Senior Forensic Practitioner - LD & Autism Lead

Avon And Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership Nhs Trust; West of England; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust is seeking a Band 7 FIND Senior Practitioner to lead the Forensic Intellectual, Neuropsychiatric & Developmental Disorders (FIND) team within Secure Services in Bristol. The post focuses on high-quality, safe patient care with supervision and strong stakeholder engagement.

The role involves clinical leadership, caseload management, and ensuring standards across the team, with work across a wide geographical footprint and collaboration with

Qualifications

• Registered qualification and professional registration.
• Experience of learning disability and autism across care services.
• Experience of risk assessment and multidisciplinary colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Clinical leadership to motivate and support staff, delivering high-quality care.
• Caseload management of complex service users with clinical supervision responsibilities.
• Ensure compliance with professional, legal, and Trust and national standards.
• Lead the FIND Team to deliver a safe, effective forensic service.
• Develop and sustain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Caseload management

Risk assessment

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Education

Nurse Registration

Job description

Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust is seeking a Band 7 FIND Senior Practitioner to lead the Forensic Intellectual, Neuropsychiatric & Developmental Disorders (FIND) team within Secure Services in Bristol. The post focuses on high-quality, safe patient care with supervision and strong stakeholder engagement.

The role involves clinical leadership, caseload management, and ensuring standards across the team, with work across a wide geographical footprint and collaboration with