Trainee Forensic Psychologist

2 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom HM Prison & Probation Service Full time

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 249057**Salary**:

- £30,938 - £36,738- The national salary range is £30,938 - £32,424, London salary range is £33,645 - £36,738. Your salary will be dependent on your base location**Job grade**:

- Higher Executive Officer- Band 5**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Type of role**:

- Psychology**Working pattern**:

- Full-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

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Location
- East Midlands (England), East of England, London (region), North East England, North West England, South East England, South West England, Wales, West Midlands (England), Yorkshire and the HumberAbout the job

**Job summary**:

- This position is based nationally**Job description**:
**Overview of the job**

This is a non-operational job within an establishment or a regional delivery team.
- A Degree conferring Graduate Basis for Chartership (GBC) with British Psychological Society (BPS).
- Proof of successful completion of academic component of training towards registered status, this may be a BPS accredited MSc in Forensic Psychology or the BPS Qualification in Forensic Psychology (Stage 1).

**Summary**

Working as a psychologist in HMPPS is challenging. People in our care have almost always hurt and harmed people, but often and usually not in clear ways, they have also been hurt and harmed. The role requires a great deal of compassion and perspective to work with this reality, as well as a high level of analytical skill, competency in delivering intervention, and an ability to influence others. Some stakeholders depend on you to provide expert assessment to help them judge risk, understand behaviour and make decisions that balance the interests of individuals with that of protecting the public. Others rely on your research and consultancy skills to inform strategic decisions, improve prison conditions and support rehabilitative efforts. The demands placed on psychologists in HMPPS can be a heavy responsibility to carry, but it makes for an extremely rewarding role, with an ability to make a genuine difference at an individual, local and national level.

Forensic Psychologists in Training work with offenders and various stakeholders and their work is undertaken under the supervision of senior or lead psychologists. In HMPPS, psychologists at this level undertake a variety of supervised work to gain experience and develop competency in working towards becoming a registered practitioner. This includes undertaking risk assessments and clinical assessments, writing professional reports and providing evidence as a professional witness at Parole Board hearings. It also includes delivering and supervising accredited programmes and designing bespoke formulation-driven interventions; undertaking research and consultancy projects to provide psychologically informed solutions to support progressive environments and regimes and providing training to improve workforce capability. Psychologists in training employed by HMPPS will undertake training to become a registered forensic psychologist via one of several accredited routes. This training will be funded by HMPPS and trainees will be provided with a range of opportunities to progress through this route. They are expected to use this opportunity to their advantage to support their training and development. They are responsible for ensuring they are constantly progressing to the level of a registered forensic psychologist.

This is a non-operational job with no line management or supervisory responsibilities.

**Responsibilities, Activities and Duties**

The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties:

- All work will be conducted under the supervision of a registered psychologist.
- Offer advice and assist in target/objective setting for offenders.
- Offer advice on the location of a prisoner (both within the establishment or potential relocation to another category establishment).
- Write reports e.g. indeterminate sentenced prisoner reports, reports for Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) and Parole Board Reviews.
- Raise awareness of the range of interventions available with those involved in sentence management so that they are better able to recognise who would benefit.
- Interview and select prisoners to assess their suitability for accredited programmes and other interventions.
- Prepare for and co-facilitate (usually more complex) programmes, complete reports and set objectives for offenders following completion of the programme.
- Provide a clinical oversight (treatment management) of identified programmes to ensure standards are maintained and facilitators are supported in group management and related issues.
- Participate in risk assessment to determine an individual’s risk of harm to self, others and the risk of reoffending. Undertake Assessment, Care in Custody and Teamwork (ACCT) and self-harm assessments



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