About this role
Job summary
This role leads and manages the Psychology Service at Oakhill Secure Training Centre, overseeing the implementation of the Secure Stairs framework and supporting the development of neurodiversity and mental health pathways. The Consultant Psychologist provides strategic leadership to deliver a trauma-informed, developmentally focused wellbeing service for children and young people aged 1218. The role also promotes culture change and collaboration across multidisciplinary teams to improve outcomes for young people.
Main duties of the job
Provide clinical leadership, supervision, and strategic management to the Wellbeing Team while managing a specialist caseload of children with complex needs.
Lead the delivery and implementation of the Secure Stairs framework, including reflective practice, psychological formulations, and integrated care planning within multidisciplinary teams.
Oversee service development, performance monitoring, and capacity management to ensure effective and high-quality psychological services.
Deliver staff training, support professional development, and work collaboratively with external agencies to ensure safe transitions and improved outcomes for children and young people.
About us
Oakhill Secure Training Centre Oakhill Secure Training Centre is operated by G4S Care and Justice Services. The centre provides accommodation across three blocks for up to 80 children (male and female) aged 12 to 17 years who are serving a custodial sentence or who are remanded to custody by the courts. Children are not permitted to leave the centre and they have all their healthcare; educational and religious needs met within the centre.
Job description Job responsibilities
You will provide specialist integrated clinical leadership and management within this specialty setting as well as across the system (both internally and externally as required), The psychology led service will be integrated into the Healthcare MDT and provide strategic development in relation to psychological therapies and psychologically informed interventions. To lead the provision of trauma informed care the clinical lead will enable a cultureof learning, continuous evaluation, compassionate care, and inclusive and collective leadership
Clinical Duties
To provide leadership and supervision to the Wellbeing teamTo undertake the role of a specialist clinician, carrying a specialist caseload of children with highly complex needs,Where indicated, will support transitions of children into onward care/hospital/other secure facilities by means of multiagency care planningLead on training programmes for the Wellbeing team, ensuring all are kept up to date with current practiceTo maintain skills and knowledge of child protection procedures from the Local Safeguarding Children Board and ensure training in this area for assistant psychologists in the team.Complete relevant paperwork, including maintaining the electronic record (SystmOne) and participating in routine outcome monitoring of clinical workSecure Stairs Delivery & Implementation
Provide expertise to professionals within and beyond the specialty setting.Lead on the provision of reflective practice to the healthcare team and operational colleagues across siteTo oversee the delivery and sign off of my story (psychological formulations) within week oneTo oversee the Healthcare treatment and delivery within the Integrated Care Plans (ICPS), based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of their problems, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across the full range of environmental settingsThe post holder will be an active member of the multidisciplinary team and therefore attend multidisciplinary team meetings and provide advice and support to the psychology and wider teamTo actively engage in links with other parts of Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services, Primary Care Services, Social Services and other agencies relevant to the servicesTo provide specialist psychological advice guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to a shared formulation, diagnosis and treatment planTo work across systems/providers in the locality to ensure effective pathways for children and young peopleTo communicate in a highly skilled and sensitive manner, complex information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of service users under their care to service users, significant others, relatives and other staff and respond appropriately in situations where there is hostility or a highly charged emotional atmosphere.To Lead the continued development of service models, working closely with colleagues to ensure alignment.To identify gaps in service provision and also to seek opportunities for the development of Psychological Therapies within defined frameworks and with agreement from senior managers.To participate in and provide specialist advice to relevant aspects of policy making, strategic planning, management and clinical governance in the locality.To lead and motivate practitioners, trainees and assistants from all professions within the specialty and across the psychological therapies aspects of other relevant services.
Managerial & Service Development Duties
To manage and provide strategic leadership to the Wellbeing team, ensuring that everyone receives support, appropriate supervision, reflective practice, annual appraisals and a development plan which ensures on-going service development that fits the needs and priorities of the service.To manage the capacity of the service in line with demand and access requirements, always seeking ways in which to do so more efficiently.To deal with complaints and disciplinary matters in liaison with other managers and professional leads both within and outside of the Wellbeing Team, especially those of a particularly complex nature.To chair regular clinical multi-disciplinary meetings as appropriate. To take a lead role in service/business development and performance monitoring of the Wellbeing Team primarily the Assistant Psychologists and B7 Psychologist.To provide professional guidance and advice to ensure professional standards are maintained across all wellbeing professions.Professional
To fully observe relevant Professional Practice Guidelines.To work with Professional Leads to maintain and further develop high standards of practice, through co-operative work and peer supervision with other Psychological Professions within and outside the company.To be aware of and adhere to company policies and procedures.Training and Staff Development
To agree a plan for personal development with senior managers and participate in an Annual ReviewsTo provide advanced training for specialist practitioners within the companyTo support the development of training and supervision mechanisms to train a range of other professional groups in the delivery of psychological interventions.General Information
The post holder may be required to perform other relevant and appropriate duties as reasonably needed. This list of duties and responsibilities is not exhaustive. This job description is subject to regular review and appropriate modification.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Please note, in order to apply, all applicants need to have been living in the United Kingdom (with residency in the UK, such as UK/Irish/EU Passport, or an Indefinite Leave to Remain Visa) for the last 5 years with no more than a 28 day break being outside of the UK and no gaps in employment during this time
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Must hold a Doctoral degree in Psychology (Clinical, Educational, Forensic or Child Psychology preferred.) Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) as a Practitioner Psychologist
Experience Essential
Substantial experience of working as a practitioner Psychologist in different care settings. Consultancy work in multi-professional settings. Experience of work across service settings and agencies. Teaching/training with own staff group and other professions. Advanced expertise in clinical supervision with all grades of staff and with other professions. Management of psychology staff or other professions. Leadership of service redesign.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name DoctorPA Secure LTD
Address Oakhill Secure Training Centre
Chalgrove Fld, Oakhill, Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes
MK5 6FU
Employer's website https://www.drpasecure.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)