Job summary

West London Forensic Service has been chosen by NHS England to pioneer a new approach to support the discharge of Service users in Learning Disability and Autism medium and low secure forensic mental health settings and support their transition and community care. In the past a lot of people with learning disabilities have been placed in hospital units a long way away from their home, family and friends. The government has said this must end and people should get support and treatment close to home. This can improve quality of life, reduce inequality, and give hope to people who may have been detained for many years. It also saves significant expenditure on hospital care, which can be reinvested into community services. We are looking for a Forensic Band 6 CPN to be part of this innovative team.

The post will be based in Ealing, St Bernard's Hospital Site.

Main duties of the job

This role is a rare chance to be part of shaping a new service, providing opportunities to develop your skills and your career.

The post holder will need to have an understanding of psychosocial interventions to include psycho-education, wellness recovery action plans and discharge planning. The post holder will also be responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care for a defined caseload; and maintaining associated records.

The post holder will support the team manager in specifically delivering on the following key areas:

Key Result Areas & Performance:

Clinical practice, including own professional development

• To provide comprehensive assessment of mental health needs.
• To manage a small caseload of clients with complex mental health needs and undertake case management/lead professional/ CPA as needed.
• To be able to communicate with and meet the needs of families and carers as appropriate to the care group and the individual client.
• To have experience of and specialist knowledge on interventions to be able to lead in clinical area.
• To receive management supervision from the relevant Line Manager or equivalent.
• To demonstrate excellent communication skills.

About us

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse providers of mental health, community and social care in the UK.

Our 3,982 staff care for people in hospital and in the community, helping them to recover and go on to lead full and productive lives. We aim to be the best organisation of our kind in the country.

We provide care and treatment for more than 800,000 people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow, delivering services in the community (at home, in GP surgeries and care homes), hospital, specialist clinics and forensic (secure) units.

We'rerated good overall by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Together, we're committed to promoting hope and wellbeing, working with patients, service users, carers, families and partners across the communities we serve.

We are keen to ensure that our workforce reflects the community it serves, particularly in terms of ethnicity, gender, disability, LGBTQ+ and experience of mental illness.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key Result Areas & Performance:

Clinical practice, including own professional development

• To provide comprehensive assessment of mental health needs.
• To manage a small caseload of clients with complex mental health needs and undertake case management/lead professional/ CPA as needed.
• To be able to communicate with and meet the needs of families and carers as appropriate to the care group and the individual client.
• To have experience of and specialist knowledge on interventions to be able to lead in clinical area.
• To receive management supervision from the relevant Line Manager or equivalent.
• To demonstrate excellent communication skills.
• To establish professional links with other care groups and professionals.
• To administer medication within NMC guidelines and the Trusts Medicines Code.
• To work with inpatient and outpatient clinical teams in identifying care needs and systemic risks. This may require liaison with external agencies responsible for the provision of resources, services, and vulnerable adult or child protection.
• To refer and consult with the home and host MAPPP authorities and to maintain accurate data collection in relation to this.
• To refer and consult with other public protection agencies as necessary, such as: - MARAC; JIGSAW; Channel Panel and other police services.
• To participate in completion of the HCR20 and appropriate risk assessments for individual service users.
• To work with Secondary and Primary Mental Health Services.
• To develop individual recall plans for forensic service users and ensure these are shared with the relevant parties.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualification in Mental Health Nursing/Learning Disability and Autism

Desirable

• Post Qualifying training and development

Experience

Essential

• The applicant must have a minimum of two years post graduate experience
• The applicant must have two years post qualification experience in a mental health/LDA setting

Desirable

• The applicant must have experience of autonomous working.
• Experience of community forensic working practises.

Knowledge/Skills

Essential

• Demonstrate an ability to undertake assessments of risk using specific risk assessment tools.
• Demonstrate an ability to formulate implement and evaluate programmes of care for those individuals in the Community Forensic Service and those being referred
• Demonstrate knowledge of Part 3 of the Mental Health Act and its application to Mentally Disordered Offenders.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the Criminal Justice Act and its implication for the management of Forensic clients.
• Demonstrate an ability to teach.
• Demonstrate an ability to work with a range of organisations including Courts, Police and Probation, ministry of Justice.
• Demonstrate good communication skills, especially listening, empathy, facilitation, persuasion, motivation, negotiation, education, and reassurance.
• Demonstrate ability to lead projects and development of services.
• Demonstrate the ability to understand the role of the Community Forensic Service.
• Demonstrate skills associated with good documentation.
• Demonstrate an ability to manage stress and competing demands prioritising appropriately.
• An ability to work as part of a team.
• Ability to work in an autonomous manner.

Desirable

• Demonstrate an ability to use a range of therapeutic interventions with clients who have a range of disorders that will include personality disorder; LDA and dual diagnosis.
• Demonstrate ability to supervise staff.
• Demonstrate ability to lead on projects and audits.
• oDemonstrate knowledge of actuarial and clinical risk assessment and how this might be applied to the management of clients.
• oDemonstrate a good understanding of CPA and its application
• oDemonstrate an ability to communicate complex issues to users and carers.
• oDemonstrate ability for cross cultural working ensuring whatever the cultural

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