Job summary
Your role will involve making a positive difference to the lives of people in prison in the Isle of Wight. You will provide psychological therapy for common and more severe mental health difficulties, as well as providing some consultation and formulation to colleagues appropriate to the banding of the role.
You will work with the team manager, Senior Cluster Manager and Consultant Clinical Psychologist to ensure that all members of multidisciplinary teams have access to psychologically informed ways of thinking about service users. There will be opportunities to develop and deliver training, as well as to gain experience in delivering psychological therapy within a prison environment.
Additional tasks may include providing reflective practice spaces for teams, delivery and supervision of group work and involvement in research, evaluation and audit activity.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for HCPC registered practitioner (forensic, counselling or clinical) psychologists or appropriately accredited (BABCP or core professional registration with e.g. NMC) psychological therapists who are passionate about social justice and reducing health inequalities. Given the challenges of working in a prison environment, in considering the banding of the role, we are looking for people who have experience of working in a prison or other forensic setting, although this does not need to be as a registered practitioner. You will have experience of delivering assessments and evidence-based interventions.
You will enjoy working independently and have the skills to develop excellent working relationships with service users, colleagues and commissioners. You will support the shared aims of Inclusion and HMPPS to work towards creating more trauma informed environments and services within prisons.
About us
Inclusion, created in 2002 is part of the Specialist Services Care Group of Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT). We provide caring and effective services across England, including, West Yorkshire, West Midlands, East Midlands, West Mercia, Thames Valley, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Thurrock, Essex.We support individuals, families and communities who are affected by addiction, crime, mental health or need treatment for their sexual health. We believe that the individuals and families who use our services should receive high quality, committed and inclusive care, realising all the benefits a modern NHS organisation can provide.We work with patients and our staff teams to achieve the best outcomes we can. We invest heavily in training and development, and the wellbeing of our people, both staff and service users is central to who we are. Here at MPFT, we are proud of the comprehensive wellbeing and lifestyle support offer available, in addition to in-house training and coaching support.Our services are robustly governed, evidence-based, inclusive, and designed and provided in conjunction with service users. We are committed to providing the best service we can, and if you share our values, we want you on our team!
Job description
Job responsibilities
At MPFT we pride ourselves on staff wellbeing and development and can we offer you:
- Our SOOTHE resources - supporting staff across the trust with their physical, mental and financial health. In addition to the support offered from our occupational health provider Team Prevent.
- Counselling support and lifestyle information with advice on a variety of personal matters
- The opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
- Opportunities for flexible working (depending on the role)
- Career development opportunities and coaching plus access to in house training programs
- Innovative research training program entitled STARS (Supporting the advancement of Research Skills)
- Child Care Vouchers Scheme
NHS discounts available via the Blue Card and Red Guava schemes
For this post we will offer
- MPFT will offer an additional 20%welcome to MPFT bonus', 10% on joining us and 10% after a period of 12 months service.
- An equivalent allowance can be offered which will enable the individual to pay for yearly professional registration fees up to £120.00 per year
- A contribution for relocation fees is also available upon application.
- Salary on appointment.
- Individual learning fund.
- Lease car scheme.
- Generous NHS pension scheme.
- If you are considering applying for this role and don't live on the Isle of Wight then please note that NHS staff are eligible for discounted fares on ferries to the island from Portsmouth and Southampton.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- For psychologists - post-graduate doctoral level training in applied psychology (or its equivalent prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS, including models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology
- HCPC registration as a practitioner psychologist OR accreditation with an appropriate body for psychological therapists
Desirable
- Membership of the British Psychological Society or Association of Clinical Psychologists (as appropriate to professional training)
- Formal training/qualification in supervision of others (e.g. BPS Supervision Skills course)
- Accreditation with the BABCP as a Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapist
Experience
Essential
- Prior experience of working in prison or other forensic/custodial settings
Skills
Desirable
- Specialist training in an evidence based trauma focussed therapy e.g. EMDR
- Additional training in other psychological therapies e.g. DBT, CFT, ACT
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Inclusion
Address
HMP Isle of Wight
Parkhurst Road
Newport
PO30 5RS