Specialist Nurse - Band 7

NHS; Lea Marston CP; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is looking for a Specialist Nurse to join their Forensic Assessment, Consultation, Treatment & Training (FACTT) Service. This role requires expertise in community and forensic nursing, and will involve delivering specialized care, supporting service development, and ensuring effective clinical outcomes. The position calls for a registered nurse with significant experience with autistic adults and individuals with learning disabilities, eager to contribute to a crucial service within the community.

Benefits

Generous annual leave entitlement

Excellent learning and development opportunities

Salary sacrifice schemes

Discounts with retailers and restaurants

Wellbeing support including counselling services

Staff networks and support groups

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with extensive clinical experience working with offenders with learning disabilities and/or autism.
• Experience in undertaking specialist forensic assessments and providing insights.
• Skills in teaching and mentoring staff through formal and informal sessions.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safe and effective delivery of the FACTT service in collaboration with clinical lead.
• Organize and oversee physical resources needed for the FACTT service.
• Provide specialist assessments and consultations across various agencies.

Skills

Knowledge of specialist forensic assessments and relevant nursing interventions

Evidence of continuing professional development

Knowledge and ability to adapt interventions for people with learning disabilities and/or autism

Education

Registered Nurse Learning Disability (RNLD) or Registered Nurse Mental Health (RNMH)

Post graduate level qualification related to forensic work

Job description

Go back Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust

Specialist Nurse - Band 7

The closing date is 11 January 2026

We are recruiting a Specialist Nurse within the Forensic Assessment, Consultation, Treatment & Training (FACTT) Service, which is an established community forensic service for autistic adults and adults with a learning disability in Coventry and Warwickshire.

We are seeking an experienced nurse with a background in community and forensic work with adults with learning disabilities and/or autistic adults. Applications are welcome from staff who are currently working at Band 6 level or above.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in delivering specialist nursing care, supporting service development, and ensuring safe and effective clinical delivery across inpatient and community settings.

Main duties of the job

Working with the clinical lead of the FACTT service to ensure safe and effective service delivery.

Collaborating effectively with others to deliver the agreed nursing responsibilities of the FACTT service.

Being operationally responsible for healthcare and nursing staff employed in relation to the service, as directed by the clinical lead.

Organising and overseeing the use of physical resources required to run the service.

Contributing to future developments of offender group treatment programmes and the wider community forensic service.

Providing teaching and training to staff and other professionals.

Delivering specialist assessments and consultation across agencies including health, social care, third sector, and probation.

Coordinating referrals into the service and liaising with relevant commissioners.

About us

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.

We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

These include:

• generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
• excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
• salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
• discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
• staff networks and support group

We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.

Job responsibilities

1. To work with the clinical lead of the FACTT service to ensure the safe and effective delivery of the service.
2. To work collaboratively and effectively with others to deliver the agreed nursing responsibilities of the FACTT Service.
3. To be operationally responsible for the health care and nursing staff employed in relation to the FACTT service, as directed by the clinical lead and operational manager.
4. To be responsible for organising and overseeing the use of the physical resources required to run the FACTT LDA service.
5. To contribute to future developments of the offender group treatment programmes and the community forensic service.
6. To provide teaching and training of others.
7. To provide specialist assessments and consultation to others in a range of agencies (e.g. health, social care, third sector, probation)
8. To coordinate referrals into the FACTT service including liaison with relevant commissioners.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse Learning Disability (RNLD). Registered Nurse Mental Health (RNMH)
• Post graduate level qualification relating to forensic work e.g. Post graduate certificate in forensic practice, MSc Forensic Psychology, etc.

Knowledge and skills

• Knowledge of specialist forensic assessments and relevant nursing interventions
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Knowledge and ability to adapt interventions for people with learning disabilities and/or autism

Experience

• Extensive post registration clinical experience with offenders with a learning disability and/or autism.
• Experience of undertaking specialist forensic assessments, analysing the resulting information and giving opinion on this.
• Experience of sharing knowledge and skills with staff through formal and informal teaching sessions

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust

£47,810 to £54,710 a yearper annum pro rata