HM Prison and Probation Service
Senior Registered Psychologist – Psychology Services – Counter Terrorism Team - National - DoS (Ref: 20101)
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Job Summary
This is a Nationally based role
Job Description
Psychology Services Group are recruiting a Senior Psychologist to join the Psychology Counter Terrorism Team to contribute to the provision of psychological services. The Psychology Counter Terrorism (CT) Team work closely with the Joint Extremism Unit (JEXU) and with the CT-ARC (Counter Terrorism Assessment and Rehabilitation Centre).
JEXU has oversight of operational delivery against the Prevent and Pursue strands of CONTEST. Delivery is underpinned by a specialist CT case management process, which is delivered by multi-disciplinary teams and provides end-to-end management of this group. This is the mechanism through which an offender’s risk and rehabilitative pathways are assessed and monitored in relation to the concerns of engagement with an extremist group, cause and or ideology. The HMPPS teams work proactively at a local, regional and national level, across custody and community, with operational partners, including Police and security services, to case manage individuals, share information and intelligence and assist with active investigations. The regional teams include operational and probation colleagues.
The CT-ARC team consists of psychologists, specialist probation staff and quality assurance specialists who are responsible for the assessment and intervention products for the terrorist and terrorist risk cohort.
The Psychology CT Team are recruiting a Senior Psychologist. There are several key elements to this role:
- Develop relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders to promote the role of Psychology Services Group within this field. In order to achieve this, there is a requirement to attend key meetings across sites and within London. It is anticipated the travel will vary but would generally be two days per week.
- Provide clinical guidance and support to the management of individuals in this cohort – this can include clinical support/advice to the multi-disciplinary team involved in the case, advice/support for the psychological strand of the Desistance and Disengagement Programme (DDP; that focuses on rehabilitating individuals who have been involved in terrorism or terrorism-related activity and reducing the risk they pose), and direct assessment/ intervention with the individual.
- Implement quality assurance processes for psychological work conducted with this cohort. This will include conducting QA for ERGs completed at significant sentence points (e.g. pre-release or within the community).
- Provide support to wider Psychology Services Group colleagues around the assessment of this group, including advice on sources of information.
- Provide support to National Security Division (NSD) colleagues, who are involved in release planning and ongoing management of TACT and other high risk/high harm cases.
- Hold a clinical case load for either assessment and or intervention.
- As a Senior psychologist, there is also an expectation that the post holder will undertake other core components of a Band 8 role including line management duties and/or supervision of trainee psychologists.
The nature of this role and given the information the post will require access to, the candidates will be required to hold a minimum of SC security clearance.
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It is a national post so can be based anywhere however there will be an expectation for some travel to meet the business needs
Person specification
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Licences
This post requires the post holder to act as a co-ordinating (clinical) supervisor for trainees undertaking recognised training routes. To be eligible, the post holder should have two years post registration experience at the point of taking up post. However, applications will be welcomed from psychologists who have a minimum of 18 months post registration experience; although they will not be able to formally take up the post until they have been registered for two years.
- Possess a professional background in Psychology
- Experience in providing clinical supervision
- Completed relevant training in effective models of treatment and best practise
- They are likely to also be a Chartered Psychologist and Full member of the appropriate division of the BPS if the post requires it.
- The post holder should have two years post registration experience at the point of taking up post although applications are encouraged from those with 18 months or more at the time of application.
Memberships
This post requires the post holder to act as a co-ordinating (clinical) supervisor for trainees undertaking recognised training routes. To be eligible, the post holder should have two years post registration experience at the point of taking up post. However, applications will be welcomed from psychologists who have a minimum of 18 months post registration experience; although they will not be able to formally take up the post until they have been registered for two years.
- Possess a professional background in Psychology
- Experience in providing clinical supervision
- Completed relevant training in effective models of treatment and best practise
- They are likely to also be a Chartered Psychologist and Full member of the appropriate division of the BPS if the post requires it.
- The post holder should have two years post registration experience at the point of taking up post although applications are encouraged from those with 18 months or more at the time of application.
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Written and Spoken English
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Making Effective Decisions
- Leadership
- Communicating and Influencing
- Working Together
- Delivering at Pace
- Managing a Quality Service
Benefits
Alongside your salary of £57,398, HM Prison & Probation Service contributes £16,628 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).
- Access to learning and development
- A working environment that supports a range of flexible working options to enhance your work life balance
- A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
- Annual Leave
- Public Holidays
- Season Ticket Advance
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This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
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Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality requirements
This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups
- UK nationals
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
- individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
- Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
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