Trauma-Informed Community Forensic Care Coordinator

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board; Beeford; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is recruiting a Forensic Practitioner to support the community forensic team in assessment, intervention, and care co-ordination. The post requires working with a trauma-informed approach to reduce risk and improve outcomes for service users.

You will be registered as a Mental Health Nurse, Learning Disability Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker and contribute to multidisciplinary care planning within the Community Forensic Team, delivering

Qualifications

• Professional qualification relevant to practice area, with degree level.
• Registered practitioner with professional body, member of group/network locally or nationally.
• Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD).
• Ability to manage exposure to emotional/distressing circumstances.
• Ability to demonstrate ethical values within equality and diversity.

Responsibilities

• Utilise specialist forensic skills in consultation, assessment, intervention and care co-ordination.
• Deliver clinical care and promote evidence-based practice.
• Assist in assessment, formulation and care planning.
• Engage with service users and carers in a trauma-informed model of care.

Skills

Forensic practice

Communication skills

Risk assessment

Clinical decision-making

Trauma-informed care

Education

Registered professional with relevant body

Degree-level qualification

Job description

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is recruiting a Forensic Practitioner to support the community forensic team in assessment, intervention, and care co-ordination. The post requires working with a trauma-informed approach to reduce risk and improve outcomes for service users.

You will be registered as a Mental Health Nurse, Learning Disability Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker and contribute to multidisciplinary care planning within the Community Forensic Team, delivering