Senior Forensic Psychologist

1 month ago

Cannock, Staffordshire, United Kingdom Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Full time
Job Summary

The Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a highly experienced and enthusiastic Practitioner Psychologist to work in a senior role within the Forensic Intensive Recovery and Support Team (FIRST). We are looking for a Practitioner Psychologist who is passionate about making a difference to the lives of people who have experienced forensic inpatient services and is committed to the development and delivery of a high-quality, psychologically informed service and pathway.

Main Duties of the Job

The FIRST Practitioner Psychologist will:

  • Provide a highly specialist psychology service to service users supported by FIRST and ensure the community forensic service overall is of the highest quality.
  • Provide highly specialist psychological advice, guidance, and consultation to other professionals to ensure effective decisions are made about interventions, risk management plans, and future care pathways for service users in forensic inpatient services, including out-of-area placements, and in the community with FIRST.
  • Possess a thorough working knowledge of these processes and pathways and show confidence in communicating complex information effectively.
  • Provide highly specialist psychological assessment, individual, and group therapy to service users with complex presentations.
  • Supervise and support the psychological assessment, formulation, and treatment provided by other staff who provide psychologically informed care to service users.
  • Plan and deliver a range of training for MPFT staff and staff of partner organizations.
  • Undertake and disseminate audit, service evaluation, and research.
About Us

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities, and in return for this, we will support you by:

  • Supporting your career development and progression.
  • Excellent NHS Pension scheme.
  • Generous maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.
  • Options for flexible working.
  • Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave.
  • Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources.
  • If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time traveling between patients.
  • Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tires), mileage paid at lease car rate.
  • Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tires), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI, and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates.
  • Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k.
  • Free car parking at all trust sites.
  • Free flu vaccinations every year.
  • Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one-off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met).

We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organization, and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.

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