Ar-214 – Senior Forensic Psychologist – Hawkes Bay – New Zealand

AR-214 – Senior Forensic Psychologist – Hawkes Bay – New ZealandCity: Hawkes BayCountry: New ZealandProfession: Forensic Clinical PsychologistJob Type: Permanent Full-TimeRelocation: YesStart Date: NegotiableORGANISATIONAL OVERVIEWThis employer's goal is to reduce re-offending, and underlying this is a strong commitment to public safety. Their people care about their communities and want to make New Zealand a safer place to be. They do this by helping people lead crime-free lives, which means fewer victims and safer communities.Their core role is managing their clients and community-based sentences imposed by the courts gives them the opportunity to change lives and shape futures. Of the 8,000 people who work at for this employer, the majority work directly with offenders in a variety of roles including probation officers, case managers, programme facilitators, nurses, community work supervisors, instructors, and psychologists.They manage 18 prisons located from Northland to Invercargill and 160 Community sites in towns and cities across New Zealand where probation staff manage people serving non-custodial sentences and orders such as community work, home detention, or parole. The vast majority of the offenders they work with live in the community, and most of those sentenced to a term of imprisonment will be released at some stage. Therefore it is in all their interests to ensure that when people leave, they have the support and skills they need to live a crime-free life. They do this through targeted rehabilitation and reintegration, treatment, education, and trade-training opportunities for offenders that will reduce the likelihood of re-offending.You can help change lives and shape futures too.Role PurposeThe Psychologist is a member of a professional team which provides effective service delivery. Clinical and forensic psychologists are based in specific office locations or Special Treatment Units (STU) throughout New Zealand. This position directly supports the effective and efficient delivery of psychological services by providing quality clinical and risk assessments, providing advice, education and training, and developing and delivering rehabilitative programmes. Specifically, the functions this position is accountable for include:Providing quality psychological services including clinical and risk assessment and treatment services to offenders and referral to appropriate agencies where necessary.Providing advice, education, supervision, and training to staff and community agencies.Developing and delivering rehabilitative programmes.Developing working relationships with other services, agencies, groups, and whanau.Undertaking research work where necessary.Taking part in systems interventions such as are typically found in therapeutic communities.Providing professional supervision and oversight of some psychologists.KEY ACCOUNTABILITIESKey Accountability Areas:Clinical Services and Related Advisory Services• Provide assessment and treatment services for offenders to required standard and based on best practice• Administer and interpret psychometric tests• Treat a range of offender types for specific psychological conditions• Run group treatment programmes in STUs and where required in Area Offices• Provide training to correctional staff and community groups dealing with offenders• Monitor and evaluate the scope and delivery of own services to ensure they are to required standards• Theme IOMS and other administration systems to required standard• Contribute to the resolution of issues affecting the provision of RRS within the local area.• Provide supervision services to staff.Report Writing, Research and Advice• Write assessment, treatment, Court, and Parole Board reports• Complete psychological research projects and programmes in accordance with the priorities of the department• Provide psychological case management and programme advice• Participate in Service and Departmental working partiesEEO/Bicultural Awareness• Incorporate bicultural awareness and EEO policies into own practices and processes.Training and Education• Develop and conduct training programmes/seminars for staff and community groupsSupervision and Administration• Provide clinical supervision to Psychologists within RRS (Senior Psychologist only)• Participate in own clinical supervision• Provide supervision to staff as required• Fully theme all offender and administration information systems• Manage referral system (Senior Psychologist only)• Conduct internal control checks (Senior Psychologist only)Team Work and Participation• Contribute to team development and foster co-operation• Provide timely, open, and honest communication• Participate in regular performance feedback, both formal and informal• Identify development opportunities for staff under direct supervision and ensure performance is maximised through regular feedback, both formal and informal• Support high professional standards within the psychological service teamRelationship Management• Develop and maintain sound working relationships with other services, groups, and agencies• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with other staff within the Psychological ServiceHealth and SafetyHelp maintain a safe working environment by:• Reporting any hazards, and any accidents or near misses that occur• Adhering to departmental safety standards and processes• Participating in health and safety programmes as required, including own rehabilitation if a work injury is sustained.RELATIONSHIPSDirect Reports:NilKey working relationships:The Psychologist/Senior Psychologist requires strong working relationships with the Regional Managers of Services and Service Development Groups, Special Treatment Units, Programme Facilitators, as well as other managers and staff across the Department.The following external relationships are critical to the Department and success of this role:OffendersNew Zealand Parole BoardCommunity groups and agenciesCourt staffLawyersIwi groupsService providers and suppliersMembers of the publicPERSON SPECIFICATIONKnowledge, Skills and Experience• Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with a wide range of people including external stakeholders to facilitate the accomplishment of work goals.• Ability to be flexible and adapt behaviour to reflect diverse situations and people, and deal positively with difficult situations and people.• Exhibit well-developed communication skills that enable clear, relevant and appropriate presentation of ideas, opinions, views, and recommendations.• Produce written communication that is clear, concise, and logical, and of a high standard that is easily understood by the reader.• Effectively use technology to improve communication.• Recognise the need for and is able to make appropriate recommendations to improve systems and processes based on sound logic, analysis, and reasoned argument.• Apply knowledge of policies and procedures and practical experience when developing solutions to field problems.• Know when to seek guidance from others on matters of operational policy and procedure.• Recognise and appropriately escalates issues for wider consideration and national implementation.• Ability to provide psychological assessment and treatment services based upon evidence of what constitutes best practice in a setting.• An understanding and awareness of recent psychological literature.• Psychological report writing skills, in particular risk assessment.• Self-Management/ Planning Skills• Able to identify opportunities and take responsibility for making things happen.• Able to plan and organise at a detailed level to ensure the most effective utilisation of available resources.• Effectively manage time and workload, taking responsibility for learning and development, while maintaining a balance between work and personal life.• Open to the assessment of own skill levels and seeks opportunities for skill development and enhancement.• Demonstrate an awareness of own limits.Qualifications• Registration as a Psychologist and hold a current practicing certificate• Minimum of Doctorate in Psychology.Other requirements• Travel nationally as required to fulfil the requirements of the position.• A current clean driver licence (desirable).
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