Overview
Contract Type: 0
Salary: £40,617 – £48,778 Incl. 5% Fringe HCAS, pa, pro rata
Partner Org: Surrey and Borders Foundation Trust Partnership
Job overview
Providing specialist assessment and treatment for people with mental disorder, who have offended or are at risk of offending. Service is provided both within criminal justice settings and the local community.
The Service is county-wide and has based at Unither House, Chertsey.
The post holder will carry a mixed caseload of clients living in the community and clients who may residing at a variety of other placements, including those that are out of the county.
Main duties of the job
The Community Forensic Practitioner role involves comprehensive assessment, care planning, and the delivery of interventions in both community and criminal justice settings. A thorough understanding of and compliance with Trust policies, the Mental Health Act 1983, Health and Safety at Work legislation.
You will work closely with professionals within the criminal justice system and be responsible for undertaking high-quality mental health assessments.
You will be involved in joint assessments, care planning, and nursing interventions, particularly for clients with complex forensic histories.
Professional accountability and development are central to the role. The practitioner will be responsible for maintaining high standards of clinical practice, providing clinical supervision and mentoring, and continuing professional development. This includes engaging in regular clinical supervision, maintaining compliance with NMC revalidation requirements, and contributing to their own developmental plan alongside their line manager.
Working for our organisation
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of mental health, learning disability, neurodevelopmental and drug and alcohol services in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We support people of all ages and are passionate about providing high quality care that is delivered at the right time as close to home as possible to help people recover and stay well.
We are one of the top 10 mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Trust to work for nationwide. Our Trust is an inclusive and supportive employer that offers a wide range of staff networks, flexible working, free parking and excellent health and wellbeing support. We also provide a wide range of opportunities to help staff develop and progress.
Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast. Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach. For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.
Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.
Regrettably, due to UK Home Office requirements we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles.
Applicants must have the right to work in the UK for the duration of the role.
We look forward to receiving your application!
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached document for the job description and for a detailed overview of the main responsibilities of the role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NMC Registered Mental Health Nurse
Desirable criteria
- Sound knowledge of the Mental Health Act including sections relevant related to forensic mental health.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Proven skills in written and oral communication, with the capacity to convey complex information in a manner appropriate to the target audience.
- Proven ability to respond to changing circumstances and information and make appropriate judgements, either from own initiative, or consultation with colleagues, as necessary.
Desirable criteria
- Valid driving licence
- Experience of depot medication administration
We are seeking to enrich the diversity of our Trust to better reflect demographic needs of the populations we serve and to enhance the skills of our workforce. We actively encourage applicants with underrepresented personal characteristics to apply for this role if you match the job description. Please note that you are not restricted from applying for this role if you do not identify with these characteristics and all applicants will be considered fairly against the job description.
As a flexible working and friendly organisation, we want to ensure that you can work in a way that is best for us, our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or any other flexible working patterns.
Gender Pay Gap Action
Women in our Trust are under-represented in some senior grades. We are therefore encouraging women to apply for posts at 8A and above.
Sponsorship
Regrettably, due to UK Home Office requirements we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.
