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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit a Band 6 Senior Nurse Practitioner to join an established nursing team within the Greater Manchester Specialist Support Team (GMSST), which provides a service across Greater Manchester to service users with a learning disability and/or autism who present with risk of hospital admission, placement breakdown or forensic risk.

The post will be as part of the Greater Manchester Specialist Support Team (SST) based in Eccles. The GM SST is a multidisciplinary team consisting of Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Social Work, Psychology, Speech and Language Therapy, and Support Workers. You will be expected to work in all areas of Greater Manchester and liaise with the local Learning Disability, Mental Health and Autism services to develop proactive and preventative risk mitigation support, as well as discharge support for current inpatients.

We deliver a variety of nursing assessments and interventions to enable a shared understanding of an individual's needs, combining and understanding of physical health, mental health and risk. We aim to reduce risk of unnecessary hospital admission and facilitate discharge (from acute and secure settings) at the earliest opportunity and reduce restrictive practice where possible. We also offer advice and consultation and training to external agencies.

Main duties of the job

To support the delivery of high quality specialist assessment and intervention in the development of effective clinical services to meet the complex needs of people with behaviour that challenges particularly those whose behaviour presents serious risks to the community.

Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, the senior nurse practitioner will be responsible for managing their own caseload of individuals at risk of hospital admission, placement breakdown or criminal justice contact.

About us

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

Details Date posted

31 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

350-SC7175925-B

Job locations

Greater Manchester Specialist Support Team

2 City Approach, Albert Street

Eccles, Manchester

M30 0BL

Job description Job responsibilities

1. To carry a clinical caseload for the SST with individuals who present behaviour that challenges or where there is a risk of offending.2. Under direction undertake a thorough assessment of new referrals using a range of tools.3. Under direction provide comprehensive risk assessment of offending and/or other complex behaviours.4. To carry out initial assessments with service users who are referred to theSST.5. To develop Risk Management Plans including strategies and recommendations.6. Contribute to the development of a formulation of offending behaviour and/or risk.7. To support the implementation of specialist therapeuticinterventions.8. To evaluate the outcome of any interventions.9. Develop detailed service specifications when planning discharges from hospital settings orwhen seeking alternative placements in community settings.10. To disseminate the Positive Behavioural Support model in delivery of care.11. To provide advice and support to staff teams to maintain consistency in the overallmanagement and response to risky or challenging behaviour.12. To undertake on occasions urgent or emergency assessments, including risk assessments.13. To provide recommendations for a gate keeping assessment where appropriate.14. To support and lead on the development of contingency plans for crisis and relapses.15. To organise own workload and work schedule.16. To provide clinical and managerial supervision to junior members of staff.17. To act as supervisor, assessor and mentor for students, nurses and junior staff.18. To facilitate the education of service users, relatives and other agencies concerned with provision of learning disability services in the community.19. To be involved in the development of training / information resources for partner agencies in the area of Learning Disabilities and Mental Health difficulties.20. To ensure Safeguarding requirements are upheld.21. To organise and chair regular staff meetings and other forums as appropriate.22. To ensure effective communication between Health Services, Criminal Justice Services, Social Services and the Third Sector, and the co-ordination of other services as appropriate.23. To undertake duties as may be delegated by the Team Manager.24. To utilise theory, evidenced based literature and research to support practice.25. To contribute to the evidence base by leading and participating in research and auditswhenever possible.26. To work across a variety of services and contexts, including prisons, secure services and psychiatric services as well as service users own homes in the community.

Job description Job responsibilities

1. To carry a clinical caseload for the SST with individuals who present behaviour that challenges or where there is a risk of offending.2. Under direction undertake a thorough assessment of new referrals using a range of tools.3. Under direction provide comprehensive risk assessment of offending and/or other complex behaviours.4. To carry out initial assessments with service users who are referred to theSST.5. To develop Risk Management Plans including strategies and recommendations.6. Contribute to the development of a formulation of offending behaviour and/or risk.7. To support the implementation of specialist therapeuticinterventions.8. To evaluate the outcome of any interventions.9. Develop detailed service specifications when planning discharges from hospital settings orwhen seeking alternative placements in community settings.10. To disseminate the Positive Behavioural Support model in delivery of care.11. To provide advice and support to staff teams to maintain consistency in the overallmanagement and response to risky or challenging behaviour.12. To undertake on occasions urgent or emergency assessments, including risk assessments.13. To provide recommendations for a gate keeping assessment where appropriate.14. To support and lead on the development of contingency plans for crisis and relapses.15. To organise own workload and work schedule.16. To provide clinical and managerial supervision to junior members of staff.17. To act as supervisor, assessor and mentor for students, nurses and junior staff.18. To facilitate the education of service users, relatives and other agencies concerned with provision of learning disability services in the community.19. To be involved in the development of training / information resources for partner agencies in the area of Learning Disabilities and Mental Health difficulties.20. To ensure Safeguarding requirements are upheld.21. To organise and chair regular staff meetings and other forums as appropriate.22. To ensure effective communication between Health Services, Criminal Justice Services, Social Services and the Third Sector, and the co-ordination of other services as appropriate.23. To undertake duties as may be delegated by the Team Manager.24. To utilise theory, evidenced based literature and research to support practice.25. To contribute to the evidence base by leading and participating in research and auditswhenever possible.26. To work across a variety of services and contexts, including prisons, secure services and psychiatric services as well as service users own homes in the community.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• 1st level Nurse Registration in either Learning Disability or Mental Health.
• Degree/Diploma (or experience or knowledge that is equivalent)

Desirable

• Forensic Risk assessment (RSVP, HCR, START).
• Post registration training in a therapeutic / intervention approach (e.g., Applied Behavioural Analysis and Intervention, CBT).
• Good computing skills (ECDL or Similar

Skills Essential

• Excellent spoken and written communication skills
• Ability to work on own and to work to set and meet deadlines.
• Ability to work in a multiagency context
• Able to work autonomously and on own initiative, prioritise and manage own time effectively.
• Skills in the assessment of complex behaviours using a variety of methods.
• Skills in the designing of intervention and management plans, evaluation and monitoring.
• Driving Licence
• Able to recognise limits of own competency and when to seek supervision.

Knowledge Essential

• Minimum eighteen months post registration experience to include having worked with people with learning disabilities and or autism who have who offended. Experience of communicating with people on complex matters, issues and ideas and/or in complex situations.
• Experience of working with individuals who have complex needs.
• Experience in the use of forensic risk assessment and management.
• A good understanding of the Mental Capacity Act, DOLs, Safeguarding and the legal frameworks applicable to working with offenders in a community setting.
• An understanding of the Criminal Justice process.
• Experience of interagency working
• Experience of providing management and clinical supervision.

Desirable

• Experience working with staff teams, providing consultancy and clinical supervision.
• Prior experience of ADHD, mental health, personality disorder/difficulties, dual diagnosis etc
• Demonstrate an interest in theories of offending in learning disabilities.
• 6 months experience working within a community-based service.
• Demonstrates leadership skills, training skills and can motivate others

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• 1st level Nurse Registration in either Learning Disability or Mental Health.
• Degree/Diploma (or experience or knowledge that is equivalent)

Desirable

• Forensic Risk assessment (RSVP, HCR, START).
• Post registration training in a therapeutic / intervention approach (e.g., Applied Behavioural Analysis and Intervention, CBT).
• Good computing skills (ECDL or Similar

Skills Essential

• Excellent spoken and written communication skills
• Ability to work on own and to work to set and meet deadlines.
• Ability to work in a multiagency context
• Able to work autonomously and on own initiative, prioritise and manage own time effectively.
• Skills in the assessment of complex behaviours using a variety of methods.
• Skills in the designing of intervention and management plans, evaluation and monitoring.
• Driving Licence
• Able to recognise limits of own competency and when to seek supervision.

Knowledge Essential

• Minimum eighteen months post registration experience to include having worked with people with learning disabilities and or autism who have who offended. Experience of communicating with people on complex matters, issues and ideas and/or in complex situations.
• Experience of working with individuals who have complex needs.
• Experience in the use of forensic risk assessment and management.
• A good understanding of the Mental Capacity Act, DOLs, Safeguarding and the legal frameworks applicable to working with offenders in a community setting.
• An understanding of the Criminal Justice process.
• Experience of interagency working
• Experience of providing management and clinical supervision.

Desirable

• Experience working with staff teams, providing consultancy and clinical supervision.
• Prior experience of ADHD, mental health, personality disorder/difficulties, dual diagnosis etc
• Demonstrate an interest in theories of offending in learning disabilities.
• 6 months experience working within a community-based service.
• Demonstrates leadership skills, training skills and can motivate others

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information 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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Greater Manchester Specialist Support Team

2 City Approach, Albert Street

Eccles, Manchester

M30 0BL

Employer's website

https://www.merseycare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Greater Manchester Specialist Support Team

2 City Approach, Albert Street

Eccles, Manchester

M30 0BL

Employer's website

https://www.merseycare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)