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Job Title: Practitioner Psychologist Location: Based in Croydon. Unfortunately this service does not have step free access. Salary: £60,000 (Full Time Equivalent) NHS Equivalent Band: 8A Shift Pattern: 22.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday working between 09:00 - 17:00, although some flexibility may be required at times with service needs. Working days can be agreed upon next stages of the interview process. About the Role We're looking for an experienced Registered Practitioner Psychologist with a background in clinical psychology to join our team in Croydon. The service offers a psychologically informed environment across four sites, providing low to high support forensic mental health services to our residents with forensic mental health needs, complex conditions, and dual diagnosis. In this role, you will drive the delivery of evidence based psychological assessments and interventions aimed at the rehabilitation and reintegration of our residents into the communities. This is a creative, evolving, and impactful role which works closely with our Group Psychological Lead and wider teams to provide support to staff and at times residents to support in providing a streamlined and psychologically informed service. Key Responsibilities include: <ul><li>Provide advice, guidance, and support to the team with supporting our residents to overcome personal challenges and create a supportive environment</li><li>Advise and streamline best practices, and enhance the overall skills and expertise of the team to deliver high quality care and support</li><li>Provide clinical supervision to the team</li><li>Provide highly specialised psychological assessments for our residents with mental health and complex needs</li><li>Exercise full clinical responsibility for residents psychological care as a care coordinator within a multidisciplinary team</li><li>Formulate and implement plans for various therapy routes and management of assessing mental health conditions based upon appropriate conceptual frameworks and evidence-based practices</li></ul>About You We're looking for someone who is a self-starter, able to proactively encourage, take leadership and ownership for creating a psychologically informed environment. You will be able to communicate highly complex and sensitive information effectively within the organisation and with external partners, collaborating with external stakeholders regularly in a multidisciplinary approach. You will be able to utilise your own expertise and support in empowering the wider team to enhance their skills to deliver a service which is supportive, safe, and in line with best practice for the organisation and external regulatory bodies. <ul><li>HCPC Registration is essential</li><li>Post-graduate doctoral level training as a Registered Practitioner Psychologist including models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics, and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology</li><li>Previous experience working as a qualified clinical and/or forensic psychologist, including working with people with complex backgrounds/needs and a good understanding of the sector we run our services in</li><li>Ability to teach, train, consult, and deliver clinical supervision</li><li>Understanding of criminology, psychology, and behavioural patterns, and how they link to different behaviours and engagement</li><li>Ability to understand and apply safeguarding protocols as they arise</li><li>Ability and willingness to show flexibility in working patterns, responding to the needs of the service and residents</li><li>Alignment with our values of Ambition, Empowerment, Inclusivity, and Transparency</li></ul> Please refer to the JDPS attached for more details on the vacancy and our requirements/key criteria. What we Offer<ul><li>25 days (Full time equivalent) annual leave, increasing with the length of service</li><li>Employer Pension Contribution</li><li>Eligibility to register with Blue Light Discount Card</li><li>Access to discounted tickets for music events, shows, sports and more</li><li>Reflective Practice regular sessions with a therapist provided by an external provider to support Mental Health and Wellbeing at work</li><li>Training and Development, including access to courses, upskilling, and progression plans</li><li>Employee Assistance Programme, including counselling</li><li>Life Assurance Scheme</li><li>Cycle-to-work scheme</li><li>Annual Staff Awards</li><li>EDI Ambassador programme</li></ul>About Social Interest Group (SIG) SIG is a not-for-profit organisation providing thousands of people with good-quality support and care in residential, drop-in centres, community float

Social Interest Group

Practitioner Psychologist

Practitioner Psychologist with Forensic Background Job Title: Forensic Psychologist Location: Elephant and Castle based within a residential setting, with regular travel to other services as required and our central office. Some work from home may be possible (to be discussed at interview). Please note that unfortunately, this service does not have step free access. Salary: £60,000 NHS Equivalent Band: 8B Shift Pattern: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday between 09:00 - 17:00 About the Role A stimulating and rewarding opportunity has arisen for a Practitioner Psychologist with a Forensic background. You will work alongside the Group Psychological Lead and other members of the team within our Independent Approved Premises (IAP) to deliver psychological services to residents and staff. In this role, you will apply your skills and knowledge in building new teams and expand our operational delivery within our IAP. You will play a strategic role in our organisational growth with new services, with a focus on shaping service delivery; offering specialist advice, supervising assistant psychologists and postgraduate research. Our IAP's support people who have left prison and are based within a residential setting to reintegrate into the community. They are given support and guidance to aid their reablement, resettlement and rehabilitation post prison. You will contribute towards them achieving goals necessary for their personal development and move on within the community. Key Responsibilities include:<ul><li>Providing high quality psychological services, contributing to the delivery of Approved Premises aims as specified by the Ministry of Justice.</li><li>Ensuring all services are delivered in accordance with HCPC standards of conduct, performance and ethics.</li><li>Demonstrating clinical leadership by setting direction for the psychological service and driving high standards for quality, safety and ongoing improvement.</li><li>Exercising clinical responsibility for residents' psychological care, showing skill and judgement in selecting appropriate assessments and interventions.</li><li>Consulting with other parties contributing to a resident's diagnosis, formulation, treatment and risk management in the community.</li><li>Create opportunities to collaborate with peers including AP-based psychologists nationally and OPD pathway psychologists delivering services to APs.</li><li>Model and facilitate a welcoming and inclusive environment where everyone feels valued and respected.</li></ul>About You We are seeking a dynamic and compassionate Registered Psychologist with a strong clinical and forensic background to join our team. The successful candidate will be HCPC-registered with doctoral-level training and experience working with complex client groups. We're looking for a proactive self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced, evolving environment. You'll be an excellent communicator, able to convey complex and sensitive information with clarity and empathy. A team player at heart, you'll build meaningful relationships, champion diversity and inclusion, and embody our values of compassion, empowerment, and innovation in everything you do. We're looking for:<ul><li>Doctoral level training accredited by the HCPC in forensic, clinical or counselling psychology</li><li>Experience working as a registered psychologist in the criminal justice system or forensic mental health setting</li><li>Experience of the psychological assessment and treatment of clients presenting with a range of enduring mental health conditions, complex psychological difficulties and risks to self and others</li><li>Experience working in a psychologically informed environment and providing informed consultation to others</li><li>Ability to teach, train, consult, and deliver clinical supervision</li><li>Understanding of criminology, psychology, and behavioural patterns, and how they link with different behaviours and engagement</li><li>Ability to understand and apply safeguarding protocols as they arise</li><li>Alignment with our values of Ambition, Empowerment, Inclusivity, and Transparency</li></ul> Please refer to the JDPS attached for more details on the vacancy and our requirements/key criteria. What we Offer<ul><li>25 days (Full time equivalent) annual leave, increasing with the length of service</li><li>Employer Pension Contribution</li><li>Eligibility to register with Blue Light Discount Card</li><li>Access to discounted tickets for music events, shows, sports and more</li><li>Reflective Practice regular sessions with a therapist provided by an external provider to support Mental Health and Wellbeing at work</li><li>Training and Development, including access</li></ul>

Forensic Psychologist

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