DASS RNLD Senior Practitioner

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West London NHS Trust provides a full range of mental health, community and physical healthcare services for children, adults and older people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow.

We also provide some specialist services that are commissioned regionally, such as our medium secure services; and nationally, such as the Cassel Hospital for people with complex and severe personality disorder and our high secure services at Broadmoor Hospital.

Job overview

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 into 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 an individual's 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 Band 7 CPN, who is RNLD qualified nurse, to be part of this innovative team. Forensic Experience is desirable but not essential to this role.

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

Main duties of the job

The post holder will lead and monitor the performance and care delivery of the nursing staff in the LDA Community Forensic Team; ensuring local professional leadership. They will participate in review of clinical policies and guidelines relevant to the area and support and implement changes to practice. Additionally, they will liaise with other organisations and professionals to promote communication and good practice; be able to undertake audit activity and supervision to other staff in service area/care group. They would 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.

In addition, the post holder will be responsible for supporting the team manager in providing effective leadership within a clinical team providing a high quality service within the resources available.

Further duties are available via candidate pack attached to this vacancy.

Working for our organisation

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're rated 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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further elaboration on detailed job description and main responsibilities, please review the attached Candidate Pack on this vacancy.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Qualification in Mental Health Nursing/Learning Disability and Autism

Desirable criteria

• Post Qualifying training and development

Experience

Essential criteria

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

Desirable criteria

• Experience of community forensic working practises.

Knowledge/skills

Essential criteria

• 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 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 an ability to work with a range of organisations including Courts, Police and Probation, ministry of Justice.
• Demonstrate ability to lead on projects and audits.
• 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 a good understanding of CPA and its application.
• Demonstrate good communication skills, especially listening, empathy, facilitation, persuasion, motivation, negotiation, education, and reassurance.
• Demonstrate ability to lead projects and development of services.
• Demonstrate an ability to communicate complex issues to users and carers.
• Demonstrate the ability to understand the role of the Community Forensic Service.
• Demonstrate ability for cross cultural working ensuring whatever the cultural background of clients they are treated holistically.
• Demonstrate an ability to manage stress and competing demands prioritising appropriately.
• Demonstrate skills associated with good documentation.
• An ability to work as part of a team.
• Ability to work in an autonomous manner.

Desirable criteria

• Demonstrate knowledge of actuarial and clinical risk assessment and how this might be applied to the

As an employee of West London NHS Trust, you have a responsibility to maintain a sound understanding of, and a commitment to uphold the National Health Service values and principles set out in the NHS Constitution.

We reserve the right to close adverts prior to the closing date stated should we receive a high volume of applications.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to West London NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, you will be required to undergo a pre-employment checks which can take between 4-8 weeks . After which your information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system (ESR ).

Please ensure you include email addresses for your referees which MUST be at supervisory or managerial capacity covering the last 3 years of employment to date to avoid delay in the recruitment process.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

West London NHS Trust is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Candidate Pack (PDF, 1.2MB)