Location
HMP Thameside
Specialism
Psychology, Psychiatry and Mental Health
Advertising Salary
Up to £55,000 per annum
Vacancy Type
Permanent
Schedule Type
Full Time

About The Role

ADD TO LIFE. EVERY LIFE
Be the person who makes all the difference 

HMP Thameside are looking for a Clinical Psychologist to support the IMHT with assessment and interventions for complex patients, offer consultation/reflective practice to the team and clinical supervision to the assistant psychologists. The direct clinical work includes undertaking psychological assessments, supporting complex multi-disciplinary formulations and delivering psychological interventions for cases of great complexity. 

You will also be required to utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team/service. You will support the integrated mental health team in the overall development of the availability of evidence based therapies.

Practice Plus Group were recently awarded the healthcare contract at HMP Thameside and will begin delivering services in June 2023. We are the Health in Justice Market leader, providing healthcare services to offenders across the country. Our model of care is our Wellbeing Approach – an integrated, comprehensive approach in recognition of the fact prisoners are a socially-excluded group with healthcare needs which are complex and often associated with poor outcomes. It adopts the premise no single health/wellbeing factor can be taken in isolation of other motivational issues which might impact a person’s care.

About You

As part of a multidisciplinary team, you'll make a real and meaningful difference to the people we support. And just as you help them to live more fulfilling lives, you'll feel appreciated, supported and inspired to do your best work too.

Who we're looking for

Qualified Psychologists with: 

excellent communication and relationship skills
a non-judgmental and compassionate approach
the ability to work within a busy environment
solid evidence of Continuous Professional Development 
an understanding of the complexities of working multi-disciplinary, multi-agency teams 

You’ll receive an annual salary up to £55,000 per annum - dependent on experience. We offer a whole host of additional benefits such as: cycle to work scheme, free DBS check, free uniform, an extensive training and development structure for all employees along with an employee recognition scheme.

It doesn’t stop there… we also offer a company pension scheme which we as Practice Plus Group also pay into, 25 days annual leave increasing with service up to 28 days per year, plus 8 public bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time), NHS blue light card, discounted Costco memberships, access to Boundless memberships for attractions and parks, shopping discounts, free eye tests for computer screen users, an 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it.

About Us

HM Prison Thameside is a local category B resettlement prison in the Thamesmead area of the Royal Borough of Greenwich, South-East London and is situated next to HMP Belmarsh. HMP Thameside is London’s only private prison and can currently hold 1232 convicted and remand male prisoners.

Practice Plus Group is a specialist provider of NHS services into prison healthcare across over 45 different prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. We believe in putting the patient first, regardless of the environment or their history. The prison population is one of the most vulnerable and challenged patient groups in society and the delivery of their health care is conducted within often difficult and demanding environments.

Practice Plus Group’s mission is Access to Excellence.  Our core values are; 
• we treat patients and each other as we would like to be treated
• we act with integrity
• we embrace diversity
• we strive to do things better together
 
Patients can only access excellence if we commit to living our values in everything we do when we’re at work.

If you share these values and have transferable skills we want to meet you!
 
Please note that offers of employment are subject to Practice Plus Group Terms & Conditions and receipt of satisfactory references, an enhanced DBS check and prison vetting.

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