Specialist Psychotherapist - Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom - Ministry of Justice

Description

Psychotherapist within a Therapeutic Community at HMP Grendon
Building/Site 1 HM Prison Grendon, HP18 0TL
Grade 1 SEO
Band 7
Post Type 1 Permanent
Working Pattern 1 Part Time
Role Type 1 Psychology

The job holders covered by this job description are usually categorised as specialists in their field or those whose role requires significant additional experience, training and personal development.

The focus of the work is based on therapeutic community principles, where the post- holder provides specialist input into a dedicated multidisciplinary team to develop and maintain a treatment environment where attitudes and expressions, which would not normally be tolerated in prison, are accepted and used to give feedback

The job holder will largely excel in the area of psychodynamic and psychotherapeutic models of treatment, risk assessment or be a specialist in a specific area such as working with group analysis, complex needs or personality disorder.

At this level the jobholder has the responsibility for the specialist contribution to clinical group processes, and is involved in the delivery of a therapeutic community intervention which includes overseeing the quality of group process and the delivery of staff supervision.

The job holder will provide clinical specialist input and advice within the therapeutic community setting supporting operational staff and other clinicians in their approach to group psychotherapy.

delivery and facilitation of large and small structured therapeutic groups with prisoners, providing professional support and advice to all staff involved in these sessions

The job holder will be working with complex prisoners and prison staff and applying their experience and competence in the area of psychotherapy to reduce the risk of harm and re-offending by undertaking complex treatment intervention with prisoners, conducting or contributing to research and delivering training for staff and group interventions for prisoners.

Specialise in the clinical delivery of an accredited intervention (Democratic Therapeutic Community) ensuring that clinical requirements are adhered to and complement operational practice.

• Facilitate large and small therapy groups, supporting co-facilitators and other staff engaged in these processes
• Manage therapy group dynamics and support other staff such as officers to facilitate groups, providing clinical input and knowledge where required
• Contribute to the effective implementation of the Democratic Therapeutic Communities accredited core model in the prison setting.
• Deliver individual and group clinical supervision to members of the staff team and develop the clinical abilities of staff who deliver group therapy. Contribute to the overall appraisal of staff with regard to competence and quality of intervention delivery
• Provide a specialist group analytic contribution to the adult male treatment service in the prison setting, working men with significant offending behaviour and Personality Disorder referred to the Therapeutic Community, utilising information from a broad base group theory and methodology and integrating it into a psychological formulation of the client in the context of their family and wider social context.
• Promote clinical principles, supporting staff to these into practice in the way they communicate with and work with one another, modelling TC values and culture for other staff on the unit.
• Provide clinical formulation and implementation of plans for

psychotherapeutic treatment or management of resident's mental health problems based on current evidence-based best practice within the Therapeutic Community.

• Contribute to effective risk assessment and resulting risk management of complex, vulnerable or high risk prisoners, reporting on treatment and therapeutic progress in relation to criminogenic factors.
• Develops and maintains expertise in the assessment and treatment of offenders and risk areas targeted by the programme
• Provide specialist advice to decisions relating to progress in treatment for residents on the TC, continuation or termination of therapy and therapeutic dosage.
• Contribute to other offender management processes (usually with more complex cases in work such as Assessment, Care in Custody & Teamwork (ACCT) assessments and self-harm or personality disorder assessments)
• Attend weekly clinical, community, staff team meetings, including administrative, assessment and academic meetings, and other service meetings as necessary for effective team working and service development needs.
• Integrate into the Therapeutic Community, engaging in all aspects of its community life, abiding by the rules of the constitution in line with other members, staff and residents. Monitor therapy practice through direct observation, feedback etc. Provide supervision, training, mentoring and support to trainee psychotherapists and those undertaking psychotherapeutic qualifications (e.g. Group Analysis training) where required.
• Participate in the evaluation of the Service by working with colleagues in the design and development of service-related research and evaluation projects, as agreed with the Head of Department.
• Contribute to the preparation for clinical external audit of the therapeutic community, including preparation of case studies, detailed self-reviews and liaison with external agencies such as the community of communities. Act as a peer-reviewer consultant to other Therapeutic Communities outside of the prison service.
• Maintain professional networks with other clinicians and TCs sharing best practice

An ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium of English or (where specified in Wales) Welsh.

Psychotherapy, Psychology, Psychiatry, Nursing

Have undertaken psychotherapy or group analytic training, including knowledge of psychotherapeutic models and effective models for treatment delivery and adherence to best practice models.

Additional Information 1 Working Arrangements & Further Information
The MoJ offers Hybrid Working arrangements where business need allows.

This is an informal, non-contractual form of flexible working that blends working from your base location, different MoJ sites and / or from home (please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas).

Some roles will not be suitable for Hybrid Working. Similarly, Hybrid Working will not suit everyone's circumstances.

For nationally advertised roles, the successful candidate(s) will be appointed to a MoJ office location, which may include their nearest Justice Collaboration Centre or Justice Satellite Office.

The Loan/Secondment is subject to the approval of the selected candidate's Business Unit, which should be obtained before confirmation of appointment.

Annual Leave

• The holiday year runs from 1 March.

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
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 provides a variety of training appropriate to individual posts
• All staff receive security and diversity training and an individual induction programme into their new roles

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

• Should you feel that the recruitment process has breached the recruitment principles you are able to raise a formal complaint in the following order

To Shared Service Connected Ltd Monday to Friday 8am - 6pm) or e mail Moj-recruitment-vetting- );
To Ministry of Justice Resourcing team (resourcing-management-.The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities.

As a Disability Confident employer, MoJ are committed to providing everyone with the opportunity to demonstrate their skills, talent and abilities, by making adjustments throughout all elements of the recruitment process and in the workplace.

If you need additional help completing the application form, please contact the SSCL Recruitment Enquiries Team.

We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging.

This flexible approach to recruitment focuses more on finding the right candidate for the specific role.

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.

The MoJ are committed, as part of the Redeployment Interview Scheme, to providing opportunities to those who are 'at risk of redundancy'.

Candidate's will not be eligible for the Redeployment Interview Scheme if they are applying on promotion.
Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
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