# Senior Forensic Social Worker (Band 7) > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for West London NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-forensic-social-worker-band-7/1f049cdc-cf8a-4734-b5b2-7856686ff888 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-forensic-social-worker-band-7/1f049cdc-cf8a-4734-b5b2-7856686ff888.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** West London NHS Trust - **Town:** Southall - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Healthcare support worker - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £55,524 - £62,652 per annum including Outer London HCAS - **Contract type:** 6 months (Fixed Term / Secondment) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-01T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-18T08:42:38.665Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Hammersmith/West_London_NHS_Trust/Support_worker/Support_worker-v8093081 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8093081?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.westlondon.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Senior Forensic Social Worker (Band 7) This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified Social Worker with experience of, or an interest in, forensic social work. West London Forensic Service provides in-patient care for adults detained under the Mental Health Act in low and medium secure settings. The service supports recovery while ensuring safety for both service users and the wider community. This role will focus on providing Social Work input within a low secure pre-discharge service. You will work as part of a well-established multi-disciplinary team, contributing to safeguarding, statutory reporting, carer support, and risk management. The Trust is also leading a new NHS England initiative through the Specialist Community Forensic Team (SCFT), supporting service users to transition from secure settings into the community, improving outcomes and quality of life. Applications are welcomed from experienced Social Workers, including those outside forensic settings, who can demonstrate strong transferable skills. You will join a supportive team, benefit from regular supervision, manageable caseloads, and access to development opportunities across the Trust. ### Main duties of the job We are looking for applicants for a Senior Forensic Social Worker committed to working collaboratively with individuals and providers in the community to find positive and safe ways of working with people who use these services. You will work as part of a service that will improve the lives of forensic mental health service users and their carers. This is a rare chance to be part of shaping a new service, providing opportunities to develop your skills and your career. The applicant must have a qualification in Social work and Social Work England Registration At WLNHST we don’t just accept difference we actively celebrate it and support it for the benefit of our staff, our patients and our community. We are proud to be part of an equal opportunity work place. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed. ## Job Details Senior Forensic Social Worker (Band 7) This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified Social Worker with experience of, or an interest in, forensic social work. West London Forensic Service provides in-patient care for adults detained under the Mental Health Act in low and medium secure settings. The service supports recovery while ensuring safety for both service users and the wider community. This role will focus on providing Social Work input within a low secure pre-discharge service. You will work as part of a well-established multi-disciplinary team, contributing to safeguarding, statutory reporting, carer support, and risk management. The Trust is also leading a new NHS England initiative through the Specialist Community Forensic Team (SCFT), supporting service users to transition from secure settings into the community, improving outcomes and quality of life. Applications are welcomed from experienced Social Workers, including those outside forensic settings, who can demonstrate strong transferable skills. You will join a supportive team, benefit from regular supervision, manageable caseloads, and access to development opportunities across the Trust. ## Job Description We are looking for applicants for a Senior Forensic Social Worker committed to working collaboratively with individuals and providers in the community to find positive and safe ways of working with people who use these services. You will work as part of a service that will improve the lives of forensic mental health service users and their carers. This is a rare chance to be part of shaping a new service, providing opportunities to develop your skills and your career. The applicant must have a qualification in Social work and Social Work England Registration At WLNHST we don’t just accept difference we actively celebrate it and support it for the benefit of our staff, our patients and our community. We are proud to be part of an equal opportunity work place. ## Responsibilities The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed. ## Person Specification ### Qualifications and Training **Essential** - Qualification in Social Work with current Social Work England Registration. **Desirable** - Post Qualifying training and development ### Experience / Knowledge and Skills **Essential** - The applicant must have a minimum of two years post graduate Social Work experience. - The applicant must have two years post qualification experience in a mental health setting. - The applicant must have experience of autonomous working as a social worker. - - Demonstrate an ability to undertake assessments of risk using specific risk assessment tools. - - Demonstrate an ability to formulate implement and evaluate programmes of care for those individuals in the Community Forensic Service and those being referred. - - Demonstrate an ability to use a range of therapeutic interventions with clients who have a range of disorders that will include personality disorder dual diagnosis - - Demonstrate knowledge of actuarial and clinical risk assessment and how this might be applied to the management of clients. - - Demonstrate knowledge of Part 3 of the Mental Health Act and its application to Mentally Disordered Offenders. - - Demonstrate knowledge of the Criminal Justice Act and its implication for the management of Forensic clients. - - Demonstrate an ability to work with a range of organisations including Courts, Police and Probation, ministry of Justice. - - Demonstrate good communication skills, especially listening, empathy, facilitation, persuasion, motivation, negotiation, education, and reassurance. - - Demonstrate ability to lead projects and development of services - - Demonstrate the ability to understand the role of the Community Forensic Service. - - Demonstrate ability for cross cultural working ensuring whatever the cultural background of clients they are treated holistically - - Demonstrate an ability to manage stress and competing demands prioritising appropriately - - Demonstrate skills associated with good documentation. - - An ability to work as part of a team. - - Ability to work in an autonomous manner **Desirable** - Experience of community forensic working practises - - Demonstrate ability to supervise staff - - Demonstrate ability to lead on projects and audits. - - Demonstrate an ability to teach. - - Demonstrate a good understanding of CPA and its application. - - Demonstrate an ability to communicate complex issues to users and carers. ## Documents - [candidate pack (docx, 689.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10386543) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.