Senior Mental Health Practitioner

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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

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

1. To coordinate and lead team functioning with particular focus on:

• Management of referrals including delivery of care.
• Performance monitoring and management of the staff team.
• Providing line management and supervision of staff.

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

Job summaryThe 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.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Job summaryThe 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.

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 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

• 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 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

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

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 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

• 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 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

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

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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Additional information
Certificate of Sponsorship

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 .

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. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

West London NHS Trust
Address

12208 LD & Autism Forensic Community

SOUTHALL

UB1 3EU

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