Senior Forensic Mental Health Practitioner (LD/Autism)

The Methodist Church in Britain; Dawlish; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Part-time and flexible working

Job summary

Devon Partnership NHS Trust seeks a Senior Mental Health Practitioner to work within the FIND team of Community Forensic Services. The role focuses on assessed recovery planning for people with forensic needs related to learning disability, autism or acquired brain injury, coordinating recovery-focused care across a wide area.

You will supervise colleagues, manage a varied caseload, and operate with limited supervision, applying MH legislation, risk assessment and CPA principles in a complex

Qualifications

• Postgraduate qualification relevant to forensic mental health
• Student supervisor/assessor or practice educator accreditation, or equivalent
• Evidence of postgraduate courses and ongoing training and development in practice

Responsibilities

• Carry a caseload of varying complexity, focusing on people who would benefit most from specialist forensic learning disability and autism intervention
• Provide expert assessment and treatment for people with complex difficulties and their carers
• Design, coordinate and evaluate personalised treatment packages as recovery care coordination
• Deliver care management, assessment, care planning, review and evaluation
• Liaise with a wide range of statutory and non-statutory agencies
• Contribute to the clinical leadership of the team, including supervising other members
• Take an active part in team and service development and evaluation
• Prioritise and manage own workload, often under pressure and without direct supervision
• Support colleagues with their workload where required

Skills

Forensic mental health

Clinical assessment

Care coordination

Multi-agency collaboration

Communication skills

Medication support

Risk assessment

Leadership & supervision

Education

Postgraduate qualification in forensic MH

Practice educator accreditation

Ongoing professional development

Job description

Devon Partnership NHS Trust seeks a Senior Mental Health Practitioner to work within the FIND team of Community Forensic Services. The role focuses on assessed recovery planning for people with forensic needs related to learning disability, autism or acquired brain injury, coordinating recovery-focused care across a wide area.

You will supervise colleagues, manage a varied caseload, and operate with limited supervision, applying MH legislation, risk assessment and CPA principles in a complex