Job summary
We are looking to recruit an Advanced Forensic Practitioner to be part of our Forensic Child & Adolescent Mental Health Team (FCAMHS) and Harmful Sexual Behaviour Service for Young People. We provide a service across the Humberside region working closely with partners across Humber and Yorkshire.
We are looking for an experienced, knowledgeable and motivated individual, who is excited by the opportunity and challenge of working alongside professional colleagues in a dynamic Forensic Service. We are looking for practitioners with experience of working with young people and/or working in forensic services. The FCAMHS Team provide a highly specialist service and you will receive specialist training as part of a bespoke induction process. The team undertakes specialist forensic consultation, assessment, and intervention for children and adolescents with complex mental health presentation and offending / risk behaviours.
Main duties of the job
The Advanced Forensic Practitioner will be a highly skilled clinician offering specialist forensic perspective to the assessment and intervention offered to young people.
The role will support operational colleagues and managers in the operational delivery of the service. The Advanced Forensic Practitioner will provide professional and clinical leadership to team members and will work closely with regional partners.
You will receive and provide regular supervision and attend training as identified through knowledge skills framework process and individual appraisal.
The successful applicant will need to have the means to travel between various geographical distances.
This role is a rare chance to work within a highly specialist service for young people. You will have the opportunity to learn from partners across Humber and Yorkshire. It is an excellent opportunity to not only be part of a highly specialist team but also to be a part of service development at a regional level.
About us
We are an award winning and CQC rated good, health and social care Trust that delivers care to communities in Hull, East Yorkshire, Scarborough and Ryedale and Whitby. We deliver safe, effective, and integrated health services that improve the physical, mental, and social health and wellbeing of our patients and service users.
To find out more about our wide range of services including mental health, learning disabilities, children and young people service, Forensic, Community and Primary Care visit our website humber.nhs.uk/Services
You will join our team of over 3600 colleagues that work together across our wide geography and specialties to change lives every day. We're extremely proud of our Trust community and we know you can expect to receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need from your new team to get you started.
We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development to ensure the delivery of high quality, person-centred and compassionate care to patients. We value our staff and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills and competencies to deliver outstanding care.
We Trust recognises the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further informationwith regard to this vacancy please see attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further informationwith regard to this vacancy please see attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Knowledge
Essential
- Professional qualification relevant to practice area, with study to degree level
- Registered practitioner with professional body
- Full understanding/application of relevant clinical practice/standards/audit within identified service area
Desirable
- Be qualified to deliver a mode of therapeutic intervention with clinical relevance to the role and service user population
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of sound post-registration professional practice
- Evidence of continuing professional development relevant to the professional lead area to advanced level of post-graduate diploma or equivalent knowledge /experiential learning
- Ability to work across organisational boundaries, developing and maintaining multi-professional and multi-agency partnerships
- Proven leadership and service development experience.
Desirable
- Advanced management/leadership training/qualification or equivalent experience
- Proven experience of developing others through education, mentorship, coaching, teaching, assessing, presentations, publishing
Skills & Competencies
Essential
- Able to demonstrate effective communication skills at all levels i.e. strategically and locally
- Ability to manage own time and projects effectively
- Ability to commute between the various sites
- Ability to manage the requirement for frequent concentration in an unpredictable working environment
Person Specification
Qualifications & Knowledge
Essential
- Professional qualification relevant to practice area, with study to degree level
- Registered practitioner with professional body
- Full understanding/application of relevant clinical practice/standards/audit within identified service area
Desirable
- Be qualified to deliver a mode of therapeutic intervention with clinical relevance to the role and service user population
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of sound post-registration professional practice
- Evidence of continuing professional development relevant to the professional lead area to advanced level of post-graduate diploma or equivalent knowledge /experiential learning
- Ability to work across organisational boundaries, developing and maintaining multi-professional and multi-agency partnerships
- Proven leadership and service development experience.
Desirable
- Advanced management/leadership training/qualification or equivalent experience
- Proven experience of developing others through education, mentorship, coaching, teaching, assessing, presentations, publishing
Skills & Competencies
Essential
- Able to demonstrate effective communication skills at all levels i.e. strategically and locally
- Ability to manage own time and projects effectively
- Ability to commute between the various sites
- Ability to manage the requirement for frequent concentration in an unpredictable working environment
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
