Description
An opportunity has arisen for an HCPC registered Practitioner Psychologist (Clinical/Forensic/Counselling) to join the Adult Mental Health Forensic Psychology Service (AFPS) to work across the Community Forensic Team (CFT) and Beech Low Secure Unit (LSU) in Hertfordshire.
The CFT covers the whole of Hertfordshire and provides services for HPFT service users who have offended and are at high risk of further offending, both those stepping down into the community from secure services or prison and those referred from community or other inpatient wards.
The post is an opportunity to work with a complex and interesting group of service users, both directly and through consultation to other professionals, in a person centred and positive way to help them to manage their offending behaviour and make changes in their lives.
The successful candidate will be a qualified Clinical, Forensic or Counselling Psychologist with experience in working with offenders. They will be skilled in assessing and formulating risk and in sensitively communicating the resulting formulations and management plans.
Key responsibilities include:
- Assessing and managing risks posed by service users
- Providing interventions to forensic service users on an individual and/or group basis
- Working closely with community teams across Hertfordshire as well as secure services and other agencies involved in service users' lives
- Representing the CFT and HPFT at MAPPA meetings
The salary is negotiable, depending on experience. Newly qualified applicants will be considered for appointment at band 7.
The post is fixed term for 9 months, full-time.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.