Clinical Forensic Specialist

2 days ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom North West Boroughs Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Full time
Job Description

This is a clinical leadership role, providing psychiatric services to individuals with learning disabilities and forensic needs in Cheshire and Merseyside. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering high-quality care, working as an Approved Clinician and Responsible Clinician, and ensuring the needs of service users are met.

The role involves providing outpatient or community clinics, home visits, and participating in regular Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) meetings, Care Programme Approach (CPA) reviews, Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA), safeguarding, and risk reviews.

The Specialist Community Forensic Team (SCFT) provides preventative, reactive, and evidence-based interventions through specialist risk assessments and management, face-to-face therapeutic interventions, and support.

The SCFT offers a full MDT component, including highly skilled specialist nurses, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Support Workers, Social Workers, and Psychologists.

To be successful in this role, you should have experience of assessing and treating individuals with learning disability and/or autism and treating individuals with forensic needs. You should also have knowledge of current issues in mental health service provision, Transforming Care policy, and legislation.

A valid UK driving license or alternative transportation arrangements are required. This role is eligible for inclusion in the Specialist Register within 6 months of gaining your Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT).

Key Responsibilities
  • Fulfill the Community Responsible Clinician responsibility for patients accepted into the service.
  • Provide outpatient or community clinics and home visits.
  • Participate in regular MDT meetings, CPA reviews, MAPPA, safeguarding, risk reviews, and provide clinical leadership.
Working for Our Organisation

We offer specialist inpatient and community services supporting physical and mental health, including specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction, and brain injury services.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities

The SCFT is a newly commissioned service based at Hollins Park House in Warrington. This service serves the community in Merseyside and Cheshire, providing preventative, reactive, and evidence-based interventions.

You will be responsible for applying a proactive risk management approach to enable service users to fulfill their individual potential and achieve their goals.

Ensure robust multi-agency involvement to ensure public/community safety.

The psychiatry role includes Approved Clinician/Responsible Clinician provision where a person is subject to Conditional Discharge or a Community Treatment Order under the Mental Health Act or where there is an identified need.



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