28448 - Regional Lead Psychology
Please note there will be travelling to various sites.
The Clinical Framework Progression Lead will be responsible for the clinical oversight and strategic development of accredited and validated interventions delivery across the Long Term and High Security Estate, coupled with clinical leadership for the continued development of Rehabilitative Cultures in all of our sites. They will also be responsible for the clinical oversight of Parole Board reporting and provide consultancy into broader organisational priorities, including Safety, OMIC and Reducing Reoffending Pathways
The Specialist Pathways Progression Lead will be responsible for the clinical oversight and strategic direction of all the specialist services and discrete units in the Long Term and High Security Estate. This includes PD treatment units, Therapeutic Communities, PIPE units, Close Supervision Centres, Separation Centres, Segregation Units and other specialist units. They will also be clinically responsible for the ongoing development of the Pathways to Progression project, which is an LTHSE initiative to better meet the progression needs of men who present as complex to manage within custody. The role involves considerable cross agency working.
Overview of the job
This is non-operational prisoner facing job
Summary
The job holder reports directly to the Deputy Director of Custody (DDC) or PSP Lead Psychologist. The role is to support the DDC and regional services by providing a consultancy service to colleagues in relation to the assessment, intervention and management of offenders. In addition, they will provide advice/guidance and develop strategies to achieve best practice in these areas across custodial settings in their span of control. This will be completed in conjunction with colleagues and stakeholders throughout the prison estate and within Headquarters.
The job holder will manage the regional Psychology operation (delivering the service) and lead regionally on the strategic theme of reducing reoffending.
The jobholder will be non operational, based in a Regional Office with line management responsibilities.
Responsibilities, Activities and Duties
The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties:
- Accountable for providing advice and support to establishments and the Deputy Director of Custody regarding needs analyses, delivery models, make or buy decisions for psychological services and other related specialist services where expertise is required
- Accountable for identifying /developing the best use of psychological and other specialist resource from within the organisation via external partners, playing an active part in corporate decision making regarding psychology and market development/delivery
- Accountable for managing and directing the work of the psychological services delivery team for their span of control and may manage other rehabilitative functions delivery
- Accountable for the organisation and professional leadership of psychology services in the region including policy development and integration into wider agenda
- Accountable for developing a strategy for identification/delivery of risk assessment service across establishments and potentially across other providers where this is warranted
- Accountable for developing and coordinating local and regional initiatives in psychology services
- Accountable where commissioned to provide Clinical management of special units including Dangerous and Severe Personality disorder units
- Accountable for taking forward the Improved Access to Psychological Therapies agenda with health colleagues
- Accountable for developing and delivering regional workforce planning strategy to meet demand for psychological services
- Accountable for leading on risk management strategy for intervention outcome assessments - by linking structured intervention assessment products into Parole Board process etc
- Accountable for developing and delivering necessary training regarding risk assessment/crisis intervention/specialised services
- Accountable for developing regional succession planning models
- Accountable for developing/delivering a negotiation advisor service within the region and support national level initiatives
- Accountable for developing and maintaining a strategy for training Trainee Psychologists within the region
- Accountable for overseeing, where appropriate, consultation exercises with staff and offenders for example Measuring the Quality of Prison Life/Staff Quality of Life (MQPL/SQL)
- Accountable for leading on relevant contributions to Independent Monitoring Board/Inspection/Public Protection Office reports and queries
- Accountable for providing short term evaluation of effectiveness of relevant psychological intervention within the region
- Accountable for contributing towards the choice of the appropriate balance of programmes/interventions, coordinating completion of needs analysis
- Accountable for leading on key areas of offender risk assessment
- Accountable for completing research work to support regional office. Provide central research advice role to region and point of contact for national research policy/strategy
- Accountable for promoting the work of the Service through preparing and disseminating research findings detailing clinical practice and outcomes
- Accountable for coordinating regional activity and providing consultancy support for a range of regimes issues e.g. Safer Custody / Resettlement / Treatment Programmes
- Accountable for leading the admissions, applications and referral process for prisoners applying to relevant settings
- Accountable for commissioning external providers as required to deliver identified services.
- Accountable for developing, delivering and evaluating training for psychology and wider staff group
- Accountable for supervising trainee psychologists' organisational outputs (e.g. risk reports)
- Accountable for providing professional guidance to registered psychologist colleagues
- Accountable for conducting Psychological Assessments as required
- Accountable for conducting individual interventions as required
- Accountable for ensuring that psychologists have a clearly defined remit in leading on identified tasks
- Act as mentor and exhibit appropriate role modelling to pre-registered psychologists and less experienced staff.
- Act as a "professional withness" in parole board hearings, multi-agency meetings, and other formal settings where psychology input is required. May also act as expert witness in respect of court proceedings for Ministry of Justice.
- Accountable for managing and providing professional supervision to forensic psychology staff
- Manage the appropriate authorisation of financial compliance statements
- Manage devolved budgets in accordance with the financial procedures outlined in the budget delegation
- Accountable for assisting with specialist investigations
- Manage own Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and ensure compliance with Health Profession Council (HPC) standards. Maintain HPC registered status
The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is not intended to be exhaustive. The Job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary. Significant adjustments may require re-examination under the Job Evaluation scheme and shall be discussed in the first instance with the Job Holder
Competencies
All of the competencies in the National Offender Management Service (NOMS) Competency and Qualities Framework are relevant to this group profile. For the purpose of selection the following competencies will be measured:
- Making Effective Decisions
- Building Capability for All
- Delivering Value for Money
- Delivering at Pace
- Showing Drive & Resilience
Essential Skills/ Qualifications/ Accreditation/ Registration
The job holder will be a Registered Practitioner Psychologist with the Health Professions Council and eligible to use a protected title. They are likely to also be a Chartered Psychologist and full member of the appropriate division of the British Psychological Society (BPS) if the post requires it. They will have experience of delivering psychological services directly, and through a managed team. They will have been registered for over two years and are eligible for Associate Fellowship of the BPS. Will have experience of delivering consultancy at a Senior Management level and working across a broader Reducing Reoffending Agenda.
An ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium of English or (where specified in Wales) Welsh
Hours of Work and Allowances
37 hour working week
Licences
The job holder will be a Registered Practitioner Psychologist with the Health Professions Council and eligible to use a protected title. They are likely to also be a Chartered Psychologist and full member of the appropriate division of the British Psychological Society (BPS) if the post requires it. They will have experience of delivering psychological services directly, and through a managed team. They will have been registered for over two years and are eligible for Associate Fellowship of the BPS. Will have experience of delivering consultancy at a Senior Management level and working across a broader Reducing Reoffending Agenda.
Professional memberships
The job holder will be a Registered Practitioner Psychologist with the Health Professions Council and eligible to use a protected title. They are likely to also be a Chartered Psychologist and full member of the appropriate division of the British Psychological Society (BPS) if the post requires it. They will have experience of delivering psychological services directly, and through a managed team. They will have been registered for over two years and are eligible for Associate Fellowship of the BPS. Will have experience of delivering consultancy at a Senior Management level and working across a broader Reducing Reoffending Agenda.
Languages
Spoken and written English
Working Arrangements & Further Information
Some of MoJ’s, including HMPPS, terms and conditions of service are changing as part of Civil Service reform. The changes will apply to staff joining MoJ who are new to the Civil Service. Staff joining MoJ from other civil service employers will transfer onto the new MoJ terms if they are already on 'modernised' terms in their current post or onto 'unmodernised' MoJ terms if they are on 'unmodernised' terms at their current post. Details will be available if an offer is made.
Standard working hours for this post are 37 hours per week excluding breaks which are unpaid.
If you are a current NPS employee, this vacancy may be available on a Loan basis for up to 2 years. Applications are invited from suitable qualified staff.
The Loan/Secondment is subject to the approval of the selected candidate's Business Unit, which should be obtained before confirmation of appointment.
Benefits
Annual Leave
-The holiday year runs from 1 March. If you work a non standard work pattern your leave entitlement may be expressed in either hours or days as appropriate. Leave entitlement is calculated on a pro-rata basis and you will be advised of your actual entitlement on appointment. If you were appointed internally and your leave was previously calculated in days, this will continue to be the case.
Bank, Public and Privilege Holidays
-You are entitled to 9 days (66 hours 36 minutes) in recognition of bank, public and privilege holidays. These hours are added to your annual leave allowance. There is a requirement to work some public and bank holidays subject to your shift pattern and the operational needs of the establishment
Pension
-The Civil Service offers a choice of two pension schemes, giving you the flexibility to choose the pension that suits you best.
Work Life Balance
-HM Prison & Probation Service (HMPPS) is keen to encourage alternative working arrangements. Work life balance provides greater opportunities for staff to work more flexibly wherever managers and establishments can accommodate requests to do so. HMPPS offers flexible working subject to completion of a satisfactory probationary period and NVQ
Season Ticket Advance
-After two months’ service, you’ll be eligible to apply for a season ticket advance to purchase a quarterly or longer-period season ticket for travel between home and your place of work
Childcare Vouchers
For any moves across the Civil Service may have implications on your ability to carry on claiming childcare vouchers
Training
-HMPPS is committed to staff development and offers a range of training and development opportunities, including areas such as Equality and Diversity, Dealing with Challenging Behaviour, Suicide Prevention and Anti Bullying Programmes
-There are opportunities to access promotion programmes and HMPPS provide a variety of training appropriate to individual posts
-All staff receive security and diversity training and an individual induction programme into their new roles
Eligibility
-All candidates are subject to security and identity checks prior to taking up post
-All external candidates are subject to 6 months probation. Internal candidates are subject to probation if they have not already served a probationary period within HMPPS
-All staff are required to declare whether they are a member of a group or organisation which HMPPS considers to be racist
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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) https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families
· 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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This Vacancy is closed to applications.