical or Forensic Psychologist.

Advanced knowledge, experience, and expertise in at least one specialist area of clinical/forensic practice gained through specialist training and supervised practice (e.g., psychotherapy, neuropsychology, risk assessment, clinical and forensic supervision).

Advanced knowledge, experience and expertise in forensic mental health services and systems gained through specialist training and supervised practice.

Minimum two years supervised practice developing expertise in forensic/clinical psychology practice and in mental health services.

Experience of working effectively in multidisciplinary teams.

Experience of facilitation of ward/MDT based supervision groups and/or reflective spaces

Broad knowledge of models of assessment, management, and treatment of mentally disordered offenders.

A record of clinical effectiveness

High level of ability to plan and organise clinical service provision to meet service demands.

Proven ability to work effectively within multi-disciplinary teams.

Can demonstrate competence in supervision of junior psychology and MDT staff and psychology trainees.

Presentation and teaching skills.

Groupwork Skills.

Research Skills.

IT literacy e.g., Experience of SPSS/databases/spreadsheets.

Knowledge of legal system/MHA.

Good communication skills.

Commitment and enthusiasm.

Reliability & personal integrity.

Qualifications

Essential

• MSc or Doctorate in Clinical or Forensic Psychology. Must be HCPC registered and able to demonstrate eligibility for registered status as a Clinical or Forensic Psychologist.

Desirable

• Chartered Clinical or Forensic status.
• Further relevant post-qualification training.

Work Experience

Essential

• Experience of working effectively in multidisciplinary teams.
• Minimum two years supervised practice developing expertise in forensic clinical psychology practice and in forensic mental health.
• Experience of facilitation of ward/MDT based supervision groups and/or reflective spaces

Desirable

• Experience of delivering specific group programmes
• Experience of training and supervision of staff, MDT colleagues, and other psychologists..
• Experience of clinical audit, service evaluation and research.
• Experience of providing and evaluating evidence based highly specialist psychological interventions to address complex problems and needs of mentally disordered offenders in a forensic service.

Further Training

Essential

• Advanced knowledge, experience and expertise in at least one specialist area of Clinical /Forensic practice gained through specialist training and supervised practice, e.g. psychotherapy, neuropsychology, risk assessment, and Clinical /Forensic supervision.
• Advanced knowledge, experience and expertise in forensic mental health services and systems gained through specialist training and supervised practice.

Desirable

• Evidence of training in areas relevant to Men's Mental Health forensic service e.g. trauma informed care, CBTp, CBTt, Schema Therapy, EMDR

Aptitudes / Skills

Essential

• Record of clinical effectiveness in a forensic service;
• High level of ability to plan and organise clinical service provision to meet service demands;
• Proven ability to work effectively within multi-disciplinary teams;
• Research Skills;
• IT literacy, e.g. experience of SPSS, databases, spreadsheets;
• Knowledge of legal system/MHA.
• Broad knowledge of models of assessment, management and treatment of mentally disordered offenders in forensic settings.
• Can demonstrate competence in supervision of junior psychology and/or MDT staff and/or psychology trainees
• Presentation and teaching skills
• Groupwork skills

Desirable

• Experience of dissemination of research/service evaluation e.g. Publications.

Dispositional Attributes

Essential

• Good communication skills;
• Commitment and enthusiasm;
• Reliability & personal integrity

Desirable

• A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).