Assistant Psychologist - Centre for Mental Health & Justice

Job summary

Cornwall and Plymouth Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) Pathway have an exciting and dynamic Assistant Psychologist role. The Pathway is a developing service which offers the successful candidate the opportunity to develop a range of psychological skills.

This is an exciting opportunity to work in Cornwall Foundation NHS Trust's Centre for Mental Health and Justice. This Assistant Psychologist post involves delivering and supporting services to the Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) Pathway, the Intensive Integrated Risk Management Service (IIRMS) and the Psychologically Informed Planned Environment (PIPE) Approved Premise. The post is held within the Centre for Mental Health and Justice which delivers four strands of clinical activity including the Homelessness Vulnerability Liaison Service, the Criminal Justice Liaison and Diversion Service, the Community Forensic Team along with us, the OPD Pathway.

This post will be based mainly within Plymouth and is a 50/50 split role between OPD/IIRMS and the PIPE Approved Premise. The combined role is working full time 37.5 hours per week. Job share will be considered.

The ability to travel independently between locations to fulfil the requirements of the post is essential as you may undertake work across Plymouth and Cornwall. Pool cars are available within the Cornwall area.

Main duties of the job

This exciting dynamic role includes:

• Contributing to the provision of a Psychology service within the Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) Pathway under the supervision of Forensic/Clinical Psychologist.
• Supporting Probation Service staff to develop their psychological understanding of People on Probation screened into the OPD pathway. To assist in screenings, consultations, and psychological formulations alongside qualified professional Forensic and Clinical Psychologists within the overall framework of the team's policies and processes.
• Delivering psychoeducational interventions both one-to-one and within group settings (such as the Minack Programme, an emotional awareness intervention).

• Contributing to workforce development activities.

• Contributing to the effectiveness of OPD Pathway delivery. To assist in clinically related administration, conduct of audits, collection of statistics, and development of audit and/or research projects, teaching and project work.

About us

We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people's physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.