Forensic Psychologist

at  Serco Plc

Full Time, Permanent – 40 hours
Location: HMP Ashfield, Bristol
Salary: Up to £45,000 Per annum – could be exceeded dependent upon experience per annum + Company Benefits
Discover an exciting opportunity to enrich your career as a Forensic Psychologist at HMP Ashfield in Bristol. From a new Therapeutic Community to the use of EMDR and schema therapy, here you can enhance your experience and career with a variety of therapeutic approaches.
As part of our team, you’ll help deliver psychological services at HMP Ashfield, including:
Completing psychological assessments including HCR-20, SARA, WAIS, IPDE and PCL-R
Completing parole reports and directions
Undertaking psychological assessments of prisoners and individual work, all while fostering an environment focused on safety and rehabilitation
Managing and supervising forensic psychologists-in-training and programmes staff
Conducting research and consulting with other prison staff
Making decisions regarding suitability of candidates for accredited interventions
Providing staff training
Ensuring all activities adhere to the Code of Conduct of the British Psychological Society (BPS)
You may also be involved in the management and delivery of offending behaviour programmes, too
HMP Ashfield is a category B male prison with an operational capacity is for 412 prisoners. This is a role that offers plenty of variety and contributes enormously to the important work of stabilising and reintegrating those prisoners safely and successfully back into society.

Qualifications
Minimum
We welcome people who are still in training and are close to qualification. If you are within six months of becoming Registered with the and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
If you’re already a forensic psychologist-in-training on the BPS route, you must have fully completed Stage 1 of the Qualification in Forensic Psychology and the majority of Stage 2
If you’re already a forensic psychologist-in-training on the Doctorate route, you must have completed all practitioner placements and be within six months of becoming registered with the HCPC
Desirable
Qualified Forensic Psychologist registered with HCPC
Knowledge
Psychological theory regarding treatment of violent and sexual offending
Additional requirements
Experience in the administration, scoring and interpretation of psychological assessments such as WAIS, HCR-20, PCL-r, IPDE
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to work collaboratively with offenders
Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary way
Why Serco?
A place you can make an impact : Using specialist behavioural analysis, you’ll contribute to the reintegration of ex-offenders back into society, helping them to address the factors that influence their offending behaviour. You’ll see your skills and experience make a tangible difference to the people you work with.
A place you can count on : With six prisons across the UK and a breadth of roles, you’ll be wholeheartedly supported with development and career progression. We actively fund psychologists towards chartered and registered status, with ongoing CPD activities and a culture of promoting from within.
A place for you : You’ll become an integral member of a well-defined and supportive team, who believe passionately in the value of our work. We promote an empathic and therapeutic approach, respecting individual differences and the value of diverse perspectives.