Job summary
- Main area
- Community Forensic Team - Learning Disabilities
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Will be required to participate in on call rota covering evenings, weekends and bank holidays)
- Job ref
- 820-7265317-LD
- Employer
- Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Greenfields
- Town
- Kings Norton
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Band 6 - Community Nurse CF
Band 6
Job overview
Band 6 Community Nurse – Birmingham Learning Disability Community Forensic Team
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated individual to join the Birmingham Learning Disability Community Forensic Team permanently. Our multi-disciplinary team works with individuals who have a learning disability and have committed a serious criminal offence or are at significant risk of doing so.
Main duties of the job
- You will be an experienced Nurse with significant post registration experience within Learning Disabilities Services.
- You will hold a registration in Learning Disability Nursing / Mental Health Nursing.
- The post holder will have forensic clinical experience as well as knowledge and experience of conducting forensic risk assessments and developing and implementing risk reduction interventions.
- The post holder will be able to demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Working for our organisation
IMPORTANT
- Please ensure you check your Trac account regularly as this is how we will communicate with you during the shortlisting and selection process.
- Please ensure all sections of the application form are completed fully. Please particularly ensure that you provide full details of all referees including business email address, telephone contact details and postal address.
Be Part of Our Team...
BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe’s leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.
If you want to ‘Be Part of Our Team’ and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be part of BCHC Community Learning Disability Service of which the Community Forensic Team offer a citywide service across 5 localities. Your main base will be at The Greenfields with an option of working across our other two bases. You will be part of an MDT that offer safe, high quality care and promote a great place to work with health and wellbeing offers, staff networks and the opportunity for career development and progression
You will have a passion for person centred care and integrated team working. You will be supported and supervised by a senior Community Forensic Nurse within the team. Car drivers and access to a car for work purposes is preferable. In return for your dedication and commitment we offer opportunities to develop your career potential.
Person specification
Other Job Requirements
Essential criteria
- 1. Able to fulfil the travel arrangements of the job.
- 2. On call participation
- 3. Flexible working
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- 1. Ability to be confident
- 2. Ability to be assertive
- 3. Ability to have effective communication skills
Skills/Knowledge
Essential criteria
- 1. Knowledge and competency in assessment processes
- 2. Knowledge and competency of conducting forensic risk assessment
- 3. Knowledge of diversity
- 4. Knowledge and competency in health facilitation
- 5. Knowledge and competency in legislation in relation to People with learning disabilities
- 6. Knowledge and competency in complex health needs
- 7. Knowledge and competency in Audit Tools
- 8. Knowledge and competency in CPA
- 9. Knowledge and competency in Information Technology
Experience
Essential criteria
- 1. Significant experience of working with Multi-disciplinary Teams
- 2. Significant experience of working with Multi-agencies
- 3. Significant experience of staff Supervision
- 4. Relevant experience of MHA & MCA
- 5. Relevant experience of working with forensic learning disabilities service users
- 6. Relevant experience of conducting forensic risk assessment
Qualifications/Training
Essential criteria
- 1. RNLD/RNMH
- 2. Post qualification training
- 3. ENB 998 or equivalent
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Claire Carberry
- Job title
- CFT Shared Team Leader
- Telephone number
- 0121 466 3900
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