Lead Practitioner – Forensic Autism Service

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust; Preston; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust, Forensic Autism Service, is seeking a Band 7 Lead Practitioner to provide expert clinical leadership for autistic adults over 16 with forensic risk. You will lead interventions, mentor junior staff, and collaborate with multiple agencies across Lancashire & South Cumbria.

The role involves managing a caseload, delivering evidence-based practice, and contributing to care processes and pathways.

Qualifications

• Experience leading clinical teams and providing expert interventions.
• Proven ability to manage complex risk in autistic adults over 16.
• Strong collaboration with multiple agencies and service providers.

Responsibilities

• Lead practitioner for cases with significant forensic risk.
• Provide expert advice and direct clinical interventions to service users and families.
• Mentor and supervise junior staff within the leadership team.
• Maintain high standards of evidence-based practice and care pathways.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Risk assessment

Autism knowledge

Multi-agency collaboration

Tools

Digital clinical records

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Forensic Autism Service for a band 7 Lead Practitioner to join our team.

The successful applicant will be the lead practitioner for cases and work as part of the leadership team providing expert advice, direct clinical interventions with service users and families and support and clinical leadership to autistic adults over 16, who are presenting with significant forensic risk.

The successful applicants will carry a caseload of service users with complex needs and will provide specialist risk management strategies and interventions for people referred to the service, and where necessary signpost and refer to appropriate services or agencies.

You will be responsible for the maintenance of high levels of evidence-based clinical practice, contributing to and facilitating Care Processes and Pathways.

The post includes managing and supervising the work of others and acting as a mentor and preceptor for junior staff.

The ability to work independently as well as within a team will also be required.

The candidates will also be required to joint work with multiple agencies and service providers across Lancashire and South Cumbria which will require excellent communication skills.

• The successful applicant will be working as part of the leadership team providing expert advice, direct clinical interventions with service user and families and support and clinical leadership to adults over 16 with autism and who have forensic risk.
• You will provide specialist interventions for people referred to the service, and where necessary signpost and refer to appropriate services or agencies.
• You will be responsible for the maintenance of high levels of evidence-based clinical practice, contributing to and facilitating Care Processes and Pathways.
• You will manage and supervise the work of others, and act as a mentor and preceptor.
• The ability to work independently as well as within a team will also be required.
• Candidates will need to be IT literate and have experience using digital clinical records, as well as the desire to explore new ways of engaging with stakeholders using technology.
• The candidate will also be required to joint work with multiple agencies and service providers across Lancashire & South Cumrbia which will require excellent communication skills.
• The service operates 5 days a week; Monday-Friday 9am-5pm and covers the whole of the trust footprint.

LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.

Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups.

We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.

LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.

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For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Rachel Chadwick Job title: Clinical Lead Email address: [e-mail]