Clinical / Forensic Psychologist/psychotherapist

  • Maghull
  • Mersey Care Nhs Foundation Trust

To provide psychological support to Probation Officers within dedicated local delivery units (LDU) and approved premises in their management of high risk offenders identified as presenting with behaviour consistent with a personality disorder diagnosis. To work alongside probation colleagues to enhance the assessment and supervision of offenders and to support the implementation of the Personality Disordered Offender Pathway, aligned to the National Offender Personality Disorder Strategy.

The role will involve training and workforce development through consultation and training to probation practitioners and probation teams to enable an understanding of the psychological aspects of a client's risk and the development of psychologically informed formulations and risk management plans.

The post will be within Mersey care NHS Foundation Trust Secure Division Offender Personality Disorder Service/enhanced care service and the role will be professionally connected to the MSU psychology service and report to a Consultant Psychologist and Principal clinical psychologist. The post holder will operate within professional guidelines and within the overall framework of the LDU's policies and procedures and will involve the utilisation of research skills for audit, policy and service evaluation within the area served by the team/service. The post holder will contribute to the operational management group and contribute to service audit and governance processes