Forensic Psychologist

Serco Limited; Bristol, Gloucester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000

Job description

Forensic Psychologist

Full Time, Permanent - 40 hours

Location: HMP Ashfield, Bristol

Salary: Up to £45,000 Per annum - could be exceeded dependent upon experience + Company Benefits

Discover an exciting opportunity to enrich your career as a Forensic Psychologist at HMP Ashfield in Bristol. From a new Therapeutic Community to the use of EMDR and schema therapy, here you can enhance your experience and career with a variety of therapeutic approaches.

As part of our team, you'll help deliver psychological services at HMP Ashfield, including:

• Completing psychological assessments including HCR-20, SARA, WAIS, IPDE and PCL-R
• Completing parole reports and directions
• Undertaking psychological assessments of prisoners and individual work, all while fostering an environment focused on safety and rehabilitation
• Managing and supervising forensic psychologists-in-training and programmes staff
• Conducting research and consulting with other prison staff
• Making decisions regarding suitability of candidates for accredited interventions
• Providing staff training
• Ensuring all activities adhere to the Code of Conduct of the British Psychological Society (BPS)
• You may also be involved in the management and delivery of offending behaviour programmes, too

What you'll need to do the role:

Qualifications

Minimum

• We welcome people who are still in training and are close to qualification. If you are within six months of becoming Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
• If you're already a forensic psychologist-in-training on the BPS route, you must have fully completed Stage 1 of the Qualification in Forensic Psychology and the majority of Stage 2.
• If you're already a forensic psychologist-in-training on the Doctorate route, you must have completed all practitioner placements and be within six months of becoming registered with the HCPC.

Desirable

• Qualified Forensic Psychologist registered with HCPC

Knowledge

• Psychological theory regarding treatment of violent and sexual offending

Additional requirements

• Experience in the administration, scoring and interpretation of psychological assessments such as WAIS, HCR-20, PCL-R, IPDE
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work collaboratively with offenders
• Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary way

What we offer:

• Up to 6% contributory pension scheme
• A range of benefits to support the health and wellbeing of you and your family such as Employee Assistance Programme and more
• Funding for further training
• Access to a huge range of discounts and exclusive deals such as Merlin Attractions, mobile phone, cinema, retail, leisure and hospitality discounts
• A fantastic culture and supportive team where you'll get the chance to make a positive difference in a company passionate about diversity and inclusion
• Interesting and enjoyable work
• Professional and personal development opportunities, with a wide range of training and coaching available to help you grow and enrich your career
• A safe and supportive culture

About Serco

At Serco, not only is the nature of the work we do important, everyone has an important role to play, from caring for vulnerable people to managing complex public services. We are a team of 50,000 people responsible for delivering essential public services around the world in areas including defence, transport, justice, immigration, healthcare and citizen services. We are innovators, committed to redesigning and improving public services for the benefit of everyone.

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Please click on the apply button to complete your application. Occasionally we receive a large volume of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

At Serco, we see people first and foremost for their performance and potential. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. As such we will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates and strongly encourage applications from a diverse candidate pool. We are open to discussions around flexibility and flexible working. We operate a hybrid work structure in many of our business areas. We are proudly Disability Confident Leader employers and holder of the Gold Inclusive Employer Standard. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview.