Forensic Mental Health Specialist | North London NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 26 August 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £56,276 - £63,176 Per Annum including Inner HCAS |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 25 September 2025 |
| Location: | London, SW6 1TR |
| Company: | Camden And Islington NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7421482/455-NLFT-0373 |
Summary
The CTCCS is a joint NHS and Police Mental Health Team which facilitates information sharing with local mental health services for individuals who have come to the attention of Counter Terrorism Policing and who are thought to either present a risk of serious harm or have safeguarding, welfare or treatment needs in the context of mental disorder.
The aim of the team is to work with counter-terrorism officers in assessing and managing the risks posed by individuals with mental disorder through advice, consultation, and detailed formulations.
Please note this is a national service and therefore there may be an travel to other sites within the service, including overnight stays on occasion.
The role will work alongside psychiatry, psychology, nursing, social work and police officers. The successful candidate will need to have a significant amount of experience within forensic mental health settings, including custody and/or secure hospital and/or community forensic services, with an understanding of relevant Mental Health and Social Care legislation alongside its application.
The role will require security clearance to NPPV3 SC - Please note that this is a formal requirement and can take in excess of four months from submitting application.
The post holder will be part of a team of NHS & Counter Terrorism Police staff and will provide high quality liaison, assessment and management plans to the referring agencies. The post holder will be responsible for gathering information on referrals, participating in MDT risk stratification and agreeing an onward pathway and liaising with stakeholders.
The post holder will be responsible for ensuring the highest level of information governance and Trust and or any other registration body requirements and values are adhered to at all times.
North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.
Our Five-Year Strategy:
1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
4. We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.We Are Proudly Diverse
In addition, this is a specialist workplace setting being co-located at all times within policing units and there is a good team working ethic.
The post holder will act as a forensic mental health expert to policing colleagues and will hold a caseload within the team. Their role will be alongside the MDT to provide, advice and consultation alongside a clinical formulation of the main concerns in a case and to stakeholders.
Please see JD for further details.
This advert closes on Sunday 7 Sep 2025