Assistant Psychologist Community Sentence Treatment Requirement

Job overview

Are you ready for a new and exciting challenge?

We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Assistant Psychologist to join the Community Sentence Treatment Requirements Service (CSTR) within Gloucestershire. It sits alongside our Liaison & Diversion Service to provide the best possible outcome for those individuals who are undergoing proceedings within the Criminal Justice System. This Service is funded by NHS England, Gloucestershire CCG and the Office of the Police Crime Commissioner Gloucestershire as part of the long term reducing reoffending strategy.

CSTRs are a sentencing option for the courts and will offer therapies to address the health vulnerabilities of our client group which will include primary mental health problems as well as working in conjunction with our local drug and alcohol misuse services.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a dynamic, passionate and creative team providing high quality evidence based psychological interventions to clients.

Main duties of the job

• Promote the psychological health and well-being of service users made subject to CSTR’s by the criminal courts.
• Under the supervision of a Clinical Psychologist or Psychological Therapist, deliver low level psychological intervention to individuals, or groups of service users who may present with a range of mental health issues including depression, anxiety, trauma, personality disorders, and neurodiversity. Clients may also have a dual diagnosis.
• Carry out audit, service evaluation or research as indicated.
• Prepare test materials, visual aids and undertake specific administrative duties as required.
• Assist in teaching, and project work.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To undertake psychological assessments of clients applying psychological tests, including self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, and others involved in the client’s care, under the supervision of a qualified psychologist

To assist in developing client formulations, treatment planning and the delivering of evidence based psychological interventions.

To assist in the co-ordination and running of therapeutic groups.

To attend and contribute to appropriate multi-disciplinary meetings

To assist in the design and implementation of service development projects within the service as required.

To attend meetings in which service developments are planned and discussed.

Undertake data collection, analysis, the production of reports and summaries, using IT and statistical programmes.

Undertake searches of evidence-based literature and research to inform best practice within the service.

To collate and report audit data in order to meet the audit requirements of the service.

To assist with the analysis, development, evaluation and monitoring of the team’s operational policies and services, through service evaluation and audit.

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Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.