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Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Assistant Clinical Psychologist - Liaison and Diversion

The closing date is 12 June 2025

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Job summary

3 x 1.0 WTE (37.5 hours per week)

A fantastic and new opportunity has arisen within the established Liaison and Diversion Team, to provide The Community Sentence Treatment Requirements (CSTR) programme within Derbyshire.

CSTR aims to reduce reoffending and short term custodial sentences by addressing the health and social care issues of the offender.

The role will support and enhance the professional psychological care of clients with Community Sentence Treatment requirements (CSTR).

You will work as a member of the Community Liaison and Diversion Team providing psychological assessment and psychological interventions under the supervision of a qualified psychologist, working independently according to a plan agreed by a qualified clinical psychologist.

We look forward to receiving your applications!

Please note that should we receive a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the advert earlier than advertised.

Main duties of the job

To deliver the therapeutic structured programme as required by the mental health treatment requirement of the CSTR.

To assist in the clinically related administration, audits, collection of statistics, development of audit and/or research projects, teaching and project work.

About us

Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of 'making a positive difference in people's lives'.

CQC rated us as 'GOOD' overall, commenting on how our colleagues "treated patients with compassion and kindness" and "felt positive and proud about working for the trust."

Benefits include:

  • Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
  • 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' service
  • Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
  • Generous NHS pension scheme
  • Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
  • Health service discounts and online benefits
  • Incremental pay progression
  • Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
  • Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
  • Health and wellbeing opportunities
  • Structured learning and development opportunities

Details

Date posted

05 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year pa, pro-rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

383-SPE-5803-25

Job locations

St Andrew's House

London Road

Derby

DE1 2TZ


Job description

Job responsibilities

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Job description

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Good Honours degree (2.1 or above) in Psychology
  • Eligibility for Graduate membership of BPS

Desirable

  • Post graduate studies in relevant applied psychology

Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience as an Assistant Psychologist

Desirable

  • Experience of working in Forensic settings
  • Experience of delivering training
  • Experience of delivering group or individual psychological work
  • Experience of completing risk assessments
  • Experience of using standard psychometric tests

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • High level communication skills including an ability to communicate and work in settings in which the atmosphere may be highly emotive
  • Good interpersonal skills to facilitate communication with colleagues and other service providers
  • Ability to communicate sensitive information to clients, carer and colleagues in a way that addresses psychological resistance
  • Theoretical knowledge of relevant assessment and treatment models at a graduate level and ability to apply existing knowledge to working in a range of clinical settings
  • Good written communication skills, with the ability to tailor these to varying contexts

Desirable

  • Ability to process text, set up and use databases and spreadsheets
  • Knowledge and awareness of issues relevant to those individuals who have neurodiverse needs
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Good Honours degree (2.1 or above) in Psychology
  • Eligibility for Graduate membership of BPS

Desirable

  • Post graduate studies in relevant applied psychology

Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience as an Assistant Psychologist

Desirable

  • Experience of working in Forensic settings
  • Experience of delivering training
  • Experience of delivering group or individual psychological work
  • Experience of completing risk assessments
  • Experience of using standard psychometric tests

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • High level communication skills including an ability to communicate and work in settings in which the atmosphere may be highly emotive
  • Good interpersonal skills to facilitate communication with colleagues and other service providers
  • Ability to communicate sensitive information to clients, carer and colleagues in a way that addresses psychological resistance
  • Theoretical knowledge of relevant assessment and treatment models at a graduate level and ability to apply existing knowledge to working in a range of clinical settings
  • Good written communication skills, with the ability to tailor these to varying contexts

Desirable

  • Ability to process text, set up and use databases and spreadsheets
  • Knowledge and awareness of issues relevant to those individuals who have neurodiverse needs

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Andrew's House

London Road

Derby

DE1 2TZ


Employer's website

http://www.derbyshirehealthcareft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Andrew's House

London Road

Derby

DE1 2TZ


Employer's website

http://www.derbyshirehealthcareft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Principal Clinical Psychologist - Clinical Lead

Dr Harry Ager

harry.ager1@nhs.net

07827257176

Details

Date posted

05 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year pa, pro-rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

383-SPE-5803-25

Job locations

St Andrew's House

London Road

Derby

DE1 2TZ


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