Mental Health / Learning Disability Practitioner inWakefield inWakefield PUBLISHED 15 MAY 2024

Band 6: £35,392 to £42,618 a year  PERMANENT 

Has continuing responsibility for the provision of skilled interventions to people with mental health needs within a community setting. Works within a multi-disciplinary team as a member of theForensic Community Team and wider Forensic pathway.

An opportunity has arisen in this exciting team for a developmental Band 6 Mental Health/ Learning Disabilities Practitioner role to provide effective clinical input into the Forensic Outreach Liaison Service (FOLS) team for LD/ASD. The service works across West Yorkshire (Bradford, Leeds, Wakefield, Calderdale, Kirklees) and Barnsley. The team provides risk assessment, direct therapeutic interventions and support transitioning out of secure settings to patients, as well as consultation, advice, supervision and training to relevant services and partners.


2 x 37.5 hours per week

Experience of working with complex LD, ASD and mental health needs and experience of working with forensic risk is desirable but enthusiasm for working with this client group is essential as well as the ability to be involved in and communicate complex formulations. This post will provide an opportunity for the successful candidate to develop both their clinical and leadership skills, within the context of secure settings and supporting the service users into the community, assessments to prevent admission and managing risk in as safe a way as possible in the community and minimizing contact with the criminal justice system. Successful applicants will receive training in forensic risk assessment and best practice.

Has continuing responsibility for the provision of skilled interventions to people with mental health needs within a community setting. Works within a multi-disciplinary team as a member of theForensic Community Team and wider Forensic pathway.

An opportunity has arisen in this exciting team for a developmental Band 6 Mental Health/ Learning Disabilities Practitioner role to provide effective clinical input into the Forensic Outreach Liaison Service (FOLS) team for LD/ASD. The service works across West Yorkshire (Bradford, Leeds, Wakefield, Calderdale, Kirklees) and Barnsley. The team provides risk assessment, direct therapeutic interventions and support transitioning out of secure settings to patients, as well as consultation, advice, supervision and training to relevant services and partners.


2 x 37.5 hours per week

Experience of working with complex LD, ASD and mental health needs and experience of working with forensic risk is desirable but enthusiasm for working with this client group is essential as well as the ability to be involved in and communicate complex formulations. This post will provide an opportunity for the successful candidate to develop both their clinical and leadership skills, within the context of secure settings and supporting the service users into the community, assessments to prevent admission and managing risk in as safe a way as possible in the community and minimizing contact with the criminal justice system. Successful applicants will receive training in forensic risk assessment and best practice.



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