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Senior Clinical/Counselling Psychologist HMP Bedford

Employer
Northamptonshire Healt
Location
HMP Bedford, Bedford
Salary
Competitive salary
Closing date
30 Jan 2021

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The post holder will be the designated Clinical/Counselling Psychologist (0.8 F/T) for the Mental Health Team within Healthcare Services at HMP Bedford. The post holder will be expected to offer clinical leadership and clinical supervision to an assistant psychologist and other healthcare staff within the prison. We are looking for a psychologist who possesses good qualified specialist knowledge of complex mental health problems within primary and secondary care whilst having an awareness of risk to self and others. The post holder will work autonomously within professional guidelines (HCPC, BPS) and the overall framework of the Trusts policies and procedures. You will also be expected to support the senior management team in the clinical leadership of healthcare around anything that pertains to mental health including audit, policy or service development and research. Lastly, the post holder is expected to liaise with other stakeholders within the prison around the provision of mental both generally and in relation to individual cases through regular meetings.

On a day to day basis provide specialist psychological assessments of clients referred to the team based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological and neuropsychological tests, risk assessments, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with offenders, prison staff and others involved in the client's care. There will be a specific focus on complex presentations and trauma and you will hold a caseload of clients to provide psychological therapy for complex mental health problems which may include management of self-harm and challenging behaviours.

It is expected that the post holder co-ordinates a stepped care model of psychological therapy for common and complex mental health problems within HMP Bedford and you will receive regular clinical professional supervision from a Principle Clinical/Counselling Psychologist.

For further details / informal visits contact:

NameRicky RasmussenJob titlePrincipal Psychologist Secured ServicesEmail [email protected] number01234 821561

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NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to several prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire etc.

It is our vision to be a leading provider of outstanding, compassionate care. Our most recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection recognised this with an 'Outstanding' rating overall, as well as an 'Outstanding' rating for the Caring domain. Applicants will need to demonstrate a commitment to delivering outstanding compassionate care and also commit to the Trust mission statement: Making a difference for you, with you. Our vision, mission and values are all part of the roadmap for all we do

Don't just take our word for it: In 2018, 72.2% of our staff recommended NHFT as a place to work, the highest score for trusts of our type. We were also honoured to win the Health Service Journal's coveted Trust of the Year award the same year.

PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL CORRESPONDENCE FOLLOWING YOUR APPLICATION WILL BE MADE VIA EMAIL AND THE TRAC RECRUITMENT SYSTEM . If you do not hear from us by four weeks after the closing date then you may assume that on this occasion unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful.

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.

Tier 2 Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Tier 2 sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. However, non-EEA candidates may not be appointed to a post if a suitably qualified, experienced and skilled EU/EEA candidate is available to take up the post as the employing body is unlikely, in these circumstances, to satisfy the current Resident Labour Market Test which will be in place until the end of December 2020. UK Visas and Immigration requires employers to complete this test to show that no suitably qualified EEA or EU worker can fill the post. For further information please visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, Tier 2 skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.

Guidance can be found here Criminal Records Checks For Overseas Applicants

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see applying from overseas .

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