Job summary
Join Our Forensic Community Psychiatry Service!
We provide specialist assessment and treatment for people with mental illness and/or intellectual disability living in the community who pose, or could pose, a significant risk of serious harm to others. Many of our service users have a history of serious violent offending. Our focus is on safe risk management and supporting recovery.
Our team works with compassion at its core, ensuring high-quality care for both service users and staff. We're looking for someone who shares this ethos--embedding compassion, collaboration, and recovery-oriented practice in everything they do.
As a key member of our multidisciplinary team, you'll work closely with health and justice partners, local authorities, and voluntary organisations. Strong communication and relationship-building skills are essential to promote shared vision, high standards of care, and effective risk management.
In this role, you'll manage complex cases, lead comprehensive assessments, and coordinate tailored interventions. Your expertise will help shape outcomes and make a real difference in people's lives.
If you're ready for a challenging, rewarding role where your specialist knowledge truly matters, we'd love to hear from you!
Main duties of the job
- To work within the Forensic Psychiatry Community Service to provide specialist mental health practitioner assessment and care planning.
- To take a lead role in the care planning process, take on care co ordination responsibilities and work within the Care Programme Approach ensuring that Service and Trust policies are adhered to.
- To take a lead role and work with those people who have more complex and challenging needs across the caseload.
Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.
*DVLA have a number ofreciprocalarrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website
About us
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting andempowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.
Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.
Regrettably, 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.
For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities
- To develop practice within the teams in the assessment of health and well being needs.
- Working closely with the Consultant Forensic Psychiatrists, act as a central link inthe ongoing management of complex cases for the team.
- To provide specialist knowledge and advice to other agencies for the purposes of public protection.
- To provide written reports in respect of Mental Health Tribunals as required.
- To act as a social supervisor for those people who remain subject to mental health act restrictions whilst living out of hospital.
- Take part in the evaluation of the care of individuals at review meetings, case conferences, ward rounds etc.
- To attend and contribute to team meetings, providing specialist professional advice and support to staff regarding the management of individual service usersand their programmes of care.
- Where professionally appropriate may be responsible for the safe transport andadministration of medicines in accordance with Trust policy, legal requirements andNMC guidance, administers intramuscular injections.
- To provide specialist clinical advice across the Trust as required.
- To liaise with community services; statutory and non- statutory and inpatient services.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities
- To develop practice within the teams in the assessment of health and well being needs.
- Working closely with the Consultant Forensic Psychiatrists, act as a central link inthe ongoing management of complex cases for the team.
- To provide specialist knowledge and advice to other agencies for the purposes of public protection.
- To provide written reports in respect of Mental Health Tribunals as required.
- To act as a social supervisor for those people who remain subject to mental health act restrictions whilst living out of hospital.
- Take part in the evaluation of the care of individuals at review meetings, case conferences, ward rounds etc.
- To attend and contribute to team meetings, providing specialist professional advice and support to staff regarding the management of individual service usersand their programmes of care.
- Where professionally appropriate may be responsible for the safe transport andadministration of medicines in accordance with Trust policy, legal requirements andNMC guidance, administers intramuscular injections.
- To provide specialist clinical advice across the Trust as required.
- To liaise with community services; statutory and non- statutory and inpatient services.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifictions
Essential
- Current professional registration with an approved professional body
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
Desirable
- Training relevant to Practice
- Specific training in psychological approaches.
Experience
Essential
- Significant previous experience of working with service users with acute psychiatric disorders and complex mental health needs.
- Experience of managing a caseload.
- Experience of supervising staff and providing mentorship.
Desirable
- Experience of working with service users with Forensic histories.
- Experience of working with service users diagnosed with intellectual disability and or neurodevelopmental disorders.
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to undertake assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of treatment plans.
- Ability to prioritise work demands and be flexible.
- Proven skills in undertaking risk assessments and management plans.
- Effective communication skills both verbally and written, including IT literacy.
- An understanding and commitment to the principles of recovery and social inclusion.
Desirable
- Knowledge and skills related to a particular therapeutic intervention such as CBT, DBT, CFT, family work.
Knowledge and Understanding
Essential
- Thorough understanding of care planning and the Care Programme Approach (CPA).
- Knowledge of physical healthcare needs.
- Commitment to and understanding of evidence-based practice.
- Understanding of the legislation relating to menta health care including - Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Act, Care Act, Children's Act, Equality Act 2010.
- Awareness of safeguarding issues and responsibilities under relevant legislation.
Desirable
- Knowledge of the role of the MOJ and other criminal justice agencies.
Physical Requirements
Essential
- To be able to travel independently between locations as and when required.
- Routine and regular use of IT equipment.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifictions
Essential
- Current professional registration with an approved professional body
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
Desirable
- Training relevant to Practice
- Specific training in psychological approaches.
Experience
Essential
- Significant previous experience of working with service users with acute psychiatric disorders and complex mental health needs.
- Experience of managing a caseload.
- Experience of supervising staff and providing mentorship.
Desirable
- Experience of working with service users with Forensic histories.
- Experience of working with service users diagnosed with intellectual disability and or neurodevelopmental disorders.
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to undertake assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of treatment plans.
- Ability to prioritise work demands and be flexible.
- Proven skills in undertaking risk assessments and management plans.
- Effective communication skills both verbally and written, including IT literacy.
- An understanding and commitment to the principles of recovery and social inclusion.
Desirable
- Knowledge and skills related to a particular therapeutic intervention such as CBT, DBT, CFT, family work.
Knowledge and Understanding
Essential
- Thorough understanding of care planning and the Care Programme Approach (CPA).
- Knowledge of physical healthcare needs.
- Commitment to and understanding of evidence-based practice.
- Understanding of the legislation relating to menta health care including - Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Act, Care Act, Children's Act, Equality Act 2010.
- Awareness of safeguarding issues and responsibilities under relevant legislation.
Desirable
- Knowledge of the role of the MOJ and other criminal justice agencies.
Physical Requirements
Essential
- To be able to travel independently between locations as and when required.
- Routine and regular use of IT equipment.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
