Higher Assistant Psychologist

The post is based within the Northumbria Stalking Interventions Programme (NSIP) - a multi-agency partnership including Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW), Northumbria Police, North East Probation Service, Paladin National Stalking Advocacy Service).The team provides risk assessment and management advice to health and criminal justice professionals working with people posing risks because of stalking behaviour via case discussion, formulation and a monthly multi-professional Stalking Clinic. The role involves collation of relevant information into formulation summaries, liaising with involved professionals, some joint work with perpetrators to assist assessment, provision of training in multi-agency contexts, liaison with national networks and collection and analysis of information for service evaluation purposes.

The successful candidate will have a Psychology degree (2:1 or above) and should have experienceof working with people with mental health difficulties/learning disability/personality disorder/or other disabilities. Experience of working with forensic populations is desirable.

We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.

NHS Employees identified as at risk of compulsory redundancy and those eligible for the NENC Re-Deployment careers hub will receive prior consideration.