This role merges the excitement of working with forensic risks with the autonomy to personalise your approach within a supportive multi-disciplinary team. You’ll develop and implement tailored care packages, engage with complex service users, and foster strong relationships with patients and their families. With flexible shift options across a week, generous holiday allowances, and the opportunity to purchase extra leave, this position is designed for those who are passionate about making a genuine impact in their community. If you're ready to combine your expertise and heart for service, we want to hear from you!
The successful applicant will be expected to carry out direct clinical work with a variety of service users. The successful applicant is also expected to act in a supervisory capacity, providing both training, support, and advice to clinical staff. The post holder will be responsible for contributing to workforce development, which is inclusive of both health and prison staff, and is intended to support the understanding and skill base of staff working with service users.
The post holder will ensure that the work for the range of services is well planned with full involvement of the prison, and that all team members have a good understanding of the delivery of the service and their role within this.
This exciting opportunity will allow the successful applicant to work similarly to a community LD nurse with the added interest of supporting forensic risks. The applicant will be able to work autonomously within a wider secondary care team. This allows successful clinician an opportunity to develop their role within the local establishment and operate under their own clinical flare. This will be supported through Clinical and Line management supervision.
The service spans Monday- Sunday with the flexibility to discuss shifts at interview. There is an excellent allocated amount of annual leave and bank holidays; with the bonus of being able to purchase additional annual leave.
- Assess, develop and implement care packages for service users within the framework of the CPA in conjunction with other members of the multi-disciplinary team. Works within codes of practice and professional guidelines and is accountable for own professional practice.
- To manage a defined caseload of complex and challenging service users in custodial settings.
- Develop and implement evidence-based interventions in the management of service users with identified/ suspected learning disabilities.
- Ensure clinical effectiveness in working with patients, families and carers, including people who disengage from services, by facilitating engagement and therapeutic co-operation through the use of flexible and responsive engagement strategies which by the very nature of the client group can be complex and demanding.
About us
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Staff benefits
- Pay Enhancements 30% additional for Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
- Excellent pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Wellbeing programme
- Blue Light Card Discounts
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