Community Forensic Nurse

Job summary

The Community Forensic Team have an exciting opportunity to offer a 12 month fixed contract or secondment for a Band 6 nurse to join their innovative team in managing complex forensic patients within a community setting.

The position will be based at Newland House, Northampton and the applicant will be expected to work across Northamptonshire in the countywide service providing specialist forensic follow up to a protected caseload within patients' homes, inpatient settings, community services and supported accommodations.

The Community Forensic Team offers case care coordination and/or social supervision for service users who present a high risk to others due to an enduring mental illness that directly links to their offending. Many are serious offenders who have had contact with the criminal justice system.

The service is a multi-disciplinary team including Social Workers, Community Psychiatric Nurses, Support Workers, Forensic Psychiatrists, Clinical Psychologist and an Employment Specialist.

The Community Forensic Team offers service users a range of interventions both practically and psychosocially to establish treatment needs and long-term recovery. The team carry out ongoing clinical intervention and risk management and balance this with person centred care and compassion.

Main duties of the job

Service users are supported through:

• Symptom management and development of coping strategies
• Practical support with accommodation, finances, employment, training and social care
• Crisis prevention and management
• Emotional support for service users and carers
• Dynamic risk assessment to enable intervention in the least restrictive environment and reduce risk to the public

The team also manages an active tracking caseload alongside the community caseload, monitoring Northamptonshire patients in inpatient settings ranging from low secure to open and locked rehabilitation units. Responsibilities include:

• Attending annual CPA reviews
• Maintaining close links with inpatient teams and local services to support safe discharge planning
• Attending Tribunals and Managers' Hearings and providing social circumstance reports
• Attending Ward Rounds and assessing discharge readiness
• Providing in-reach support and building therapeutic relationships prior to discharge
• Acting as Care Co-ordinator/Social Supervisor in the community following discharge

Ministry of Justice responsibilities:

• Acting as Social Supervisor for patients subject to s41 MHA
• Completing quarterly MOJ reports, signed off by the team manager
• Liaising with the MOJ regarding progress, risk and potential recall
• Working with the Responsible Clinician to coordinate recalls and bed management when required

About us

NHFT is an NHS Community and Mental Health Foundation Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in hospital settings and in the community. We provide over 200 services across the county - as well as some specialist services in bordering and nearby counties. We work together with our partners to ensure that everyone who comes through our doors receives compassionate, person-centred care, regardless of their background or circumstances.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning, to improve the care and safety of our patients and colleagues. We have achieved our 'outstanding' rating by encouraging opportunity, innovation, development and growth across our workforce.

The applicant will be expected to travel across the county and to attend assessments / reviews in hospitals across the country and will need have access to their own transport to facilitate this.

Employer details

Employer name

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

Newland House

Campbell St

Northampton

NN1 3EB

Employer's website

https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

Newland House

Campbell St

Northampton

NN1 3EB

Employer's website

https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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