Band 7 Senior Practitioner in Nursing-Bristol

The Forensic Personality Disorder Service (FPDS) is an experienced multi-disciplinary team working with service users with a primary diagnosis of personality disorder (PD) within AWP's Secure Services, based at Blackberry Hill Hospital, Bristol. It is one of the eight provider organisations within the South West Provider Collaborative who are commissioned to deliver Adult Secure Services. The Service has close working links with the local community based Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) Pathway service and Nexus, the OPD Pathway Service at HMP Eastwood Park., The main responsibilities of the Service are to:

• Gatekeep assessments of service users with a primary diagnosis of PD who are referred for a secure in-patient admission
• Provide care pathway management of the clinical cohort who are admitted to secure services across the South West Region (and beyond for Out Of Area placements)
• Provide specialist clinical advice and recommendations about the most appropriate care pathway for these individuals
• Support teams in secure services to work with these service users through providing consultation, training, reflective practice and clinical supervision
There will be some opportunity for direct clinical interventions in conjunction with related services and the opportunity to build relationships with partner agencies. Wellbeing is prioritised. The team meet regularly for group case discussions and reflective practice, in addition to individual clinical supervision, which is an essential part of the work.

The post-holder should have a relevant qualification, and experience of working with service users with PD and complex needs. Experience of working within a forensic setting would be advantageous, although not essential. We can offer opportunities to develop your specialist clinical skills through training, profession-specific support and development supervision. The team meet regularly for group case discussions and reflective practice, which is an essential part of the work. There is an established team culture of strong multidisciplinary working, clinical supervision, reflective practice and Continuing Professional Development.

We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust) a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care. We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset. Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care. At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.