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    Specialist Forensic Nurse - Godmanchester, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom - Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

    Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
    Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust Godmanchester, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

    2 weeks ago

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    Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to be part of a new service development in the Cheshire and Merseyside Region?

    The Specialist Community Forensic Team have recently been commissioned to work with key stakeholders and partner agencies to enhance community provision for people who are autistic or who have a learning disability.

    The Specialist Community Forensic Team are looking for four, Band 6 nurses to complement the existing team. Applications from enthusiastic and confident applicants who show a commitment to the wellbeing of service users and to delivering a high quality service are welcome. Ultimately, the work of the team is focused on enhancing the safety, experience and wellbeing of service users in the community.

    Applications are also welcome from newly, and recently, qualified Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Nurses. Preceptorship programmes that start at band 5 and guide applicants through to band 6 are available, this would take a minimum of 12 months to complete.

    Main duties of the job The Specialist Community Forensic Team is a multi-disciplinary team consisting of Nursing, Speech and Language Therapists, Occupational therapists, Social Work, Psychology and Psychiatry. You will be expected to work in all areas of Cheshire and Merseysideand to liaise with a number of partner agencies including Health, Social Care and the Criminal Justice agencies to develop proactive andpreventative risk mitigation and support.

    The Specialist Forensic Nurse will provide consultation, specialist assessment and intervention to deliver effective, person-centred clinical services for autistic people and people with learning disabilities who have additional complex needs associated with offending or a risk of offending.

    The working hours for this post will be rostered over the 7 day week, between the hours of 0800hrs and 2000hrs. About us Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

    We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

    At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

    Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles. Job description Job responsibilities To carry a clinical caseload for the SCFT with individuals with Learning Disabilities and/or Autism who present a risk of offending or have offended.

    To receive regular clinical supervision to support professional development and enhance client experience and service delivery.

    See Job description and Person Specification for further details. Person Specification Qualifications Essential
    • 1st level Nurse Registration in either Learning Disability or Mental Health
    • Degree/Diploma or experience or knowledge that is equivalent.
    Desirable
    • Forensic Risk assessment (RSVP, HCR, START)
    • Post registration training in a therapeutic / intervention approach (e.g., Applied Behavioural Analysis and Intervention, CBT).
    • Good computing skills (ECDL or Similar)
    Knowledge/Experience Essential
    • Minimum eighteen months post registration experience to include having worked with people with learning disabilities and or autism who have who offended
    • Experience of communicating with people on complex matters, issues and ideas and/or in complex situations
    • Experience of working with individuals who have complex needs
    • Experience in the use of forensic risk assessment and management
    • A good understanding of the Mental Capacity Act, DOLs, Safeguarding and the legal frameworks applicable to working with offenders in a community setting
    • An understanding of the Criminal Justice process
    • Experience of inter agency working
    • Experience of providing management and clinical supervision
    Desirable
    • Experience working with staff teams, providing consultancy and clinical supervision
    • Prior experience of ADHD, mental health, personality disorder/difficulties, dual diagnosis etc
    • Demonstrate an interest in theories of offending in learning disabilities
    • Demonstrates leadership skills, training skills and can motivate others
    • 6 months experience working within a community-based service
    Skills Essential
    • Excellent spoken and written. communication skills
    • Ability to work on own and to work to set and meet deadlines
    • Ability to work in a multiagency context
    • Able to work autonomously and on own initiative, prioritise and manage own time effectively
    • Skills in the assessment of complex behaviours using a variety of methods
    • Skills in the designing of intervention and management plans, evaluation and monitoring
    • Able to recognise limits of own competency and when to seek supervision
    Values Essential
    • Continuous Improvement
    • Accountability
    • Respectfulness
    • Enthusiasm
    • Support
    • High professional standards
    • Responsive to service users
    • Engaging leadership style
    • Strong customer service belief
    • Transparency and honesty
    • Discreet
    • Change oriented
    Employer details Employer name Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust Address Hollins Park Hospital

    Hollins Park House, Hollins Lane

    Warrington

    WA2 8WA Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply. 350-SC6174849#J-18808-Ljbffr


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