G3 Forensic Clinical Psychologist, National Crime Agency

155359

£45,480

Permanent

Investigation
Psychology

Job share, Part-time

1

Belfast, Birmingham, Bridgend, Bristol, Chelmsford, Chorley, Crawley, Dover, Exeter, Fareham, Gartcosh, Gillingham (Kent), Kingston-upon-Thames, Liverpool, London, Normanton, Nottingham, Sheffield, Slough, St Neots, Stevenage, Sunderland, Warrington, Heathrow

The role of the Forensic Clinical Psychologist is to conduct and lead financial investigations in support of the National Crime Agency’s objectives, supervising or mentoring staff in support of this. Please note this role is being offered as part time or job share 2 days per week, Monday and Tuesday ONLY.

Key Responsibilities

• To conduct and support money laundering and economic crime investigations in accordance with NCA policy and legislative requirements and maximise the effective use of the proceeds of crime act and other legislation.

• To contribute to the acquisition and development of tactical and strategic intelligence through targeted research, open source searches, behavioural, analytical, comparative studies and/or prevention initiatives focused on serious and organised crime affecting the UK, particularly money laundering and economic crime investigations.

• To sift and analyse large volumes of data, follow complex financial paper-trails, and seek and act upon opportunities to obtain evidential material.

• Take on specific roles within a larger case team, ensuring all legal and operational requirements are met on the way to preparing cases for submission to the CPS, or in the case of Unexplained Wealth Orders and Civil Recovery, to the NCA’s Legal Department.

• Build effective external partnerships, collaborate with other NCA units, wider UK law enforcement, international counterparts, and Government departments

Responsibilities

You will need to demonstrate the below behaviours:

• Leadership
• Working Together

You will also need to demonstrate the below experience, technical criteria:

• Awareness of police investigative roles, processes, terminology and procedures with particular emphasis towards major crime investigations.
• Ability of producing and communicating high quality, clearly structured, logical reports and presentations using verbal and written skills. Working with sensitive/confidential material, high workloads and working under pressure to strict deadlines.
• Experience in translating complex literature into actionable reports for practitioners. Identifying risks whilst suggesting control measures for partners.
• Significant experience in Court work and the assessment and treatment of offenders/patients in a high secure setting. Also experience as a Consultant in a Clinical Practice.

You will also have the below qualifications or skills:

Essential Qualifications

• Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration as Practitioner Psychologist in Clinical Psychology with substantial experience in forensic clinical settings.
• Psych.D or equivalent doctoral level qualification.

This role will be a mobile worker and when not deployed operationally you will work from home.

***All NCA officers must hold SC Enhanced upon entry as a minimum. To meet the National Security Vetting requirements for this role you will need to have resided in the UK for a minimum of 3 out of the past 5 years. For more information please see the Candidate information Pack***

The following qualifications/skills are essential to the role and proof will be required at interview:

• Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration as Practitioner Psychologist in Clinical Psychology with substantial experience in forensic clinical settings.
• Psych.D or equivalent doctoral level qualification.

Please ensure the dates of any accreditations you are relying on, are entered on to the CV.

Should you progress to the assessment stage of the process, you will be required to provide a copy of the original certificate.

Failure to provide evidence at interview may result in your application not progressing to the next stage.

We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Leadership
• Working Together

We’ll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Awareness of police investigative roles, processes, terminology and procedures with particular emphasis towards major crime investigations.
• Ability of producing and communicating high quality, clearly structured, logical reports and presentations using verbal and written skills. Working with sensitive/confidential material, high workloads and working under pressure to strict deadlines.
• Experience in translating complex literature into actionable reports for practitioners. Identifying risks whilst suggesting control measures for partners.
• Significant experience in Court work and the assessment and treatment of offenders/patients in a high secure setting. Also experience as a Consultant in a Clinical Practice.

If you are an active police pension member immediately prior to joining the NCA, you can continue your membership throughout your employment with us as if you were a serving police officer. If you do remain an active member and subsequently return to a police force, you should be able to continue your membership there too.

All officers in the NCA are members of the UK Civil Service. You will be eligible for:

• Civil Service pension scheme
• 26 days annual leave rising to 31 on completion of 5 years continuous service
• Training and development opportunities
• Cycle2work scheme

We take the welfare of NCA officers very seriously. All staff have access to Occupational Health services and there are a number of staff representative groups. We also have a range of sporting and other activities on offer.

We can provide flexible working arrangements if the role in question is suitable. These include flexi-time, job sharing and compressed hours (working contracted hours over a shorter period).