Mental Health Practitioner (Forensic Nurse/ Social Worker/ OT)

North London NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

The Stalking Threat Assessment Centre (STAC) is a multiagency co-locatedpan London service focused on improving responses to stalking across the capital.The post holder would work closely with Metropolitan Police, National Probation Service and Third Sector Advocacy

The purpose of STAC is to evaluate and manage the risk posed to others by those who engage in harassment and stalking behaviour. The post holder will function within a team of specialist nurses, social workers, psychiatrists, psychologists. There is an expectation that they will provide high quality liaison, assessment, intervention, and management plans.

The postholder will provide high quality liaison, assessment and management plans. The post holder will be responsible for gathering intelligence on referrals, participating in MDT risk stratification and agreeing an onward pathway and liaising with stakeholders. This will involve the formulation of intervention strategies that will demand an ability to convey information that might be complex or sensitive to services that deliver healthcare to those members of the public that are referred to STAC. The role will require the post holder to provide liaison across agencies, provide consultation and intervention for those referred to the STAC service.

The post holder will be responsible for ensuring the highest level of information governance and Trust and NMC values/ HCP values are always adhered to. The post is subject to NPPV2/CTC Vetting.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for holding a caseload within STAC.

The post holder will be expected to screen referrals using structured clinical tools and arrive at a clinical judgement to determine a risk level.

Following MDT assessment, the post holder will need to be able to develop a bespoke management plan using this information and within the context of the risk factors. The plan will need to cover the individual’s needs as well as onward health and social care pathways.

The post holder will need to be able to have an excellent understanding of information governance and follow the information sharing agreements in place. This will involve gathering the necessary clinical and offending related background information from a range of systems. This information will support the clinical assessment and decision-making process.

The post holder would then need to provide a proportionate amount of health information to other agencies involved in the criminal justice pathway such as the police and security agencies. This information needs to contribute towards the safety of the individual as well as inform the appropriate care pathway and influence the charging decision.

Person Specification

Essential

Essential

  • oA professional qualification relevant to mental health practice, RMN/Degree/Diploma in Nursing, CQSW/Degree/Diploma in Social Work, BSc or MSc in Occupational therapy

Essential

Essential

  • oKnowledge about stalking threat awareness.

Essential

Essential

  • oSignificant experience and knowledge of working with people with mental health difficulties and/or interpersonal difficulties.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 16 July 2026

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