Specialist Forensic Nurse | Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust; Warrington; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the North West is seeking a Band 6 nurse for a 12-month position to join the Specialist Community Forensic Team. This role focuses on enhancing community provision for individuals with autism or learning disabilities. Responsibilities include clinical assessment, consultation, and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams. Flexible working options are available. Apply by 16 July 2025.

Qualifications

• Experience working with individuals with autism and learning disabilities.
• Ability to manage a clinical caseload and provide evidence-based interventions.
• Strong communication skills and teamwork abilities are required.

Responsibilities

• Manage a clinical caseload of individuals at risk of offending.
• Provide consultation, assessment, and intervention.
• Liaise with partner agencies in health, social care, and criminal justice.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Consultation skills

Team collaboration

Person-centered care

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Job description

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to be part of a new service development in the Cheshire and Merseyside Region?

The Specialist Community Forensic Team has been commissioned to work with key stakeholders and partner agencies to enhance community provision for people who are autistic or who have a learning disability.

The Specialist Community Forensic Team is seeking a Band 6 nurse to join the existing team. This is a 12-month position to cover maternity leave. We welcome applications from enthusiastic and confident individuals committed to the wellbeing of service users and delivering high-quality services. The team aims to enhance the safety, experience, and wellbeing of service users in the community.

The team is multidisciplinary, including Nursing, Speech and Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Social Workers, Support Workers, Psychologists, and Psychiatrists. The role involves working across Cheshire and Merseyside, liaising with partner agencies in health, social care, and criminal justice to develop proactive risk mitigation and support strategies.

The Specialist Forensic Nurse will provide consultation, assessment, and intervention to deliver effective, person-centred clinical services for autistic individuals and those with learning disabilities who have complex needs related to offending or risk of offending.

The working hours are rostered over a 7-day week, between 0800 hrs and 2000 hrs.

Mersey Care is one of the largest providers of physical and mental health services in the North West, serving over 1.4 million people and covering services in North West England, North Wales, and the Midlands. We offer inpatient and community services supporting physical health, mental health, learning disabilities, addiction, and brain injury, including high secure mental health facilities.

We are committed to ‘perfect care’—safe, effective, positive, timely, equitable, and efficient. We support staff development and work collaboratively with service users, families, and carers to improve services. We are currently implementing organizational and service transformation to enhance quality and reduce costs.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

Responsibilities include managing a clinical caseload of individuals with learning disabilities and/or autism at risk of offending or who have offended, receiving regular clinical supervision, and contributing to professional development and service delivery.

See the Job Description and Person Specification for further details.

This advert closes on Wednesday, 16 July 2025.