Location: Exeter, EX1 3RB
Salary: £26530.00 to £29114.00
Date posted: 7th March 2025
Closing date: 19th March 2025
MHTR worker/Assistant Psychologist
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Job Description:
Mental health treatment requirement workers (MHTR) are required as part of the exciting new Integrated Non-Custodial Services (INCS) contract, which has been awarded to DPT for the next seven years starting in April 2025.
The INCS contract brings together Criminal Justice, Liaison & Diversion , Reconnect and the Mental Health Treatment Requirement (MHTRs) in order to deliver care and support for individuals to address their health care needs and offending behaviour from custody diversion through to release back to the community.
The MHTR service delivers Mental Health Treatment Requirements to individuals who have received a community sentence from the courts which has an MHTR as an element of the order. MHTRs are designed to support individuals with low to medium mental health needs where the court considers that an individuals mental health is linked to their offending
This post is offered at Band 4 subject to the Job Evaluation Process
Main duties of the job
The post holder will promote the psychological health and well-being of service users delivering low level psychological interventions to individuals or groups of service users who may present with a range of mental health issues including depression, anxiety, trauma, personality disorders; and neurodiversity.
The post-holder will work remotely across Devon or Cornwall. They will work alongside practitioners in courts and probation, and also organisations in the community.
The post-holder will be expected to:
- To undertake psychological assessments of clients applying psychological tests, including self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, and others involved in the clients care, under the supervision of a qualified psychologist.
- Deliver the MHTRs as a part of dual orders with DRRs and ATRs in partnership with Drug and Alcohol Services
- Provide support and advice to professionals who contact the services
About us
About Devon Partnership Trust
We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.
We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do
Our values
We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.
Contact information:
Team Manager
Philippa Brown
07910325365
