Forensic Cpn

The transformation of community forensic services at West London NHS Trust has seen the development of the new Specialist Community Forensic Team. Following a successful pilot programme beginning in 2020 the SCFT has now expanded across all 8 North West London Boroughs.

The Specialist Community Forensic Team works to transition service users out of secure settings, and support their ongoing recovery in the community. This can improve quality of life, reduce inequality, and give hope to people who may have been detained for many years.

We are looking for a Forensic CPN committed to working collaboratively with individuals and providers in the community to find positive and safe ways of working with people who use these services.

You will work as part of the ground-breaking new team that will improve the lives of forensic mental health service users and their carers. This is a rare chance to be part of shaping a new service, providing opportunities to develop your skills and your career.

As a Forensic CPN you will provide high quality nursing assessment and case management skills to service users in secure care as well as those leaving secure care.

You will maintain a high standard of clinical work when carrying out nursing procedures.

You will be responsible for the safe custody of medication, including checking and administration.

Ensure compliance with our clinical governance framework, you will motivate colleagues, champion service user safety and dignity and drive continuous improvement.

You will work closely with service users and their families to establish a collaborative care plan that supports individuals to live safe and fulfilled lives.

You will be part of an MDT responsible for assessing, managing and reviewing risk and will receive comprehensive training to do this.

You will maintain a limited caseload in order that you can provide intensive support to individuals in the community and their families.

You will provide supervision, leadership and mentoring of CPNs within the team.

You will be a named lead for projects to develop the quality of the service.

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.

To manage a caseload of clients, in close collaboration with other members of the Multi-disciplinary team, within the CPA framework and to agreed local and national standards.

To regularly visit service users in their homes and seek to engage them in feedback about patient care and experience.

To monitor medication treatments and administer depot medications.

To liaise with inpatient and outpatient clinical teams in identifying social care needs and systemic risks. This may require liaison with external agencies responsible for the provision of resources, services, and vulnerable adult or child protection.

To refer and consult with the home and host MAPPP authorities and to maintain accurate data collection in relation to this.

To refer and consult with other public protection agencies as necessary, such as: - MARAC; JIGSAW; Channel Panel and other police services.

To liaise with GPs and other healthcare agencies to ensure optimum physical health care for service users.

To participate in the MDT completing the HCR20 for individual service users.

To liaise with Secondary and Primary Mental Health Services to plan handover of care where appropriate.

To develop individual recall plans for forensic service users and ensure these are shared with the relevant parties.

To provide quality reports to tribunals, courts and other agencies as required.

To ensure that quality of care is maintained and that appropriate and timely plans are made for the discharge of clients from the inpatient faculties ensuring Section 117 and CPA responsibilities are discharged.

To provide professional nursing services to clients with mental health needs and to provide assessments and care to adults with severe and enduring mental health needs.

To undertake initial assessments of new transfers / referrals received by the department and to recommend appropriate action and formulat