Clinical Lead Nurse - Forensic Community

Job overview

This role includes an RSU allowance of £1,446 per annum on top of your salary

Thames Valley Specialist Community Forensic Team (TV-SCFT) is recruiting for a Clinical Lead Nurse who is passionate about providing care to patients with a history of offending behaviour.

This is a newly created role focusing on community patients, and you'll have the ability to be creative and innovative, shaping the role and clinical nursing provision in the team.

You'll provide clinical leadership in mental health nursing to the Forensic Community Learning Disability Team (FCLDT) and Specialist Community Forensic Team (SCFT), overseeing provision of evidence-based, innovative, and cutting-edge specialist forensic community mental health nursing care, consultations, advice, and training.

You'll work with partner agencies across Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, and Milton Keynes, including inpatient forensic wards, in developing the SCFT & FCLDT community nursing care packages for patients and families.

The team is collectively supportive, recognises diversity and values leading with compassion. If you're an experienced NMC registered mental health nurse looking for career move or new challenge we would love to hear from you!

Please note if you are based outside of the UK you will need to be fully qualified, have already passed your OSCE and have an NMC pin number in order to be considered for this role

Main duties of the job

• Managing a limited caseload, the post holder will be responsible for coordinating day-to-day safe and effective nursing provision, supporting a team of nurses with crisis and urgent care and implementing proactive nursing interventions to avert crises and minimise avoidable re-admissions.
• Provide clinical and professional supervision to band 6 nurses in the teams and work alongside our operational lead (deputy team manager) and other lead clinicians in specific clinical leadership responsibilities.
• Support decision-making around complex cases and strategic planning as a key member of the multidisciplinary team.They will promote a culture of research and innovation to develop a 'knowledge-rich and inquiry-based' culture across the service, to increase capacity and capability in care delivery.

Please refer to the job description attached for a comprehensive list of duties

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.

The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.

Applicants must have a full valid driving licence and have access to a vehicle for work. Adjustments can be considered in line with the Equality Act 2010 where required.