Registered Professional - Forensic Team / CMHT

Registered Professional - Forensic Team / CMHT

Closing date is 31 March 2026

Do You Want to Make a Difference to Offender Care Across Coventry and Warwickshire?

Come and Join Our Growing Forensic CMHT.

We are looking to recruit 2 skilled professionals with forensic experience to work across our Community Mental Health Services. This project aims to enhance the confidence and competence of forensic knowledge throughout Community Mental Health.

Exciting investment at Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust (CWPT) allows us to expand our existing Forensic Community Mental Health Team. We're building a dynamic, multi-disciplinary team of 27 skilled professionals to deliver outstanding mental health care to adults with forensic presentations. This ambitious 2-year project is backed by significant funding and is focused on transforming mental health services for people who are a risk to others.

What We're Working On

• Setting up a dedicated clinic space within a local remand prison
• Improving the transition pathway from secure care to community services
• Embedding forensic specialists into each Community Mental Health Team (CMHT)
• Providing consultation and formulation support to staff and services
• Creating a co-production forum for collaborative service development
• Offering targeted risk reduction interventions in the community
• Delivering comprehensive forensic training for all CWPT staff
• Leading research on community forensic services to shape future care

Main duties of the job

We are seeking passionate individuals with a background working with forensic service users and those with complex mental health needs. The roles will involve building care pathways and fostering strong working relationships with other teams and external agencies, so excellent communication and collaboration skills are essential. If you are experienced in forensic settings (e.g., prisons, secure hospitals, probation) and have a solid understanding of the relevant legislation, we would love to hear from you.

What We Offer

• A supportive and enthusiastic work environment with a focus on growth
• Weekly team supervision to ensure ongoing professional development
• Generous opportunities for CPD, tailored to your interests and career goals
• Roles that match your skills and strengths, ensuring you thrive in your position
• A chance to be part of a transformative project that will shape the future of forensic mental health services

About us

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.

We put "people at our heart"; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

These include:

• Generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
• Excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
• Discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• Wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
• Staff networks and support groups

Job description Job responsibilities

We want an interest in working with people with complex and significant mental health problems. It is vital you have strong communication skills, can work on your own initiative as well as collaboratively with colleagues, and are willing and enthusiastic to learn new skills and develop your practice. You will face tight deadlines and be under pressure, but you will be supported throughout your time with the team.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Current unrestricted registration with HCPC/NMC

Knowledge and Skills Essential

• Ability to demonstrate and apply understanding of policies and procedures
• Ability to demonstrate and apply understanding of Equal Opportunities
• Ability to demonstrate and apply understanding of confidentiality
• Ability to demonstrate and apply understanding of safety issues
• Ability to demonstrate and apply problem solving skills to a variety of situations

Experience Essential

• Substantial experience in a Community Mental health care setting
• Significant experience of undertaking assessment, formulation, risk assessment and positive risk management

Other Essential

• Must have full driving licence and access to a motor vehicle for business use

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

Employer details Employer name

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust

Address

Swanswell Point

Stoney Stanton Road

Coventry

CV1 4FS

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