Community Mental Health Practitioner - Forensic

at  Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities. To work within the Forensic Psychiatry Community Service to provide specialist assessment, care planning and interventions. To take a lead role in the care planning process, take on care co ordination responsibilities and work within the Care Programme Approach ensuring that Service and Trust policies are adhered to. To take a lead role and work with those people who have more complex and challenging needs across the caseload.
To develop practice within the teams in the assessment of health and well being needs. Working closely with the Consultant Forensic Psychiatrists and other members of the 2 multi disciplinary teams, act as a central link in the ongoing management of complex cases for the team. To provide specialist knowledge and advice to other agencies for the purposes of public protection. To provide written reports in respect of Mental Health Tribunals as required.
To act as a social supervisor for those people who remain subject to Mental Health Act restrictions whilst living out of hospital. Take part in the evaluation of the care of individuals at review meetings, case conferences, ward rounds etc. To attend and contribute to team meetings, providing specialist professional advice and support to staff regarding the management of individual service users and their programmes of care. To provide specialist clinical advice across the Trust as required.To liaise with community statutory and non- statutory community and inpatient services.

Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.

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• DVLA have a number of reciprocal arrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA websit