Community Psychiatric Nurse

West London NHS Trust is seeking a Forensic Community Psychiatric Nurse (CPN) to join the Specialist Community Forensic Team. The team works to transition service users out of secure settings and support their ongoing recovery in the community.

As a Forensic CPN, you will provide high-quality nursing assessment and case management skills to service users in secure care and those leaving secure care. You will work collaboratively with individuals and providers in the community to find positive and safe ways of working with people who use these services.

Key responsibilities:

• Provide high-quality nursing assessment and case management skills to service users
• Maintain a high standard of clinical work when carrying out nursing procedures
• Ensure safe custody of medication, including checking and administration
• Motivate colleagues, champion service user safety and dignity, and drive continuous improvement
• Work closely with service users and their families to establish a collaborative care plan
• Be part of an MDT responsible for assessing, managing, and reviewing risk
• Provide supervision, leadership, and mentoring of CPNs within the team
• Be a named lead for projects to develop the quality of the service

The salary for this position ranges from £45,953 to £54,254 per annum.

West London NHS Trust is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.