Assistant Psychologist

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Criminal Justice & Liaison & Diversion (CJLD) service. The role will be working across CJLD with a focus on the Mental Health Treatment Requirement (MHTR) pathway along with colleagues in the Probation and Courts Service.

CJLD is intended to improve the health and justice outcomes for adults who come into contact with the criminal justice systems where a range of complex needs are identified as factors in their offending behaviour. CJLD is developed to be integrated with the whole range of justice and health, social and voluntary support agencies and take awareness of a range of inter-related projects and programmes and developing initiatives.

MHTR is one of three treatment options available to the court when considering sentencing options. MHTR is designed to help people who experience mental health difficulties and is an opportunity for someone to engage with treatment while still receiving a sentence: a form of diversion within, rather than away from, the criminal justice system but outside custody. This treatment will be delivered by the MHTR pathway, under the direction of the Clinical Psychologist. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of and develop an inclusive, psychologically led service providing psychosocial interventions as part of court-ordered community sentences.

This vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received.

Main duties of the job

You will join a dedicated team that makes a difference to patients, carers and the teams you work with. You will contribute to the effective running of the MHTR pathway by being a motivated and supportive team member. You will deliver evidence-based assessment and intervention and will support the patient's recovery journey.

You will show a good balance of initiation and seeking support and direction. For MHTR, this will mean working with agreed case formulations and plans of care, ensuring models of psychological intervention delivered are evidence-based and relevant. Liaison and development and maintenance of robust relationships with partner agencies and involvement in overall CSTR process evaluation and develop.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For MHTR, this will mean working with agreed case formulations and plans of care, ensuring models of psychological intervention delivered are evidence-based and relevant. Liaison and development and maintenance of robust relationships with partner agencies and involvement in overall CSTR process evaluation and development is key; therefore, the ability to work collaboratively is essential.

As this part of the service is in development, there will be a great opportunity under the guidance and supervision of the clinical psychologist to be part of developing this pathway in directing and enabling new ways of working, which cut across traditional professional and cultural boundaries and developing relationships with key internal and external partners.

Due to the UKVI immigration changes we are no longer able to offer sponsorship for this role. Please provide details of the visa type and expiry date in your application. Failure to provide the required information will result in your application being rejected.

Please see  the job description and person specification for more detail.

When completing your application, please demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

We can also offer you many staff benefits to help support you which include:

• Early access to Psychological Therapies and Physiotherapy
• Competitive annual leave allowance
• Car leasing scheme
• NHS pension scheme
• Free eye tests
• Money saving options through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Discounts on major high street retailers and restaurants