Senior Mental Health Practitioner

The Forensic Liaison & Diversion (L&D) Service is looking for a Senior Mental Health Practitioner to join our service. The post will be working within the Forensic Liaison & Diversion team, delivering the service from Kingston and Wandsworth Police Custody Suites, Wimbledon Magistrates Court and Kingston Crown Court. The post holder will work as part of a team assessing and supporting service users across the criminal justice pathway who have a range of vulnerabilities including mental health learning disability, substance misuse amongst others. Clinical tasks include undertaking a person-centred clinical assessment, that includes a robust assessment of risk, for service users who have come into contact with the criminal justice system, providing court reports, ensuring clear, safe onward referral and management plans are made in order to maximise their health, social care and criminal justice outcomes. Other duties include optimising service users' ability to remain in the community and/or be cared for in the least restrictive environment according to the principles of recovery and social inclusion and supporting clinical governance initiatives. If you feel that you have the required skill set, clinical ability and an appetite to work in offender care, then working within the FOS team might be the job for you and if so, we would welcome an application from you., The post holder will be based at Wandsworth Police Custody Suite and will be required to cover clinical work, be a source of knowledge and support for Band 6 practitioners and flexible to the needs of the service. Furthermore taking on a leadership role supporting the operational manager with both operational and managerial duties and leading on the service provision within Wandsworth custody., Maintain clinical direction and leadership, coordinating a team of clinical staff for a consistent provision of high-quality care to people with vulnerabilities, including those in mental health crisis within police custody and/or court. Ensure that the voices of service users, their carers and criminal justice professionals are heard so that a high standard of care is provided and the service develops in the best way to meet their needs. Ensuring there is:

• A framework for the ongoing clinical supervision and management of workload within the team, and for monitoring standards of clinical practice.
• Responsibility during core hours for ensuring there are adequate staffing resources to provide the service.
• A deputy function for the Team Manager/Clinical Service Lead as and when needed
• To work within codes of practice and professional guidelines and to be accountable for own professional practice.
• Ensure observance and the working of all relevant legal and statutory requirements.
• To maintain client confidentiality at all times.
• To participate fully in continuous professional development.
• To regularly provide mentorship and supervision of staff within the team.
• To collect data as required by NHSE commissioning arrangements, which will assist in developing the service review/research providing evidence to inform future service provision.
• To provide documentation and reports as required.
At South West London St Georges Mental Health Trust we are committed to providing services which embrace diversity and that promote equality of opportunity. We are a Disability Committed Employer, and welcome applications from all sections of the community and people of all protected characteristics. We are Members of Stonewall Diversity Champions and Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion. As part of the Trust's commitment to Equalities and Diversity, the Trust supports the establishment of Staff Networks groups to promote diversity in the workplace: + BME (Evolve) Staff Network + Christian Staff Network + DiverseAbility + Deaf Staff Network + Mental Health Staff Forum + Women's Staff Network + LGBTQIA+ We are committed to supporting the Armed Forces Community and has signed the Armed Forces Covenant. We provide reasonable adjustments to the interview process for any candidates with a disability. Please note: + That the closing date listed is a guide only and that the vacancy may close earlier should sufficient number of applicants have been received + That once you have submitted your application you agree to your application being transferred to a 3^rd party e-recruitment system + That should you not have heard from us within three weeks from the closing date your application has not successful + That priority consideration for applications may be given to at-risk NHS employees + That should you be successful and appointed, you authorise South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust to confirm your previous NHS service via an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process + That your employment is offered subject to successful completion of a Probationary Period depending on your Band (except medical roles) + That we are a smoke-free Trust

The successful candidate will be a qualified RMN or Learning Disability Nurse with sound experience in Mental Health, with knowledge and experience of forensic mental health service provision, offender care and be committed to team working. The ideal candidate will also need to demonstrate good clinical knowledge and assessment skills, risk assessment and have sound knowledge of the Care Programme Approach. The post holder will be expected to be up to date with all mandatory training in relation to Trust policy and have current professional registration and knowledge as required by the NMC Code of Conduct.

NHS AfC: Band 7 South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We provide a full range of local mental health services to the Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth London boroughs, as well as specialist forensic mental health services, including specialised services such as national deaf adults and CAMHS inpatients and OCD. We are committed to providing high quality integrated health and social care for local people with mental health problems in South West London and more specialist mental health services for people throughout the UK. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good' however we aim to be 'outstanding'. Our Values We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values; being consistent, compassionate, collaborative, respectful and open is at the heart of everything we do. Our mission is "making life better together". When you join us, you'll be part of something special - an innovative and rapidly growing organisation that is helping to redefine the Mental Health, education and social care landscape in the UK. As a Trust, we are happy to talk flexible working., We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust. We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good' - we aspire to be 'outstanding'. This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services. We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do. We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive. Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.