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Violence Reduction Psychotherapist

Tempting Recruitment
Posted 8 hours ago, valid for 21 days
Location

Feltham, Greater London TW13 4DH

Contract type

Full Time

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  • Tempting Recruitment is seeking an experienced Psychotherapist for a Local Authority position in London.
  • The role offers a salary between £38,000 and £42,000 and is a full-time permanent position.
  • The Psychotherapist will focus on delivering structured behavioral change interventions for men, particularly those involved in violence.
  • Candidates must possess a good honors degree in Psychology, state registration as a Psychotherapist, and experience in a prison setting.
  • Experience with trauma-informed and psycho-educational methods is essential, along with the ability to engage with men facing significant personal challenges.
Tempting Recruitment are working alongside our client, a Local Authority, who are looking to recruit an experienced Psychotherapist to join their team based in London   JOB DETAILSPAY RATE: £38,000 - £42,000WORK TYPE: Permanent WORK PATTERN: Full TimeLOCATION: London   JOB SUMMARYThe Violence Reduction Psychotherapist will deliver group and on to on interventions which will be structured Behavioural change interventions for men.   JOB DESCRIPTIONThe duties and responsibilities of the role will include:
  • Analyse complex, sensitive and potentially disturbing information from prison databases regarding programme participants, to undertake dynamic risk and needs assessments regarding the delivery of behavioural change interventions, on a case-by-case basis
  • Write progress reports at the end of each participant's engagement with interventions, for reference during, participants parole hearings and sentence planning processes
  • Target interventions towards enabling men to improve their wellbeing and tackle issues related to violent behaviour e.g. relationship problems, gang affiliation, substance misuse issues, adverse childhood experiences and racial trauma 
THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATEThe successful candidate will have the following skills and competencies:
  • Good honour degree in Psychology or equivalent 
  • State registration as a Psychotherapist 
  • Master level training in Psychotherapy 
  • Experience of using trauma informed, strengths based, psycho-educational and creative methods during interventions. 
  • Must have ability to form professional relationships with men who are serving prison sentences, who present with risks of violent reoffending and face disadvantages such as substance misuse problems, trauma histories, mental health diagnoses, poor literacy and numeracy, gang affiliation.  
  • Experience working in a Prison setting 
Please be advised that only candidates that have the specific skills and experiences required for this role will be shortlisted and submitted to our client for review.HOW TO APPLYHit the APPLY button or contact Ellie Hibbard at Tempting Recruitment NOW on . INDPERM

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