About this role
Job summary
The post holder will work closely with our clinical and forensic psychologists to support the delivery of the Rivendell service. Rivendell is a long-standing and well-established residential therapeutic unit which exists as part of the National Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) pathway, run in partnership with Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH) and HM Prison and Probation Service (HMMPS). The aims of the pathway are to reduce repeat high-harm offending, to improve wellbeing and to improve the skills of staff working with personality difficulties. Rivendell is a two-year treatment programme, on a dedicated wing offering a range of bespoke one-to-one interventions and group work to a maximum of 16 women. Rivendell is a formulation led, trauma informed service, with a focus on relational dynamics to work effectively with the client group and develop understandings of how personality difficulties influence the risk of further offending or harm to self. Collaborative working practices between NHS and HMPPS staff are integral to the delivery of our service.
Main duties of the job
Key duties will include co-ordinating, developing and co-facilitation of psycho-educational skills-based groups, in conjunction with relevant clinical staff. The post holder will take a lead in co-working with the prison officer team to jointly plan and deliver meaningful activities with service users, which includes activities such as cooking, craftsessions and mindfulness. The postholder will be expected to support the assessment process for new service users and to support clinicians in delivery of one-to-one interventions. There will be scope to work collaboratively with other agencies to support our client group and to deliver training to prison staff both within Rivendell and the wider prison. The postholder will be supported to take a lead for service evaluation of our current groups and for working with the leadership team to develop ideas regarding further service evaluation and potential research projects.
About us
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 122 locations.
We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford,Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.
Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.
Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.
Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification
Staff benefits
Pay Enhancements: 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays. 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years Excellent pension Cycle to work scheme Salary sacrifice car scheme Wellbeing programme Blue Light Card Discounts fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
2:1 or above psychology degree Eligibility for BPS graduate membership (clearly stated on application)
Desirable
Further post graduate training in psychology, mental health practice or therapeutic skills.
Experience Essential
Experience of working within a service that supports people who have experienced complex trauma and adversity which has impaired/impacted on their personality. Experience of developing assessments, formulations and therapeutic intervention to people presenting with complex mental health, personality difficulties or offending behaviours. Experience of working with people with complex needs including mental health difficulties. Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary or multi-agency team. Experience of providing psychological interventions individually or within a group.
Desirable
Worked within a trauma-informed environment. Experience of working in a custodial setting or with people who have had contact with the criminal justice system Worked specifically with the needs of women. Experience of having been involved in regular audit and data collection
Knowledge Essential
Knowledge and awareness of the factors that contribute complex personality presentations, emotional dysregulation and interpersonal difficulties. Knowledge of psychological treatment approaches for working with those presenting with complex personality difficulties.
Desirable
Awareness of the OPD pathway strategy
Skills and abilities Essential
High level communication skills (written and verbal). Ability to work collaboratively with Service users and staff teams. To liaise with a range of other professionals and communicate sensitive and risk information. Ability to promote and advocate for a psychologically-informed way of working. To show resilience within a challenging working environment and have awareness of own professional and personal limitations. Ability to develop spreadsheets, data-bases as well as strong word processing skills. Strong presentation skills and ability to deliver training to staff teams. Ability to work towards agreed goals within supervision. Ability to complete literature searchers and synthesise large amounts of narrative data
Other Essential
There is an occasional requirement to travel across the wide footprint of the Trust to attend meetings and events relevant to the role.
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.
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Employer details Employer name Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address HMP New Hall - Rivendell Service
Dial Wood, Flockton,
Wakefield, West Yorkshire,
WF4 4XX
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.gmmh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)