# Senior Forensic Social Worker (Band 7)

**Company**: West London NHS Trust
**Location**: London
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: £55,524 to £62,652 a year
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

This is an exciting opportunity for a Social Worker with experience of, or an interest in, forensic social work. West London Forensic Service provides inpatient care for adults detained under the Mental Health Act within low and medium secure settings.

The role focuses on providing social work support within a low secure pre-discharge service. Working as part of a well-established multidisciplinary team, you will contribute to safeguarding, statutory responsibilities, carer support, discharge planning, and risk management.

The Trust is also leading an innovative NHS England initiative through the Specialist Community Forensic Team (SCFT), supporting service users to transition successfully from secure settings into the community and improve long-term outcomes and quality of life.

We welcome applications from experienced Social Workers, including those from non-forensic backgrounds who can demonstrate strong transferable skills and a person-centred approach.

**Job Responsibilities:**

- Provide social work support within a low secure pre-discharge service

- Contribute to safeguarding, statutory responsibilities, carer support, discharge planning, and risk management

- Work as part of a multidisciplinary team

- Demonstrate an ability to undertake assessments of risk using specific risk assessment tools

- Formulate, implement, and evaluate programmes of care for individuals in the Community Forensic Service

- Use a range of therapeutic interventions with clients who have a range of disorders

**Requirements:**

- Minimum of two years post graduate Social Work experience

- Two years post qualification experience in a mental health setting

- Experience of autonomous working as a social worker

- Qualification in Social Work with current Social Work England Registration

**Benefits:**

- Regular supervision

- Manageable caseloads

- Wide range of professional development opportunities across the Trust

## Skills

### Required
- Social Work
- Mental Health
- Risk Assessment
- Therapeutic Interventions
- Autonomous Working

### Nice to have
- Community Forensic Working Practices
- Supervision
- Project Management
- Teaching
- CPA Application

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