Job summary
- Main area
- Forensic mental health
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Flexible working options would be considered)
- Job ref
- 270-TG226-MH
- Employer
- Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Wheatfield ward - Berrywood Hoispital
- Town
- Northampton
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 19/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Forensic Social Worker
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
Forensic Social Worker for Wheatfield low secure in-patient ward at Berrywood Hospital.
Wheatfield has 12 beds for working age male patients to be cared for in conditions of low security. We take referrals from other NHS and independent sector providers and prisons via the secure mental health care provider collaborative for the East midlands.
Main duties of the job
Main duties of the job
- Responsible for the preparation of social work reports for MDT meetings and tribunals
- Responsible for maintaining and vetting approved visitors list
- Local lead for safeguarding
- Liaison with external agencies (MAPPA, police, probation)
- Lead on family/carer interventions
Other duties as defined in job description
Working for our organisation
NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be ‘outstanding’ by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ Section of the document.
Person specification
Qualification
Essential criteria
- Holds appropriate Social work Qualification
Desirable criteria
- Mental health care experience
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Understanding of Forensic mental health care
Desirable criteria
- Experience of Forensic mental health care
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- David Rodgers
- Job title
- Ward manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 03000271793
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