Forensic jobs in United Kingdom

Main area Secured Services Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday -Friday 08:30 - 16:30 . One long day to cover reception finishing at 20:00hrs . some weekend and bank holiday cover) Job ref 270-TG667-MH

Site HMP Bedford Town Bedford Salary £38,682 - £46,580 pa, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 25/03/2026 08:00

This is an excellent opportunity for a Clinical Practitioner, Mental health practitioner, social worker to join our multi-disciplinary team and share their knowledge and clinical expertise.

As a senior Practitioner, you will provide Clinical Leadership and will act as Care Program Co Ordinator (CPA) with individuals who have complex mental health problems.

Undertake assessments and provide structured therapeutic interventions with complex individuals, treatment programs and / or interventions to support recovery,

The Mental Health Team provides a seven-day service. Monday to Sunday (8:30 - 16:30 the post holder will work as a core member of the team delivering and providing a comprehensive safe, effective mental health service that encompasses Primary and Secondary mental health provision within the prison.

Mental health team operate a seven day service ( Monday -Sunday).

Triaging referrals on the mental health waiting list completing screening assessments for new patients

Completing Mental health assessments

Holding a mental health caseload

Attending ACCT reviews and GOAD reviews

Completing Inpatient assessments and Screenings

Supervising junior staff and students

Providing interventions for patients as per care plan

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be ‘outstanding’ by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.

The Post holder will support the Team Manager in their development of operational and clinical Service Mechanisms.

Act as an exemplary professional role-model in embracing core values of dignity, respect, care and compassion. Be aware of and keep updated on wider issues affecting future professional practice in mental health and the wider context of health and social care and ensure these are communicated to members of the team.

The post holder will provide highly visible, authoritative leadership and management to deliver services within agreed service models.

The post holder will work to establish effective multi-disciplinary work within the wider prison establishment.

Note this post is subject to security vetting. To be considered for this post you will need to have continuously resided in the UK for a minimum of 3 years prior to this application and be able to evidence your years of residency.

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ Section of the document.

• Application evidences 3 years of continuous UK residency

• Mental health or social worker qualification
• more than one year experience post qualification
• Experience in working in Mental health forensic unit or secured services
• Experience in working in Mental health forensic unit or secured services
• knowledge of the mental health Act in secured services
• knowledge of trauma informed care

• knowledge of risk assessment and risk management
• Knowledge of completing comprehensive mental health assessments
• Knowledge of drawing individualised care plans
• Knowledge of completing risk assessments and linking risk assessments with the care plan

By completing an application you are giving authorisation for the transfer of your data. In submitting an application form, you authorise us to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR) Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process. Including factual reference, occupational health clearance and statutory and mandatory training records and full service history.

You must ensure that your application, including supporting statements and behaviour examples, are truthful and factually accurate. Please note plagiarism can include presenting the ideas and experience of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own.

Correspondence regarding your application will be sent to you via a TRAC system account.

Please submit your application as soon as possible; due to the high volumes of applications we receive we reserve the right to close any adverts before the closing date once we have received sufficient applications.

We are an equal opportunities employer, which aims to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.

All roles are subject to the home office immigration rules and therefore eligibility must meet certain requirements for any sponsorship to be considered. Please visit the government website for more information regarding eligibility,

At NHFT we support many of our colleagues to work flexibly and we will consider requests for flexible working from day one. For this role, we are open to discussing a range of options including flexible hours, agile/home working, compressed hours and part time hours. Please have a conversation with the recruiting manager about the flexibility you need and we will promise to explore what is possible with you.

Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible.

All posts that are engaged in a regulated activity will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and a DBS re-check on a three yearly basis whilst employed in such a role. Staff employed in these posts will therefore be asked to register with the DBS Automatic Update Service upon receipt of their DBS certificate and must update yearly , the annual fee will be reimbursed subject to Trust policy. For further information please visit: DBS Update Service: applicant guide - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Please note if a DBS is applicable for the position then a charge will be deducted from your first salary.

Please note that all new starters to the trustare subject to a probationary period.

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.