Job summary
Due to an expansion of the Multi-Agency Stalking Partnership, we are looking for an enthusiastic, creative, and ambitious Highly Specialist Psychologist to be part of this unique and highly innovative service, working with stalking perpetrators and those who manage them, across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
This role is a rare chance to be part of this award-winning specialist service, providing unique opportunities to develop your skills and your career in the cutting-edge specialism of the psychology of stalking. Working alongside experts in the field, the post also provides a unique chance to develop your clinical skills in working with perpetrators who present with a variety of personality issues and mental health needs.
This is an exciting new post providing an opportunity to promote a psychologically informed understanding of stalking in the police and probation services, and will rely on strong relationship, clinical, leadership and creative skills.
The service is based in Ravenswood House, Fareham, but the work is delivered in a range of NHS and non-NHS premises (e.g. Probation offices) across Hampshire. There will be the opportunity for home working via virtual means as part of the working week. Personal wellbeing is valued within the team and flexible working arrangements will be considered.
Main duties of the job
The role of a Highly Specialist Psychologist in the Multi Agency Stalking Partnership (MASP) is to be part of a specialist team who provide expert consultation, formulation, and intervention services in relation to service users within the criminal justice system who have been charged with, or convicted of, a stalking offence.
This innovative service is at the forefront of psychological work with stalking perpetrators and as such, subject specific prior expertise is not required. A commitment to developing knowledge and skills regarding working with stalking perpetrators, through training, reading and other forms of continual professional development, is expected. The role will require adaptation of known psychological principles and techniques to assist in the continued development of a range of interventions and approaches to manage offenders in this field.
The aim is to ensure that intervention and management of people who have offended is psychologically informed through training, consultation, and direct input.
The expected outcomes of the service are to reduce repeat offending, improve psychological wellbeing, increase access to services, and to develop a workforce across the criminal justice system with the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and confidence in working with this population.
The service will be based in Ravenswood House Medium Secure Unit, but the work will be delivered in a range of NHS and non-NHS premises (for example Probation offices) across Hampshire.
About us
Are you committed to providing remarkable care and service?
Are you passionate about helping people and want to make a difference every day?
We want to meet you!
Southern Health is one of the largest Foundation Trusts in the UK, specialising in mental health, adult and child community health and learning disabilities. We are committed to promoting the welfare and safeguarding of children, young people and adults at risk of abuse and neglect through our 6,500 strong workforce.
Southern Health has over 300 sites across the county and we serve 1.5 million people throughout all stages of their lives. Our aim is to work alongside the people we support (and our health and care partners) to deliver the best possible care and constantly improve.
Here at SHFT we have so much to be proud of:
- Working as a team and supporting each other, we put patients and our staff at the heart of everything we do.
- We have a skilled and diverse workforce and are committed to our staff development, offering bespoke training packages, leadership pathways and career opportunities.
- We offer a variety of benefits such as an amazing pension scheme, generous annual leave, Childcare Choices scheme, many discounts (Blue Light card, The Company Shop, NHS Staff Discounts, cycle to work scheme) and much more.
Come to work with us, together we will provide outstanding treatment and care to improve lives.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a qualified psychologist, assumes accountability for own professional actions, exercises discretion in determining how objectives are to be achieved and works independently on a day-to-day basis within the overall framework of the relevant Trust principles, policies and procedures, the BPS and HCPC codes of practice and terms and conditions of employment.
To provide case identification of individuals who are likely to meet the service criteria and specialist advice, case consultation, formulation, and joint casework to support services working with those who exhibit stalking behaviours.
To provide highly specialist psychological assessments of service users referred to the team based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex psychological data from a variety of sources including psychological and neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with service users and reports from other professionals and external agencies involved in the service users care/risk management.
To formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of service users who exhibit stalking behaviours, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework and psychological formulation of the service users' problems, and employing methods of proven efficacy, across the full range of care and/or criminal justice settings.
Supports sentence planning, taking account of complex psychosocial and criminogenic need relating to stalking behaviour and disseminates/shares this including their own formulation/assessment of the service user with relevant professionals in appropriate forums i.e., MAPPA meetings.
Promotes psychologically informed effective engagement, compliance, and appropriate monitoring of the offender.
Provides teaching/training sessions/programmes in understanding stalking and psychological principles and practice across the criminal justice system, partner agencies and other associated agencies i.e., prison, MAPPA, CMHT's.
Supervises qualified and unqualified psychologists, and other non-psychologist team members as delegated by line manager.
Undertakes governance, audit, and clinical administrative activities, collecting, collating, and analysing data, writing and presenting reports, undertakes project development and implementation as appropriate. Uses IT equipment and software as required including statistical, database, spreadsheet and presentational.
Participates in clinical supervision, reflective practise, line management and personal appraisal and continuing professional development activities as agreed with line manager, including training required in accordance with the policies and procedures of the Trust.
In completing duties, draws upon advanced level specialist knowledge commensurate with a doctoral degree in clinical or forensic psychology, has registration as a chartered clinical or forensic psychologist with the BPS and registration as a practitioner psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and further post qualification specialist training, clinical supervision, and experience.
In completing duties, plans, organises, and prioritises own time, activities, and workload.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a qualified psychologist, assumes accountability for own professional actions, exercises discretion in determining how objectives are to be achieved and works independently on a day-to-day basis within the overall framework of the relevant Trust principles, policies and procedures, the BPS and HCPC codes of practice and terms and conditions of employment.
To provide case identification of individuals who are likely to meet the service criteria and specialist advice, case consultation, formulation, and joint casework to support services working with those who exhibit stalking behaviours.
To provide highly specialist psychological assessments of service users referred to the team based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex psychological data from a variety of sources including psychological and neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with service users and reports from other professionals and external agencies involved in the service users care/risk management.
To formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of service users who exhibit stalking behaviours, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework and psychological formulation of the service users' problems, and employing methods of proven efficacy, across the full range of care and/or criminal justice settings.
Supports sentence planning, taking account of complex psychosocial and criminogenic need relating to stalking behaviour and disseminates/shares this including their own formulation/assessment of the service user with relevant professionals in appropriate forums i.e., MAPPA meetings.
Promotes psychologically informed effective engagement, compliance, and appropriate monitoring of the offender.
Provides teaching/training sessions/programmes in understanding stalking and psychological principles and practice across the criminal justice system, partner agencies and other associated agencies i.e., prison, MAPPA, CMHT's.
Supervises qualified and unqualified psychologists, and other non-psychologist team members as delegated by line manager.
Undertakes governance, audit, and clinical administrative activities, collecting, collating, and analysing data, writing and presenting reports, undertakes project development and implementation as appropriate. Uses IT equipment and software as required including statistical, database, spreadsheet and presentational.
Participates in clinical supervision, reflective practise, line management and personal appraisal and continuing professional development activities as agreed with line manager, including training required in accordance with the policies and procedures of the Trust.
In completing duties, draws upon advanced level specialist knowledge commensurate with a doctoral degree in clinical or forensic psychology, has registration as a chartered clinical or forensic psychologist with the BPS and registration as a practitioner psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and further post qualification specialist training, clinical supervision, and experience.
In completing duties, plans, organises, and prioritises own time, activities, and workload.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with the HCPC as a clinical or forensic psychologist, and eligible for chartered status with the BPS as a Clinical or Forensic Psychologist.
- Doctoral level training in clinical/Forensic psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics, and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS.
Desirable
- Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and or other fields of applied psychology
- Post qualification training in forensic issues
Experience
Essential
- Experience as qualified psychologist post training.
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of settings including outpatient, community, and inpatient settings.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including ability to maintain a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse, and the threat of physical abuse.
- Experience of working directly with staff to provide supervision, reflection, and formulation of client difficulties.
- Experience of teaching and training.
Desirable
- Experience of working in forensic services, inpatient and/or secure services, or with challenging behaviour
- Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts
- Experience of working in Probation and/or Prison.
- Experience of working with personality disorder
- Experience of working with individuals with Autistic Spectrum Disorder/ Learning Disability
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with the HCPC as a clinical or forensic psychologist, and eligible for chartered status with the BPS as a Clinical or Forensic Psychologist.
- Doctoral level training in clinical/Forensic psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics, and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS.
Desirable
- Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and or other fields of applied psychology
- Post qualification training in forensic issues
Experience
Essential
- Experience as qualified psychologist post training.
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of settings including outpatient, community, and inpatient settings.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including ability to maintain a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse, and the threat of physical abuse.
- Experience of working directly with staff to provide supervision, reflection, and formulation of client difficulties.
- Experience of teaching and training.
Desirable
- Experience of working in forensic services, inpatient and/or secure services, or with challenging behaviour
- Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts
- Experience of working in Probation and/or Prison.
- Experience of working with personality disorder
- Experience of working with individuals with Autistic Spectrum Disorder/ Learning Disability
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
