Principal Registered Psychologist - Psychology Services - Directorate of Security - HoU HMP Belmarsh & HMP Swaleside (Ref: 91713)
HM Prison & Probation Service
Apply before 11:55 pm on Friday 8th November 2024
Details
Reference number
375734
Salary
£68,295 - £78,311
The national salary range is £68,295 - £75,124, London salary range is £71,192 - £78,311. Your salary will be dependent on your base location
A
Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
GBP
Job grade
Grade 7
HMPPS Band 9
Contract type
Permanent
Type of role
Psychology
Working pattern
Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time
Number of jobs available
1
Contents
Location
This position can be based at the following locations: HM Prison Belmarsh, SE28 0EB, HM Prison Swaleside, ME12 4AX
About the job
Job summary
Please refer to Job Description
Job description
Must have ability to travel to both Swaleside and Belmarsh on a weekly basis.
Overview of the job
This is a functional management job within an establishment.
Summary
The job holder will be responsible for managing a number of work area(s) within the Psychology of the establishment. These include all aspects of the Psychology and should include the management of registered and trainee psychologists. As a member of the senior management team, they will contribute and implement their objectives as defined in the Establishment’s Business Plan.
The Head of Psychology must be a registered psychologist and where there is a requirement of the post, a chartered psychologist.
This is a non-operational job with line management responsibility.
Responsibilities, Activities and Duties
The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties:
- Accountable for managing and providing professional leadership of psychologists.
- Accountable for ensuring the psychology service exhibits key competencies, provides performance reports to key stakeholders and complies with HMPPS and professional standards
- Accountable for the delivery and quality of those aspects of treatment programmes that must be overseen by a registered psychologist (typically these courses are the more complex interventions and would include, for example, Sex Offender Treatment Programme (SOTP) but may not include the Thinking Skills Programme (TSP) or Controlling Anger and Learning to Manage it (CALM) programmes
- Accountable for providing the short term evaluation of effectiveness of relevant psychological intervention within the establishment
- Accountable for contributing towards the choice of the appropriate balance of programmes/interventions through conducting Needs Analysis
- Accountable for leading on key areas of offender risk assessment
- Accountable for supervising and overseeing research work
- Accountable for initiating research within the establishment or co-ordinating the establishment’s contribution to national research projects
- Accountable for promoting the work of the Prison Service, through preparing and disseminating research findings detailing clinical practice and outcomes
- Accountable for providing consultancy support for a range of regime issues e.g. Safer Custody/Resettlement/Treatment Programmes
- Accountable for the admissions, applications and referral process for prisoners applying to the relevant settings
- Accountable for ensuring that psychologists have a clearly defined remit in leading on identified tasks
- Manages and provides professional leadership for supervising trainee psychologists’ organisational outputs (e.g. risk reports)
- Accountable for supervising pre-registered psychologists as they move toward registered and/or chartered status
- Accountable for supervising trainees towards qualified status (e.g. as a coordinating supervisor), where appropriate
- Accountable for conducting Psychological Assessments as required
- Accountable for conducting individual interventions as required
- Accountable for assisting in producing policy documents
- Accountable for managing own Continuous Personal Development (CPD) requirements and maintains professional standards
- Act as a negotiation adviser, where suitable and competence has been demonstrated
- Act as a “professional witness” in parole board hearings, multi-agency meetings, and other formal settings where psychology input is required. May also act as an expert witness, in respect of court proceedings, for the Ministry of Justice
- Act as a mentor and exhibit appropriate role modelling to pre-registered psychologists and less experienced staff
- Maintain own CPD and registration with the Health Professions Council (HPC)
Undertake other management tasks including:
- Accountable for the performance of the Function and the staff within it. Manage the achievement of qualitative and quantitative standards including Service Delivery Indicators (SDI’s) within the Function, verifying and signing off documentation as appropriate. Analyses and acts upon data which is relevant to their Function
- Ensure that all managers and staff within the Function are held accountable for providing decent conditions for prisoners and a safe working environment for staff
- Promotes prison service policy in all activities and behaviours e.g. promote
diversity, decency, safety and reducing re-offending agendas - Provides leadership and management of the Function. Will have the skills to apply all Human Resources (HR) related policies and practices and be able to carry out all aspects of people management such as attendance management, disciplinary investigations, performance management and staff appraisals
- Investigate and manage Function prisoners complaints process within the Function
- Responsible for ensuring all litigation claims following staff assaults relevant to area have been dealt with in accordance with policy
- Oversee the compilation and achievement of any performance improvement programmes reporting on progress regularly as appropriate
- Manage the appropriate authorisation of financial compliance statements
- Manage devolved budgets in accordance with the financial procedures outlined in the budget delegation
- Ensure that the Function produces and analyses audit and establishment performance management information identifying variances and areas requiring improvements
- Contribute to the establishment’s overall achievement of (SDIs) and standards and be accountable for the performance and delivery of targets relating to the budget, People Plan for the Function
- Accountable for all local and national policies relating to Function, and ensure procedures implemented are compliant, including development of new policies
- Contribute to the development and delivery of the medium-to-long term strategic and business plan for the establishment, with overall responsibility for implementation within their Function
- Attend relevant boards/meetings and actively contribute either as chair or team member
- Responsible for ensuring the defined work areas and associated activities comply with Health and Safety legislation. Ensure all risk assessments are undertaken and staff are made aware of their personal responsibility towards Health and Safety compliance
- Work collaboratively and provide constructive challenge to colleagues to ensure that their own and other Functions are joined up and together contribute towards the overall delivery of the establishment’s performance
- Contribute to the preparation of the establishment contingency and emergency plans and ensure implementation when required.
- Ensure the effective use of staff resources and the provision of training and annual leave opportunities
- Produce relevant reports as required and ensure that the response to all correspondence are within agreed timescales
- Ensure effective use of staff resources provide training and annual leave opportunities
- Deliver and implement projects as directed by the Governor
- Actively encourage staff engagement within the Function to ensure objectives are met
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.
An ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium of English or (where specified in Wales) Welsh.
Person specification
Please refer to Job Description
Licences
The job holder will be a Registered Practitioner Psychologist with the Health Professions Council and eligible to use a protected title. The job holder will be a Registered Practitioner Psychologist with the Health Professions Council and eligible to use a protected title. Possess a professional background in Psychology. Experience in providing clinical supervision. Completed relevant training in effective models of treatment and best practise. The job holder are likely to also be a Chartered Psychologist and Full member of the appropriate division of the BPS if the post requires it. Please note that being a Chartered Psychologist is desirable but not essential
Memberships
The job holder will be a Registered Practitioner Psychologist with the Health Professions Council and eligible to use a protected title. Possess a professional background in Psychology. Experience in providing clinical supervision. Completed relevant training in effective models of treatment and best practise. The job holder are likely to also be a Chartered Psychologist and Full member of the appropriate division of the BPS if the post requires it. Please note that being a Chartered Psychologist is desirable but not essential
Languages
Spoken and Written English
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Communicating and Influencing
- Delivering at Pace
- Developing Self and Others
- Leadership
- Making Effective Decisions
- Managing a Quality Service
- Working Together
Benefits
Alongside your salary of £68,295, HM Prison & Probation Service contributes
£19,785 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.
Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
- Access to learning and development
- A working environment that supports a range of flexible working options to enhance your work life balance
- A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
- Annual Leave
- Public Holidays
- Season Ticket Advance
For more information about the recruitment process, benefits and allowances and answers to general queries, please click the below link which will direct you to our Candidate Information Page.
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Things you need to know
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.
https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is counter-terrorist check (opens in a new window).See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
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Nationality requirements
Working for the Civil Service
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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the
Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window)
and the
Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : SSCL Recruitment Enquiries Team
- Email : Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com
- Telephone : 0845 241 5358
Recruitment team
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Further information
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