Job overview

We are seeking an enthusiastic Band 6 health care professional who will provide specialist care co-ordination within our Specialist Community Forensic Team (SCFT).

You will have experience of working with people with severe and enduring mental health problems including forensic experience and have a qualification equivalent to degree level in a clinically relevant discipline.

As an ideal candidate for this post you would be a highly competent mental health practitioner looking for a new challenge and seeking an opportunity to make a real difference to people’s lives. We are seeking a motivated individual, if you have an interest in forensic care and have a passion in providing specialist, diverse and collaborative approaches then this vacancy may be for you.

Main duties of the job

• To provide clinical support, consultation and advice, working freely within the 4 Tier model.
• To manage a case load of patients with complex needs including forensic and risk management. With support from other team members provide a robust service and management to our patients.
• To ensure the delivery of expert assessments and interventions and ensure care is delivered effectively and to a high standard. Ensuring that everybody involved the case are involved including other professionals, outside agencies, carers and family.
• Ensure the delivery of consistent care, professional boundaries are maintained and based around evidence based in accordance with best practice.
• To ensure we are able to clearly identify risks and any safeguarding concerns and escalate accordingly.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Working for our organisation

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people’s homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust. 

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us.  In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views.  It was great to hear that: 

72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question. 

76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region. 

81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust’s priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%. 

 This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement.  However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.