Senior Assistant Psychologist (Forensics)

Job overview

Do you want to be part of a team where psychology makes a real difference?

Come join our Psychological Therapies Department within the Forensic Service which spans Inpatient Hospital, HMPPS, and the Community. We pride ourselves on being a diverse department from various training backgrounds and disciplines. Whilst we place the Trust values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do, as a Psychological Therapies Department, we also commit to the following:

• To be compassionate and respectful toward ourselves and to others.
• To promote an inclusive and anti-racist culture.
• To act with integrity, such that our words align with our actions.

If this sounds like it fits with your way of working, we would love to hear from you!

We are hiring 2x Full-Time Senior Assistant Psychologists who will each work in a split role based on the Littlemore Mental Health Centre site:

• 1x in a male medium secure service and in a male low secure service.
• 1x in a mixed pre-discharge service and in a female low secure service.

Please note this is a patient-facing role and you are expected to be on site throughout the working week.

If successful, you will be invited for interview which will comprise a written task, followed by a panel interview including an expert-by-experience.

Main duties of the job

• Assisting Clinical/Counselling/Forensic Psychologists in psychological input, including developing psychological formulations, interventions, and evaluations.
• Carrying out structured risk assessments and neuropsychological assessments, as well as involvement in projects and research.
• Undertake protocol-based psychological assessments of clients, including neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the client's care.
• Assist in the formulation and delivery of care plans involving the psychological treatment and/or management of a client's problems, including risk of violence and protective factors, under the supervision of a qualified professional psychologist, in inpatient/residential settings.
• Assist in the coordination and running of therapeutic groups.
• To attend and contribute to appropriate multi-disciplinary meetings.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We hope that the job description has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the supporting statement element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.

The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.

We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values.

The ability to travel independently between sites within the Trust is essential for this role.

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.