Clinical/Forensic/Counselling Psychologist or Psychological Therapist

at  Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

This is an exciting opportunity for either a newly (or soon to be) qualified band 7 psychological therapist looking for a post with career progression or for an established band 8a psychological therapist to work in the London Women’s Mental Health Treatment Requirement (MHTR) Service. This is a London pathways Partnership (LPP) service, led by Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust in partnership with CNWL NHS Foundation Trust and Together for Mental Wellbeing.
MHTRs aim to reduce custodial sentences, improve wellbeing and address mental health needs associated with offending. MHTRs were introduced by the Criminal Justice Act in 2003, recognising that for many individuals who offend, mental health and substance misuse issues underpin their offending behaviour. This service aims to increase the use of MHTRs as part of a community sentence. The London Women’s MHTR Service provides a primary-care level service and is also one of three pilot secondary care sites, testing pathways into secondary care services for individuals. The successful individual will have the opportunity to work across both services.
We are recruiting to two posts, in conjunction with CNWL NHS Foundation Trust, who are also advertising for this role.
If you would like to know more about this exciting opportunity, please contact Dr Lorna Fallon, Principal Clinical Psychologist & Service Lead (lorna.fallon2@nhs.net).

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The post-holder will work according to national MHTR guidance, and local procedures.

Assessment of women prior to sentencing to consider suitability for an MHTR
Holding a caseload and providing short-term psychological interventions for those that are sentenced to an MHTR
Liaison with stakeholders including probation colleagues, court staff and secondary care mental health services
Supervision of prequalified staff including trainees and assistant psychologists, and supervision of qualified staff dependent on experience
Involvement in service research, audits and development
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children’s centres, schools and people’s homes.
We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
We’re Kind
We’re Fair
We Listen
We Care
This post offers an exciting opportunity to work in the pan-London London Women’s
Mental Health Treatment Requirement (MHTR) Service. This is a London pathways
Partnership (LPP) service, led by Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust in partnership with
Central and North West London (CNWL) NHS Foundation Trust and Together for
Mental Wellbeing. MHTRs aim to reduce custodial sentences, improve wellbeing and
address mental health needs associated with offending. MHTRs were introduced by
the Criminal Justice Act in 2003, recognising that for many individuals who offend,
mental health and substance misuse issues underpin their offending behaviour. This
service aims to increase the use of MHTRs as part of a community sentence. The
MHTR Service will also provide the courts with information and confidence to
sentence to robust and effective treatment requirements. The London Women’s
MHTR Service provides a primary-care level service and is also one of three pilot
secondary care sites, testing pathways into secondary care services for individuals.
The successful individual will have the opportunity to work across both services