Clinical Lead

To be responsible for the systematic provision of high quality psychological assessment, intervention, and risk management for service users under the care of the LSCFD Community Forensic Teams. To provide formal and structured psychological consultations with members of the multi-disciplinary team to contribute to well developed psychologically informed risk management and care plans for individual service users. This is a senior clinical role within the team and the post holder will adopt a leadership position and play a role in facilitating service development; alongside Service/Team Managers, a Lead Consultant Psychiatrist, and other senior clinicians.

• To provide a comprehensive psychology service to the Community Forensic Teams.
• To provide expert risk assessment and risk management to the Community Forensic Teams and to other areas within the Trust and to partner agencies.
• To provide clinical leadership and service development to the team.
• To oversee line management and clinical supervision of psychological professions.
  
  

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#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Alex Barrow Job title: Lead Psychologist Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 0115 969 1300

Nikki Chambers

Community Forensic Service Manager

0115 969 1300 ext: 16413