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Practitioner Psychologist When registering to this job board you will be redirected to the online application form. Please ensure that this is completed in full in order that your application can be reviewed. Job Title: Practitioner Psychologist Location: Based in Croydon. Unfortunately this service does not have step free access. Salary: £60,000 (Full Time Equivalent) NHS Equivalent Band: 8A Shift Pattern: 22.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday working between 09:00 - 17:00, although some flexibility may be required at times with service needs. Working days can be agreed upon next stages of the interview process. About the Role We're looking for an experienced Registered Practitioner Psychologist with a background in clinical psychology to join our team in Croydon. The service offers a psychologically informed environment across four sites, providing low to high support forensic mental health services to our residents with forensic mental health needs, complex conditions, and dual diagnosis. In this role, you will drive the delivery of evidence based psychological assessments and interventions aimed at the rehabilitation and reintegration of our residents into the communities. This is a creative, evolving, and impactful role which works closely with our Group Psychological Lead and wider teams to provide support to staff and at times residents to support in providing a streamlined and psychologically informed service. Key Responsibilities include: • Provide advice, guidance, and support to the team with supporting our residents to overcome personal challenges and create a supportive environment, • Advise and streamline best practices, and enhance the overall skills and expertise of the team to deliver high quality care and support, • Provide clinical supervision to the team, • Provide highly specialised psychological assessments for our residents with mental health and complex needs, • Exercise full clinical responsibility for residents psychological care as a care coordinator within a multidisciplinary team, • Formulate and implement plans for various therapy routes and management of assessing mental health conditions based upon appropriate conceptual frameworks and evidence-based practices About You We're looking for someone who is a self-starter, able to proactively encourage, take leadership and ownership for creating a psychologically informed environment. You will be able to communicate highly complex and sensitive information effectively within the organisation and with external partners, collaborating with external stakeholders regularly in a multidisciplinary approach. You will be able to utilise your own expertise and support in empowering the wider team to enhance their skills to deliver a service which is supportive, safe, and in line with best practice for the organisation and external regulatory bodies. • HCPC Registration is essential, • Post-graduate doctoral level training as a Registered Practitioner Psychologist including models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics, and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology, • Previous experience working as a qualified clinical and/or forensic psychologist, including working with people with complex backgrounds/needs and a good understanding of the sector we run our services in, • Ability to teach, train, consult, and deliver clinical supervision, • Understanding of criminology, psychology, and behavioural patterns, and how they link to different behaviours and engagement, • Ability to understand and apply safeguarding protocols as they arise, • Ability and willingness to show flexibility in working patterns, responding to the needs of the service and residents, • Alignment with our values of Ambition, Empowerment, Inclusivity, and Transparency Please refer to the JDPS attached for more details on the vacancy and our requirements/key criteria. What we Offer • 25 days (Full time equivalent) annual leave, increasing with the length of service, • Employer Pension Contribution, • Eligibility to register with Blue Light Discount Card, • Access to discounted tickets for music events, shows, sports and more, • Reflective Practice regular sessions with a therapist provided by an external provider to support Mental Health and Wellbeing at work, • Training and Development, including access to courses, upskilling, and progression plans, • Employee Assistance Programme, including counselling, • Life Assurance Scheme, • Cycle-to-work scheme, • Annual Staff Awards, • EDI Ambassador programme About Social Interest Group (SIG) SIG is a not-for-profit organisation providing thousands of people with good-quality support and care in residential, drop-in centres, community floating support settings, probation settings, and hospitals. We do so across London, Brighton, Bedfordshire, Luton, Kent and Liverpool. Our goal is to transform lives through empowering change. We believe good care and support improves lives with the vision to create healthier, safer, and more inclusive communities. Join us on our mission to empower independence through trauma-informed solutions and dynamic partnerships that keep people out of prison, out of hospital, and off the streets. Want to know how we work? Watch our short Theory of Change video to see how we support people towards a brighter future: Theory of Change Further details can be found on our website here: Theory of Change - Social Interest Group - Social Interest Group. Additional Information Please note that this job advert may close early due to screening applications on an ongoing basis. We advise applying as soon as possible for your application to be taken into consideration at the early stages. Unfortunately, we are unable to provide sponsorship, please ensure you have full right to work in the UK prior to applying to our positions. 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Mechanical Engineer (Level 3) Location: HMP Wandsworth (SW18) Salary: £43,177.30 per annum + an additional 5% salary in recognition of shift and weekend working Contract: Permanent, 39 hours per week We are seeking a NVQ Level 3 qualified Plumber to join our team at a HMP Wandsworth, a category B adult male prison as a Mechanical Engineer. Join a team that is more than just a group of colleagues - we work Monday to Sunday as a supportive and driven family, working together to create a safe and nurturing environment. HMP Wandsworth runs like a self-contained city, it takes hundreds of people to keep it functioning, and as the Facilities Maintenance Team we are committed and driving the smooth and safe operation, like a heart that pumps blood through the body, everything we do impacts every prisoner, employee, and visitor, and wider to the families and community. As a Mechanical Engineer you will have the opportunity to work alongside experienced and passionate colleagues who vary from Plumbers, Electricians, Carpenters, Painters, to Cleaners, and Administrators, and others, who are all dedicated to making a positive difference, providing a safe and secure environment for all. If you are looking for a role where you can use your skills to create a better future for others, we encourage you to apply for this compelling opportunity and join us in our mission to promote rehabilitation and positive change and be part of a team that truly makes a difference. We are a Ministry of Justice business and provide critical and time-bound services to HMPPS, and are looking for a Plumber to join us as a Mechanical Engineer with one of the following NVQ Level 3 qualifications and combination of skills: • C&G 6189 Plumbing and domestic heating C&G 5962 certificate in Plumbing (Advanced craft) C&G 6019 Mechanical Engineering services (plumbing) C&G 6018 heating and ventilation installation C&G 6129 certificate in Plumbing C&G 214 Engineering systems maintenance C&G 6188 Heating and ventilating C&G 6088 certificate in heating and ventilating C&G 6032 the advanced craft certificate in plumbing EAL Diploma in Plumbing and Heating Experience working on commercial or industrial heating, water or building service systems. Unvented water heater vessel course G3 - Highly desirable Two years' experience working in a role as a plumber or equivalent Be familiar with and able to work to Water supply regulation and Control of Legionella L8 requirements Good working knowledge of planned preventive maintenance operations Good working knowledge of relevant health and safety requirements L8 awareness training - Desirable (Provided if required) If this sounds like you, we would like to hear from you! Explore a varied and rewarding career at GFSL. Welcome to careers at Gov Facilities Services Limited (GFSL). Joining us is your chance to help ensure prisons are secure and safe for prisoners and prison staff alike, and to play your part in helping prisoners reintegrate into society. Holidays are 25 days per year plus Bank Holidays, and a range of non-contractual benefits are provided. These range from Death in Service at 4x salary, to access to private GP consultations and an Employee Assistance Programme that offers counselling and information services for preventative care and to help employees in a crisis. There are also a range of financial reward mechanisms and access to retailer discounts. You will find a strong focus on safety, a supportive, inclusive workplace, a competitive benefits package, and real opportunity to build your skills and progress. Explore facilities careers where you can make difference. Pride In People. We're passionate about promoting greater diversity and creating a workplace and culture where all of our employees have a voice that is heard, feel a sense of belonging and are empowered to be their true selves. We recognise the value that every single employee brings to the organisation. Everyone's needs at work are different and we are committed to doing our best to satisfy these differences whilst ensuring consistency and fairness for all. We promise to champion diversity and inclusion with ongoing learning and training, as well as career progression opportunities for everyone. Future Plans. GFSL has been notified by it's shareholder (MOJ) that the provision of FM Services will in future be delivered by the private sector. This means that following a successful procurement process, GFSL's services will complete transfer to a private sector provider/providers no sooner than August 2027. Pride in People - Do the Right thing - One Team An ISO 9001 Certified Company TPBN1_UKTJ

This role has a starting salary of £12,526 per annum, based on an 18 hour working week. We are looking for enthusiastic and self-motivated Library Assistants to join our dedicated team, based at HMP High Down library. Our prison libraries aim to provide an accessible service with a focus on expanding knowledge, finding pleasure in learning, developing crucial literacy skills and enabling effective rehabilitation. It also promotes reading as a source of pleasure and provides prisoners with opportunities for wider cultural engagement. Equipping prisoners with reading skills allows them to embark on a path towards reintegration into society. Our Offer to You 26 days' holiday, rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 31 days after 5 years' service Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave A generous local government salary related pension Up to 5 days of carer's leave and 2 paid volunteering days per year Paternity, adoption and dependents leave An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources Wellbeing and lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, and shopping A chance to make a real difference to the lives of our residents. About the Role The libraries are managed by one Prison Librarian, supported by Senior Prison Library Assistants, Prison Library Assistants and Prisoner Orderlies, working alongside HMP departments in the prison and SCC Library Service. The team also work closely with the education department and partner agencies to provide an integrated Library service. This is a challenging but highly rewarding role in a busy prison library. Enthusiasm for reading and learning is essential. As part of the library team, you will play a key role in encouraging prisoners to use the library effectively for educational, recreational and legal purposes. Prison libraries also encourage inmates who are parents to share books with their children to maintain positive links by helping them record stories to send home and assisting at family days. As Prison Library Assistant, you will support to run a lively events and activities program, including book groups, writing groups, reading initiatives such as Reading Ahead and author events. You will also assist in running the Shannon Trust 'Turning Pages Program' for developing readers. You will be expected to work on your own initiative, helping take responsibility for the library in the absence of the Prison Librarian, including supervising the Prisoner Orderlies. You will also be required to adhere to all prison security guidance and attend training as necessary. This role will work Monday 8:30 - 4:30, Tuesday 8:30 - 4:30, and Friday 9:00-12:00 Your Application In order to be considered for shortlisting, your application will clearly evidence the following skills: A passion for reading and learning, and enthusiasm for the challenges of working in a prison environment Resilience and the ability to remain calm under pressure in a sometimes-volatile environment. A customer focused approach to your work An ability to work using your own initiative as well as part of a team High-level interpersonal skills and positive working attitude towards training and development Experience of using IT systemsTo apply, we request that you submit a CV and you will be asked the following 4 questions highlighting your strengths and any transferable skills or experience: What are your motivations for applying? Why do you think it is important for Prisons to have libraries? What do you think the challenges would be working in a prison environment? How would you encourage prisoners to develop a love for reading and learning?Please note an enhanced vetting process will be required for this role and will be undertaken by the Prison Service before the successful candidate can start and takes around eight weeks. The job advert closes at 23:59 on 07/06/2026 with interviews to follow. Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) Surrey County Council is undergoing Local Government Reorganisation, moving from a two-tier system to two new unitary councils in April 2027. If you are employed by Surrey on 1st April 2027, your role will transfer with current terms and conditions to one of the new organisations, supporting local devolution and greater powers for our communities. Join our dynamic team and shape the future of local government. Make a lasting impact with innovative solutions and improved services for our community. Help us build a brighter future for our residents! Our Commitment We are a disability confident employer which means if you have shared a disability on your application form and have evidenced you meet the minimum criteria, we guarantee you an interview. Your skills and experience truly matter to us. From application to your first day, we're committed to supporting you with any adjustments you need, we value inclusion and warmly welcome you to join and help build a workplace where everyone belongs