9751 - Consultant Clinical Psychologist or Psychiatrist
Fixed Term Appointment
The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) provides compensation to blameless victims of violent crime in England, Wales and Scotland, and since 2012, victims of overseas terrorism. Many victims who seek compensation present mental anxiety and injury, often in addition to as physical injuries. The availability and level of compensation provided for government Compensation Schemes are dependent on the nature, impact and duration of the non-physical injuries sustained. These require a clinical diagnosis and prognosis before a decision to offer compensation can be made.
We are seeking to recruit a small number of qualified clinical psychologists or psychiatrists who can assess accounts of mental anxiety or injury presented by applicants and their General Practitioners. This is a non-client facing post, which requires experience in assimilating multiple sources of complex information to provide expert interpretation and opinion. As an in-house consultant you will either confirm that there is sufficient paper based evidence to make a diagnosis of mental injury or direct an appropriate level of further investigation. You will evaluate the evidence provided and, where necessary, source further evidence from the applicant or their General Practitioner, either in writing or by telephone. Where there is not sufficient evidence to make a decision on the balance of probabilities, you may recommend that an applicant is referred for a face-to-face consultation which will be undertaken by a contracted external supplier.
This is a new initiative aimed at speeding up the assessment of applications, and helping the Authority’s decision maker teams decide an appropriate level of compensation for qualifying applicants, as soon as is practicable. To allow the effectiveness of the approach to be tested, these posts are offered on a temporary appointment of up to 12 months initially. Depending on the success of the initiative these posts may become permanent. Working patterns are available on a full-time or part-time basis (minimum of 8 hours per week), with flexible office hours between 7am and 7pm Monday to Friday, and the potential to work from home.
The CICA (2012) scheme specifies that mental injury must be diagnosed by a Clinical Psychologist or Psychiatrist. As a result, candidates must be a registered Clinical Psychologist or Psychiatrist. Clinical Psychologists must hold a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) and be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) as a clinical psychologist. Psychiatrists must have completed specialty training in Psychiatry and be currently registered with the General Medical Council (GMC).
A selection of applicants may be invited to interview. Appointment will be subject to Ministry of Justice vetting procedures.
Working Arrangements & Further Information
Some of MoJ’s 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.
Flexible working hours
The Ministry of Justice offers a flexible working system in many offices.
Benefits
The MoJ offers a range of benefits:
Annual Leave
Generous allowances for paid holiday starting at 25 days per year, and rising as your service increases. There is also a scheme to allow qualifying staff to buy or sell up to three days leave each year. Additional paid time off for public holidays and 1 privilege day. Leave for part-time and job share posts will be calculated on a pro-rata basis.
Pension
The Civil Service offers a choice of pension schemes, giving you the flexibility to choose the pension that suits you best.
Training
The Ministry of Justice is committed to staff development and offers an extensive range of training and development opportunities.
Support
- A range of ‘Family Friendly’ policies such as opportunities to work reduced hours or job share.
- Access to flexible benefits such as salary sacrifice arrangements for childcare vouchers, and voluntary benefits such as retail vouchers and discounts on a range of goods and services.
- Paid paternity, adoption and maternity leave.
- Free annual sight tests for employees who use computer screens.
Networks
The opportunity to join employee-run networks that have been established to provide advice and support and to enable the views of employees from minority groups to be expressed direct to senior management. There are currently networks for employees of minority ethnic origin, employees with disabilities, employees with caring responsibilities, women employees, and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees.
Civil Service Code
The Civil Service Code, first published in 1996, sets out the core Civil Service values and the standards of behaviour expected of all civil servants in upholding these values.
- Integrity – putting the obligations of public service above personal interests.
- Honesty – being truthful and open.
- Objectivity – basing advice and decisions on rigorous analysis of the evidence.
- Impartiality – acting solely according to the merits of the case and serving governments of different political parties equally well.
To review the Civil Service Code visit: http://www.civilservice.gov.uk/about/values
Eligibility
Staff on fixed term appointments must have been recruited through fair and open competition.
28/06/2017, 23:55 hours.
Closing Date: 28th June 2017 at 23:55 hours
If you require any assistance please call 0845 010 3512 (Monday to Friday 8am - 6pm) or e mail Moj-recruitment@noms.gsi.gov.uk Please quote the job reference.
To apply for roles in MOJ you will need to confirm your employment history for at least 3 years prior to the date of application so that pre-employment checks (BPSS) can be undertaken. If you have spent significant time abroad (a total of 6 months in the past 3 years) you would be required to give a reasonable account of the reasons why.
For some roles you will be required to successfully complete National Security Vetting at Counter Terrorism (CTC), Security Clearance (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV) level as a condition of appointment. To meet CTC/SC/DV requirements you will normally need to have been resident in the UK for at least 3/5/10 years prior to the date of application (The level of checks that are required are stated in the advert).
If you do not meet the above requirements, you may still be considered if, for example:
- You've been serving overseas with HM Forces or in some other official capacity as a representative of HM Government
- You were studying abroad
- You were living overseas with parents
In such cases you will need to be able to provide referee cover for the period(s) of residence overseas. The duration of overseas residence and the country of abode will also be taken into account.
We have provided detail of the assessment stages and areas being assessed to help you prepare for completing your application form, and to advise of what will be assessed following this, if you successfully pass the application stage.
Application form stage assessments
Interview stage assessments
A Great Place to Work for Veterans
The "Making the Civil Service a Great Place to work for veterans" initiative includes a guaranteed interview scheme to those who meet the minimum criteria to provide eligible former members of the Armed Forces with opportunities to secure rewarding jobs. Allowing veterans to continue to serve their country, and to bring highly skilled individuals with a broad range of experience into the Civil Service in an environment, which recognises and values your previous service in the Armed Forces.
For further details about the initiative and eligibility requirements visit : https://www.gov.uk/government/news/making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans
Redeployment Interview Scheme
Civil Service departments are expected to explore redeployment opportunities before making an individual redundant. The MoJ are committed, as part of the Redeployment Interview Scheme, to providing opportunities to those who are 'at risk of redundancy'.
MoJ are able to offer an interview to eligible candidates who meet the minimum selection criteria, except in a limited number of campaigns. Candidate's will not be eligible for the Redeployment Interview Scheme if they are applying on promotion.
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
Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window) https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rules
This Vacancy is closed to applications.