Senior Psychologist

About The Role

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

• MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Psychologist to join our team at HMP Leeds a category B male prison located in Leeds. HMP Leeds is a busy remand prison, so we have a high turnover of inmates, which makes for a fast paced, challenging, but exciting environment!

We are looking for someone with experience in forensic services including those supporting severe mental illness or high risk behaviours. We are also willing to consider a split role covering either the in reach team or the complex unit for the right candidate.

Hours

Monday - Friday: 08:00 - 16:00, or 09:00 - 17:00.

This is a full time role working 37.5 hours a week but we would consider part time hours.

Salary

You’ll receive an annual salary of £58,025 - £63,300 per annum - depending on experience.

How will we support you?

Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course Competency framework Regional and national career development opportunities Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs

Candidates are required to have a Legal right to work in the UK due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks.

What you'll be doing

As a Senior Psychologist, your responsibilities will vary. You will:

Provide highly specialist psychological assessment of patients based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data Contribute to proposals and implementation of policy and service development changes in relation to psychology and psychological therapies; Provide training and supervision for members of the service (healthcare and prison) in the delivery of psychologically, trauma informed care and treatment; Be responsible for planning, delivery and clinical supervision of a specialist psychology training placement for trainees on the postgraduate doctoral courses in clinical/counselling and/ or forensic psychology; Attend regional and national Psychological Therapies meetings, service development and other relevant meetings Be aware of, adhere to, and where appropriate, contribute to the formulation and review of Practice Plus Group policies and procedures;

It doesn’t stop there… we also offer:

Discounts on shopping and leisure activities Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it

What we'll look for in you

Practice Plus Group’s purpose is to Unlock your best work life and we stand by our core values:

we treat patients and each other as we would like to be treated we act with integrity we embrace diversity we strive to do things better together

We are looking for caring, compassionate but also driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for a fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.

Requirements

Qualified clinical, counselling or forensic psychologist and registered with the HCPC as a practitioner psychologist; Postgraduate qualification/training in at least one specific mode of psychological therapy relevant to people with severe and long standing mental health difficulties eg: CBT, Systemic /family therapy, Mindfulness based therapies, CAT, DBT, Mentalisation, Schema Therapy Experience of providing evidence based psychological interventions to adults with a range of mental health problems; Experience of working with mental health forensic populations; Working knowledge of clinical governance, including relevant approaches and tools;

Secure environments are one of the most challenging, yet rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work. If you’re looking for a role where you can develop your existing healthcare skills and learn something new every day in an environment that never stands still, then this could be the right opportunity for you.