Community Forensic Learning Disability/RMN Nurse

NHS; Woolwich; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

Join the NHS as a care coordinator in the Forensic Intellectual and Neurodevelopmental Disabilities team. This role involves providing care coordination for individuals with learning disabilities and Autism, managing high-risk clients, and ensuring compliance with legal and statutory obligations. You will work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team to develop and implement care packages, emphasizing service user involvement and support.

Qualifications

• Specialist knowledge in care coordination and social supervision.
• Experience in managing high-risk clients and developing care packages.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Manage a defined caseload and provide expert advice to teams and external agencies.
• Conduct assessments and develop treatment plans adhering to CPA policies.
• Administer risk management strategies and ensure compliance with legal requirements.

Skills

Care coordination

Assessment skills

Risk management

Mentoring

Communication

Education

Relevant professional qualification

Job description

This is an exciting and unique opportunity to join the newly developed Forensic Intellectual and Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (FIND) Community Team in Oxleas.

You will work within the Forensic Directorate, providing care coordination and support to individuals with learning disabilities and Autism, in accordance with the team's operational policies and inclusion criteria.

Your role includes providing intensive supported placements for men and women with extended inpatient stays to develop skills for community living, focusing on vocational, occupational, and social inclusion through support, community access, work experience, training, and employment support. Emphasis is placed on service user involvement and peer worker support.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected to:

1. Provide specialist knowledge and care coordination, including social supervision, managing a defined caseload, and offering expert advice to teams and external agencies such as CMHTs, LD teams, forensic mental health teams, courts, police, probation, and mental health hostels.
2. Assess, develop, and implement care packages within the CPA framework, collaborating with the multidisciplinary team, adhering to professional guidelines, and being accountable for professional practice.
3. Ensure compliance with all relevant legal and statutory requirements.
4. Act within broad occupational policies without direct supervision.
5. Participate in continuous professional development and supervision.
6. Mentor and supervise students on placement.
7. Administer risk management strategies, including depot medication in clients' homes, monitoring medication adherence, and conducting urine screening for illicit substances as directed.

About us

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services in community and secure settings, including care for learning disabilities and mental health, delivered by multidisciplinary teams across many locations in the South of England, including London boroughs and hospitals.

Our purpose is to improve lives through high-quality care, guided by our values: We're Kind, We're Fair, We Listen, We Care.

Details

Date posted: 21 May 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for Change

Band: Band 6

Salary: £42,939 to £50,697 per annum

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Location: Memorial Hospital, Shooters Hill, Woolwich, SE18 3RG

Job responsibilities

Manage a caseload of high-risk clients, balancing therapeutic relationships with legal and statutory obligations. Conduct assessments, develop and evaluate treatment plans, and ensure reviews adhere to Trust CPA policies. Provide care coordination for clients under statutory supervision, including those discharged conditionally by the Home Office. Develop evidence-based interventions, act as social supervisor and care coordinator, and ensure clinical effectiveness through flexible engagement strategies. Prepare social circumstances reports, including for the Mental Health Review Tribunal. Be prepared to encounter distressing and challenging accounts of offending behavior, including extreme violence or sexual assault.