Job overview

This is a great development opportunity to join us as a Band 5 Community Forensic Practitioner with a plan to develop you to a Band 6 in 12 months. 

If you already have the experience, then we are able to offer a Band 6 role in our team too and would love to receive your application!

To provide specialist assessment and treatment for people with mental disorder, who have offended or are at risk of offending. The post holder will have a key role in the care coordination of patients within the community setting as well as Forensic assessment for patients in the community and in-patient setting

We particularly encourage men to apply for this post as we are aware of an underrepresentation of males in our team and are seeking a balance of representation of sex. Although we are encouraging applicants who are male to apply, we will not discriminate against any applicant based on their sex or any other personal characteristics, all applications will be considered fairly.

Main duties of the job

Band 5 

• Responsibility of care-coordinating a caseload of patients within the community 
  setting
• Ensuring patients’ needs are considered through a bio-psychosocial approach
• Work effectively with the multi-disciplinary team to ensure safe and effective care and treatment is provided
• Promote recovery by actively supporting and facilitating independence and social inclusion
• Ongoing management and monitoring of risk
• Administration of prescribed medication in the community setting
• Build, develop and maintain positive relationships with statutory and voluntary agencies relevant to the role
• Undertake mental health assessments in a variety of settings such as psychiatric hospitals and community settings to assist in the formulation of risk management
• To offer support and advice to client’s carers and relatives as appropriate
• Provide written and/or oral reports to agencies as appropriate
• Promote the understanding of mental health and related issues to other agencies through liaison and education
• Liaise with any professionals working with the individual including MAPPA, Social Supervisor, VISOR etc
• Provide both formal and informal clinical supervision to Community Support Workers
• Be a resource for specialist advice and information to other colleagues, agencies, organisations and people who use the service

Band 6 (in addition to the above responsibilities of the band 5)

Please see attached job description 

Working for our organisation

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of mental health, learning disability, neurodevelopmental and drug and alcohol services in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We support people of all ages and are passionate about providing high quality care that is delivered at the right time as close to home as possible to help people recover and stay well.

We are one of the top 10 mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Trust to work for nationwide. Our Trust is an inclusive and supportive employer that offers a wide range of staff networks, flexible working, free parking and excellent health and wellbeing support. We also provide a wide range of opportunities to help staff develop and progress.

Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast. Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach. For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.

Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.

Regrettably, due to UK Home Office requirements we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK for the duration of the role.

We look forward to receiving your application!