Band 4 Assistant Psychologist (OPD) - Wiltshire

Job overview

We are looking to recruit a full time Assistant Psychologist into the Psychologically Informed Pathway Service at AWP. PIPS, as a part of the national OPD pathway, is a large, community based, multidisciplinary team that has developed innovative approaches to working with high-risk offenders with Personality Disorders. These service users are seen by the National Probation Service in Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire and PIPS covers the caseload within these areas.

As a service we cover Probation Offices based in Bristol, Bath, North Somerset, Swindon, Chippenham, Salisbury, and Gloucester. In addition, we cover 3 Male and 1 Female Approved Premises in Bristol, and 1 Male Approved Premises in Gloucester.

We support a hybrid working model where we encourage staff to work from home 40% of the working week, and in an office space for 60% of their working week. Each staff member has an allocated geographical area with a central office in that area. They will be expected to visit this office at least twice a week. Though this post is based primarily in Wiltshire, there will be occasional travel to other areas for training, conferences, or external meetings.

Right to Work in the UK This position is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK at the time of application, as the organisation is unable to support sponsorship for this post.

Main duties of the job

To support the delivery of community OPD by delivering; case triage and identification, case reviews, case consultations, developing formulation, designing and delivering training, providing advice and consultation to other professionals, and contributing to the research within the team. The post will also involve direct work with service users who are now residing in the community and would involve providing psychological assessment and psychological interventions.

In addition, the post holder will be required to regularly assist in clinically related administration, conduct of audits, delivery orders, collection of statistics and development of audit and/or research projects.

The post holder would be expected to work independently according to a plan agreed with the professionally registered clinical and operational lead for the area/service and within the overall framework of the team’s policies and procedures.

For professionally unregistered staff all work is done under the supervision of professionally registered clinicians. Clinical supervision and line management are in play to support all clinical staff.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the Job Description, Personal Specification, and Key Local Information attached.

If you have any questions reading this post or the service, please do contact us via the contact details provided below.

We look forward to receiving your application.

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.