Clinical Lead - Forensic Transitions Team

Job overview

The Forensic Community Transitions Pathway is a newly developed pilot service to support people in the Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin area that have left secure forensic services and are transitioning from MPFTs Forensic Intensive Recovery Support Team (FIRST) into a community mental health service. The team will provide specialist assessment, formulation and treatment to support them during this transition to gain/regain their skills and confidence to live successfully in the community.

The service is currently looking for a Registered Mental Health Nurse / Social worker / AHP to join the service on a temporary contract until 31/03/2028, full-time post (37.5 hours per week).

This role and service will need to develop strong working relationships with other services both internally and externally and is co-located with other mental health teams as the goals of the service are to support individuals with rehabilitation and re-integration into the community.

This is an excellent opportunity to develop leadership and service development skills and also to understand to wider health and social care system in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin.

This post is being advertised as a temporary contract until 31/03/2028. However, secondment opportunities would be considered for internal MPFT employees upon prior agreement of your current line manager.

Main duties of the job

• The post holder carries day to day responsibility for clinical leadership and the delivery of services delivered by the Forensic Transitions Team
• The post holder will have responsibility for ensuring performance within designated trust standards including, Key Performance Indicators and financial management targets.
• To provide appropriate advice to team staff, multi-disciplinary and Management Groups.
• To monitor and evaluate practice based on contemporary and current trends and initiate changes in the light of these findings.
• To ensure that all statutory and professional responsibilities of the NMC Codes of Conduct are met alongside other professional related bodies
• To promote, encourage and develop integration between Community and inpatient services.
• Encourage and facilitate multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working
• Monitor and manage the performance of the team and individual team members, to ensure achievements of Trust organisational targets/objectives

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please review the job description and person specification for further details on the role's main responsibilities

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. If it is identified that you require sponsorship to undertake this role your application may be withdrawn

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.