Job summary
The Forensic Community Team are seeking a highly motivated Advanced Nurse Practitioner to join our team. The successful applicant will be joining the team during an exciting period of change, developing the Forensic Community Service. This is the ideal opportunity to drive change and develop your leadership and change management skills. You will be an active member of the leadership team, whilst clinically leading the team and supporting with service improvement and operational duties when required. This will include delivering caseload management, clinical supervision, staff development/training and advanced nursing approaches. We are looking to appoint someone who is dynamic and enthusiastic about working with this patient group. In exchange the successful candidate will be well supported within a welcoming multi-disciplinary team, with continuing opportunities for their ongoing professional development. The Forensic Community Team is based at Roseberry Park hospital; however, we do support people within a wide geographical area. The post holder will be expected to travel.

Main duties of the job
To be the professional lead for nurses in the designated specialty, leading on professional development and ensuring the delivery of robust evidence based practice.
To lead the establishment of systems that support the development of clinical practice, to ensure that the developments are embedded within the team and are sustainable.
To ensure high professional standards of nursing practice in accordance with the NMC code of Conduct, with professional accountability to the Nursing and Governance Directorate.
To lead the planning, implementation and participation in training and educational activities relevant to Practice Development for nurses in the designated specialty.
To support the ward or team manager and other senior clinical staff in establishing and maintaining high standards and continual improvement within the established governance framework.
To undertake ongoing audit of care and service delivery, underpinned by research and evidence-based practice. Undertakes research as part of the role.
To coordinate and deliver clinical supervision to support all nursing staff within the area of responsibility.
To provide nurse led diagnosis and treatment planning.
To promote at all times a positive image of people with mental health conditions and learning disabilities.
To promote at all times a positive image of the specialist service area and the wider Trust.

About us
A great experience for our colleagues We're committed to co-creating a great experience for our colleagues. This means listening to what staff are telling us and working together to be the best employer we can be.
Valuing our staff Our staff are our most important asset and recognising their excellent work and the vital contributions they make to patient care is very important.
Investors in people We have achieved the gold Investors in People (IIP) standard and have been commended on great people management practice and demonstrating a commitment to staff development.
Disability Confident Scheme We are signed up to the Disability Confident Scheme. This means we have to demonstrate that we're taking positive action to attract, recruit and retain disabled people
Continuously improving services We have an award-winning system for delivering efficiency through clinician-led quality improvements.