Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Senior Assistant Psychologist
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Job Opportunity for Senior Assistant Psychologist
This is an exciting opportunity for a Senior Assistant Psychologist to join the South London Men's Mental Health Requirement (MHTR) service for six months. MHTR services aim to provide an alternative to short custodial sentences, by providing individuals on community sentences access to mental health treatment which addresses the underlying cause of their offending. These are primary care services which deliver direct, short-term psychological interventions to service users.
Please note: as well as DBS checks, successful applicants will also be expected to undertake HMPPS security vetting.
Important Sponsorship Information for this post: We are currently unable to offer a certificate of sponsorship for this post.
Role Overview
The successful candidate will contribute to the delivery of a psychology-led service that provides court-ordered psychological interventions to men in the community as an alternative to short custodial sentences. The role includes assessing service users to determine suitability for the service, independently holding a caseload and providing interventions to service users across South London (under supervision). The postholder will also provide outreach to staff in courts and probation offices in South London, to ensure they are up to date with MHTRs and are aware of the service. The postholder will be expected to liaise with professionals from a number of agencies including mental health services, probation, and the courts. The postholder will be able to access training appropriate to the role and there will also be opportunity to get involved in research and audit activity.
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Please Note That Travel Across South London Will Be Required As Part Of The Role. The Team Base Is Located In London Bridge At The Following Address:
7 Holyrood Street, SE1 2EL
If You Require Further Information, Please Contact:
Dr Iona Monastesse: iona.monastesse3@nhs.net
About Oxleas
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people living in South East London and Kent and to people in prison. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,000 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, children’s centres, schools and people’s homes.
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We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.
Our Purpose
To improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
- We’re Kind
- We’re Fair
- We Listen
- We Care
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Iona Monastesse
Job title: Clinical Psychologist
Email address: iona.monastesse3@nhs.net
Telephone number: 07546501061
If You Require Further Information, Please Contact:
Dr Iona Monastesse: iona.monastesse3@nhs.net
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