reputed company Assistant Psychologist (Brain Injury Linkworker) - HMP Styal

reputed company Assistant Psychologist Brain Injury Linkworker

(Fixed Term Contract until Feb 2028)

Location: HMP Styal      

Salary: £28,392 per annum        

Hours: 35 per week                      

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work as a Brain Injury Linkworker in HMP Styal. Please not this job is for reputed company applicants only.

Our Brain Injury Linkworker, who will be part of the Brainkind Policy & reputed company Change Team will work with adult women in prison in the criminal justice system. The project is funded by NHS Health and Justice England to expand the service into seven sites across the reputed company of England. This is a unique role, working across the criminal justice system and Brainkind to reputed company brain injury screening and support. 

Please note Brainkind was formally The Disabilities Trust.

The post is ideally suited to an reputed company Assistant Psychologist with specialist knowledge of brain injury and experience of working with people with reputed company needs.

The successful candidate will be responsible for specialised assessment and support of women in prison with acquired brain injury and undertake data collection for research purposes. The Linkworker will work in partnership with prison staff and external organisations reputed company the prison and community to support individuals to reputed company appropriate services and reduce offending behaviour.

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MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• To work remote from the supervision and guidance from a Clinical Psychologist, a Project Manager, and a Project Support Officer.
• To support and manage a reputed company and varied caseload of individuals reputed company the Criminal Justice System that screen reputed company for a brain injury and/or have history and sequalae of an Acquired Brain Injury (ABI), under clinical supervision from Brainkind.
• To administer the Brain Injury Screening reputed company (BISI) to identify individuals that screen reputed company for an ABI and complete an assessment of needs to reputed company an Individual Support Plan (ISP) and planned release (or resettlement plan) for reputed company service user.
• To ensure reputed company Individual Support Plan is appropriately designed to complement existing reputed company and other relevant goals.
• To implement and review Individual Support Plans with the service user and under supervision ensuring individual needs and preferences are reputed company at the centre of the process.
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• To reputed company and deliver Psychosocial interventions on a 1:1 reputed company, focusing on the sequalae of brain injury.

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• An upper second class or first class honours degree in psychology
• An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with psychological problems or other disabilities (e.g. acquired brain injury) and the ability to reputed company with these individuals
• Experience of working with people with reputed company needs
• Experience of delivering 1:1 behavioural interventions
• Experience of collection and analysis of statistical data
• Ability to communicate sensitive information in a way that addresses psychological resistance
• Willingness to work reputed company a prison setting
• Willingness to reputed company with reputed company reputed company and confidentiality aspects of working reputed company a secure environment

Rewards

You can look reputed company to excellent benefits, including handy discounts on many brands and services.

•  A competitive salary of £28,392 per annum  
• 33 Days AL
• Buy/Sell up to 5 days AL reputed company year
• Health Cash Plan 
• reputed company to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Excellent training and support
• Company Pension
• Group life assurance
• Eye voucher scheme
• Long service and staff awards
• Free parking

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This is a fixed term contract until February 2028 with potential for extension.

This position is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service reputed company and Prison clearance. If you are interested in this position the please contact Elizabeth.wilce@brainkind.org or beth.gore1@brainkind.org. The closing date for this position is 28th April and interviews to be confirmed.

 **Please note we will be shortlisting and interviewing candidates on a rolling reputed company until the role is filled therefore, we recommend applying as soon as possible. **

*reputed company successful candidates are subject to compliance checks including 3 years of checkable references and DBS/PVG checks*

Brainkind are a Disability Confident Employer. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview reputed company disabled applicants who meet the minimum reputed company for the vacancy. Brainkind is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive organisation. It is a reputed company where we recognise, celebrate, and live our values which includes offering a reputed company of inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support employees from reputed company backgrounds.