Main area Forensic Senior Nurse Grade Band 7 Contract 12 months (Fixed Term contract or secondment) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm) Job ref 364-A-8677
Site SCFT Town Billericay Salary £48,270 - £54,931 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing Today at 23:59
About Us
EPUT provides community health, mental health and learning disability services to support more than 3.2 million people living across Bedfordshire, Essex and Suffolk.
Job overview
We are looking for an experienced mental health practitioner (senior nurse) with experience in the community and forensic fields to join the Specialist Community Forensic Team (SCFT). This role will involve holding a small caseload of high risk complex service users (3-5) in the community. Provide operational leadership and management responsibility for the Specialist Community Forensic Mental Health team covering Essex. You will be responsible for providing effective leadership and standards of clinical practice and services working closely with the Clinical Lead to establish and maintain service standards.
Main duties of the job
The SCFT provides a period of ‘in-reach’ work with our service users for six to nine months prior to discharge with the aim of building good therapeutic relationships; with the aim to engage in them, in care planning, relapse prevention work and addressing potential challenges after discharge.
The successful candidate will oversee the day to day running of the service offering support to the care coordinators/social supervisors and work with the rest of the MDT. You will also act as social supervisor/care coordinator for a small caseload of service users through the care system pathway from secure placement to community setting in self-contained accommodation, 24 hour supported care and intensive enablement placements.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The main duties include providing expert knowledge and skills to support the multi-disciplinary team. Manage and co-ordinate the team caseload of patients with often complex social, forensic and rehabilitation needs and the associated intervention programs they require. Oversee care provision and ensure that staff maintain accurate risk assessments, care planning and record keeping in order to maintain a safe and effective service.
Person specification
Education/ Qualifications
* Professional Qualification in Mental Health nursing (RMN) at degree/masters level or relevant experience.
* Evidence of post qualification training.
Knowledge
* In-depth knowledge of adult forensic mental health.
* In-depth knowledge of the Mental Health Act 1983/2003
Skills / Experience
* Minimum of two years leadership experience in an MDT environment.
* Experience in managing change and problem solving both clinically and within employee relationships.
* Experience in offender mental health setting.
Additional Requirements
* Current driving licence.
* Ability to travel across sites and across Trust boundaries to attend meetings, etc.
Please note - staff who are formally at risk within the organisation will be given priority in securing alternative employment.
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