Job summary
We will welcome applications from newly qualified Band 7 Psychologists in a Band 7 developmental post.
3K Welcome bonus (T&Cs apply)
We are looking for a Practitioner Psychologist to join our established community Offender Personality Disorder Pathway (OPD) team covering Norfolk and Suffolk, based at Hellesdon Hospital, Norwich. We will welcome applications fromBand 7 Psychologists, with the opportunity to progress to a Band 8a role on successful completion of their preceptorship.
This is a part time 0.6 WTE opportunity, with the potential to increase you hours to full time in the wider Secure Services team. We would like you to Wednesday but there is flexibility on the other days. Our MDT works flexibly during the week to provide support to our service users and probation colleagues across Norfolk and Suffolk. We encourage smart working so a mixture of home, office-based working and community appointments can be expected. There will be a requirement to travel across Norfolk and Suffolk with at least 1 day per week in Suffolk.
This is an interesting, varied and rewarding role and ideal for someone curious and keen to gain experience in this complex, specialist field.
Main duties of the job
You will be joining the team in providing support to Probation Practitioners in the region through offering them consultations and formulations, reflective practice sessions and training (known as our Core OPD service). You will also work within our Atlas service (known as our IIRMS OPD service) which delivers psychologically informed intervention to people on probation following release from prison or hospital who have personality difficulties.
We are a friendly and welcoming team who enjoy working together to support our service users. We recognise the need to support each other whilst also delivering the best service we can. In our team we have a Clinical Lead Psychologist, Senior Forensic Psychologist, Occupational Therapist, Trainee Forensic Psychologist, Senior Probation Officer, Probation Officer, a Probation Service Officer and an Administrator.
Experience working with people in secure settings or the Criminal Justice System will be helpful but is not essential. You will be given supervision, support and training to settle into the role and develop your skills. A positive attitude towards people with personality difficulties is essential.
About us
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.
Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.
We find working with our client group extremely rewarding but we also recognise that it can be challenging at times. We believe that is important to support the wellbeing of our staff through regular clinical supervision and by promoting a healthy work-life balance. We believe that staff, who feel valued and supported by their employers are able to provide better outcomes for our service users.
Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached.
This is a versatile role. The successful candidate will be required to help deliver our Core and Atlas OPD service. Main duties will involve (but not exclusive to):
Offering psychological case advice and guidance in the form of consultations with probation practitioners and other professionals who work with people on probation.
Authoring psychological formulations to help professionals work effectively with people with personality difficulties.
Design, delivery and evaluation of training packages.
Delivery of reflective practice to professionals.
Working closely with team members to oversee delivery of intervention under the IIRMS model.
Delivering intervention to service users in line with skills and expertise.
**This post attracts a recruitment premium of £3,000 (pro-rata for part time roles). This is a one off payment with half paid on appointment and half paid after the completion of a satisfactory probation period (6 months). The premium is taxable. Please note that should you leave employment, or choose to move to an alternative post within the Trust that does not attract this recruitment premium, you will be required to reimburse all or some it, as follows: 100% of the value of the premium in the first 12 months; 50% of the value of the premium in the period 12 months to 2 years following appointment. Please note this recruitment premium is for external applicants only. Not applicable to newly qualified applicants **
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached.
This is a versatile role. The successful candidate will be required to help deliver our Core and Atlas OPD service. Main duties will involve (but not exclusive to):
Offering psychological case advice and guidance in the form of consultations with probation practitioners and other professionals who work with people on probation.
Authoring psychological formulations to help professionals work effectively with people with personality difficulties.
Design, delivery and evaluation of training packages.
Delivery of reflective practice to professionals.
Working closely with team members to oversee delivery of intervention under the IIRMS model.
Delivering intervention to service users in line with skills and expertise.
**This post attracts a recruitment premium of £3,000 (pro-rata for part time roles). This is a one off payment with half paid on appointment and half paid after the completion of a satisfactory probation period (6 months). The premium is taxable. Please note that should you leave employment, or choose to move to an alternative post within the Trust that does not attract this recruitment premium, you will be required to reimburse all or some it, as follows: 100% of the value of the premium in the first 12 months; 50% of the value of the premium in the period 12 months to 2 years following appointment. Please note this recruitment premium is for external applicants only. Not applicable to newly qualified applicants **
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered as a practitioner psychologist with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC)
Desirable
- Evidence of CPD in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with a wide variety and severity of client groups & clinical problems, in various settings, including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems.
- Experience of working with a range of complex and challenging behaviours and exercising full clinical responsibility for psychological treatment.
Desirable
- Experience of representing psychology within MDT setting (clinical and organisational contexts).
Skills
Essential
- Skills in consultation to professional and non-professional groups
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel independently
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered as a practitioner psychologist with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC)
Desirable
- Evidence of CPD in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with a wide variety and severity of client groups & clinical problems, in various settings, including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems.
- Experience of working with a range of complex and challenging behaviours and exercising full clinical responsibility for psychological treatment.
Desirable
- Experience of representing psychology within MDT setting (clinical and organisational contexts).
Skills
Essential
- Skills in consultation to professional and non-professional groups
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel independently
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.
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).
Additional information
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).
