Assistant Psychologist Enhanced Reconnect

Assistant Psychologist Enhanced Reconnect

Are you passionate about supporting individuals in the criminal justice system to improve their psychological health and wellbeing? Devon Partnership NHS Trust is looking for a dedicated and motivated Assistant Psychologist to join our Enhanced Reconnect Team, working within the Southwest Peninsula Criminal Justice and Probation Services.

The service provides support to individuals within the criminal justice system returning to the South West peninsula. The post holder will work collaboratively across probation, health, and voluntary sector partners to help service users to access and engage with services to reduce health associated vulnerabilities.

The role includes supporting individuals with complex mental health needs, a history of trauma impacting on emotional and interpersonal difficulties, learning difficulties, neurodiversity issues, substance and alcohol dependence issues.

The service offers assessment and formulation to consider needs and support in accessing and engaging with the appropriate services within the community.

As an Assistant Psychologist within the Enhanced Reconnect Team your key responsibilities will include:

• Delivering psychologically informed interventions to support service users with complex needs.
• Assisting in the collection, analysis, and reporting of service data, including for NHS Quarterly and local performance monitoring.
• Supporting the development of Level 1 and Level 2 psychological formulations under the supervision of a qualified psychologist.
• Supporting input into databases and using advanced IT skills to support audit, research, and service evaluation initiatives.
• Planning, organising, and co-facilitating psycho educational groups for service users, alongside supporting workforce development training.
• Contributing to service improvement and quality initiatives under supervision.
• Liaising with key stakeholders across probation, healthcare, criminal justice, and third-sector organisations to ensure coordinated support for service users.

• Honours degree in psychology and the qualification renders the applicant eligible for graduate membership of the BPS or a BA or BSc (Hons) in modular studies incl. psychology & related fields.
• Further post graduate training in relevant area of professional psychology, health and social care practice, and / or research design and analysis.

• Significant clinical experience in any setting.
• Clinical placement and/or supervised practice in a forensic setting.
• Further training in applied / clinical psychology interventions.

• Experience, and/or training in diversity awareness and social inequality.
• Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across a wide range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settings. Experience of delivering group work.
• Experience gained during supervised training of working in applied psychology.
• Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
• Experience that can enrich the role and delivery of a psychological service.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

• Full-time
• Flexible working
• Home or remote working

We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.