Job summary
We are looking for a clinical, forensic or counselling psychologist, with an interest in working in a forensic setting with adults with autism and/or learning disabilities, to join our team in Secure Services. We welcome applications from psychologists who are fully qualified or about to qualify (eligible for HCPC practitioner psychologist status).
This post will be split between working on Cary Ward, an 8 bed medium secure ward for men with autism and/or a learning disability (2.5 days at band 7) and the Forensic Intellectual, Neuropsychiatric & Developmental Disorders (FIND) Team (2.5 days 8a preceptorship).
Main duties of the job
The FIND team also specialises in working with autistic people and people with learning disabilities and has a range of roles, including providing consultation to other services, completing access assessments where someone may require admission to secure services, and providing a specialist outreach and liaison service to support people who are being discharged from secure services.
About us
Secure Services consists of Fromeside, an 81 bed medium secure unit and Wickham, a 30 bed low secure unit, both based on the Blackberry Hill Hospital site in north Bristol. We have a large friendly psychology team with expertise in working with people with a wide range of presenting difficulties including; violence, sex offending, fire setting, learning disabilities, autism and psychosis.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post will involve providing direct clinical work, consultation, teaching and staff support and working collaboratively with other members of the MDT including psychiatry, nursing, arts psychotherapists, occupational therapists and speech and language therapists. We are a friendly multi-disciplinary team and are committed to providing the best possible care to autistic people and people with learning disabilities who have a forensic need. There will be the opportunity to develop skills in completing in depth specialist assessments, developing complex formulations and designing and delivering creative, individualized therapeutic interventions; as well as engaging in complex systemic work. There will also be the opportunity to engage in service development projects. The successful post-holder will need be adaptable, creative, to have excellent communication and team working skills, and to have some experience in working in a forensic setting and/or some experience of working with autistic people and people with learning disabilities.There will be regular supervision and support for the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post will involve providing direct clinical work, consultation, teaching and staff support and working collaboratively with other members of the MDT including psychiatry, nursing, arts psychotherapists, occupational therapists and speech and language therapists. We are a friendly multi-disciplinary team and are committed to providing the best possible care to autistic people and people with learning disabilities who have a forensic need. There will be the opportunity to develop skills in completing in depth specialist assessments, developing complex formulations and designing and delivering creative, individualized therapeutic interventions; as well as engaging in complex systemic work. There will also be the opportunity to engage in service development projects. The successful post-holder will need be adaptable, creative, to have excellent communication and team working skills, and to have some experience in working in a forensic setting and/or some experience of working with autistic people and people with learning disabilities.There will be regular supervision and support for the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- fully qualified or about to qualify (eligible for HCPC practitioner psychologist status).
Desirable
- Above with Forensic experience
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- fully qualified or about to qualify (eligible for HCPC practitioner psychologist status).
Desirable
- Above with Forensic experience
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).
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