Band 5 Community Forensic Nurse

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000

Job description

Find out more about applying to join Team BCHC.

Join our team

Community services are a key part of the NHS of the future. Be part of that future now. Join us and help achieve better care and healthier communities.

Main area: Nursing and Midwifery
Grade: Band 5
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday 9 - 5pm)
Job ref: 820-7068303-LD

Site: The Greenfields Town Kings Norton/Birmingham
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 31/03/2025 23:59

Job overview

***This job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.***

Community Forensic Team - Band 5 Nurse

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated individual to join the Birmingham Community Forensic Team permanently. Our multi-disciplinary team works with individuals who have a learning disability and have committed a serious criminal offence or are at significant risk of doing so.

You will be a Nurse with experience within Learning Disabilities. You will hold a registration in Learning Disability Nursing / Mental Health Nursing.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work within the framework of a multi-disciplinary team to provide support and guidance to adults with learning disabilities who have committed or are at risk of committing serious offences.

The post holder will have forensic clinical experience as well as knowledge and experience of conducting forensic risk assessments and developing and implementing risk reduction interventions. The post holder will be able to demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills. You will have a passion for person-centred care and integrated team working.

Working for our organisation

Be Part of Our Team...

BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe’s leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.

If you want to ‘Be Part of Our Team’ and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Supervision of Health Care Assistants in the community/forensic team.
• Participate in training of student nurses and other staff.
• Delivery of education/information and training to patients, carers, members of multi-disciplinary teams and others according to their requirements and within professional expertise.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse in Learning Disabilities (RNLD) or RN in Mental Health
• Further evidence of Post registration training

Experience

• Relevant experience of working within Multi-disciplinary teams.
• Experience of working with people with a learning disability
• Relevant experience of working with other agencies.
• Experience of working within forensic inpatient and/or community settings
• Evidence of mentorship qualification

Personal Qualities

• Ability to be assertive
• Ability to communicate effectively
• Ability to have a positive attitude
• Ability to be sensitive to people's needs
• Ability to be able to work alone.
• Ability to be a good listener.
• Ability to use own initiative and deal calmly with difficult situations or individuals.

Skills/Knowledge

• Knowledge of risk assessment process.
• Knowledge of diversity.
• Knowledge of relevant Acts that relate to people with learning disabilities.
• Competent in communicating.
• Competent in written and verbal skills.
• Knowledge of relevant legal frameworks that offenders may be subject to.

Other job requirements

• Independently mobile to travel across the City and to Trust sites.

Disability Confident Employer and Guaranteed Interview Scheme

BCHC offers a guaranteed interview to any candidate who is Disabled, Neurodiverse, has a hidden or long-term health condition as recognised under the Equality Act 2010, providing they meet the essential criteria of the job role, as set out in the person specification. We encourage applicants to submit their applications and to request any reasonable adjustments where required.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Birmingham is a fantastic place to live and we serve a wide range of people and communities. BCHC are an advocate of diversity and strive to mirror the community we serve as much as possible.

We are committed to and actively promote equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals from all areas of the community who meet the specific criteria are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage/civil partnerships.

Promoting Workforce Equality

In response to data held by BCHC which demonstrates that individuals from particular protected characteristics are under-represented, BCHC are striving to redress these imbalances. In order to do this, the Trust is committed to the employment and career development of individuals with these protected characteristics. As part of this commitment and given this under-representation, the Trust guarantees an interview to any applicants from under-represented groups for positions at Band 8a and above whose application meets the essential criteria for the post as detailed on the Person Specification.

The Trust is currently under-represented in terms of people who identify as Black, Minority Ethnic (BME) and welcomes applicants from these communities. Selection will be on the basis of merit. In order to ensure the diversity of our workforce and understand the differing needs of our communities, the Trust is committed to the principles of Positive Action.

Flexible Working

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) supports a variety of flexible working practices and, where possible (given our range of services and community settings) dependent upon the requirements associated with the role, will actively consider requests made and support these where practically possible. This may include hybrid patterns of working to enable colleagues to request the flexibility of a mixture of home/base working.

In accordance with the NHS People Promise, the Trust is committed to facilitating a healthy work/life balance that is essential to health and wellbeing and to making BCHC a ‘Great Place to Work’. We will be happy to discuss and consider all requests relating to working patterns and hours at your interview so please do ask!

Benefits of working for us:

• Full NHS terms and conditions including extensive holidays, Agenda for Change pay with enhancements
• Attractive relocation payment if you relocate to the local area.
• Discounts for local and national retailers
• Dedicated well-being services for all employees
• Flexible working where possible

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Application numbers

***This job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.***

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Trust
3, Priestley Wharf
Holt Street
Birmingham Science Park
B7 4BN

Office hours: Monday to Friday: 8.30 am - 5.00 pm

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