Forensic Manager

Pay range £40,000 to £45,000 a year, depending on experience Borough Fitzneal House, Hammersmith & Fulham, with travel to future forensic services as they open Hours / shift pattern 40 hours a week, Monday to Friday, plus a share of the management on-call rota Contract type Permanent, full time, with a 5-month probation period Closing date 31 October 2026

Diverse Services Ltd provides supported living for adults in London. We support people with learning disabilities, serious mental illness and forensic histories. Our services include CQC-registered support, step-down pathways from hospital and, now, forensic supported accommodation.

Fitzneal House is our first dedicated forensic service: a 24-hour staffed home for up to five men. It supports men moving on from secure hospitals, prison or forensic pathways to live safely and with growing independence in the community. Good forensic support protects the public and changes lives. We want Fitzneal House to be the service commissioners and forensic teams trust first.

• You’re not a number. You will work directly with the Director. Your ideas are heard, funded and credited.
• Meaningful, specialist work. Forensic support is complex, skilled work. You will shape how we do it from the start.
• A growing company. We are opening new services and registrations. Joining now means rising with us.

You will run Fitzneal House so that every man we support is supported safely, risk is managed well and the public is protected. You will help each person make steady progress towards independent, offence-free lives.

In the longer term, you will be Diverse Services’ lead for forensic practice. You will set the standards, systems and partnerships that let us open more forensic services with confidence.

• Run Fitzneal House day to day so it is safe, well staffed and well organised.
• Manage the rota, staffing levels and service budget. Cover gaps with our own staff and bank, not agency.
• Keep occupancy high. Work with our Referrals team to assess new referrals quickly and plan safe move-ins.
• Make sure every man we support has an up-to-date support plan and risk management plan that he has helped to write.

• Lead risk management planning for every man we support, using structured approaches such as HCR-20 and relapse prevention plans.
• Spot early warning signs and act on them. Escalate concerns to the right professionals without delay.
• Make sure the service meets all licence, conditional discharge and MAPPA requirements that apply to the men we support.
• Support each man with recovery, medication, education, work and rebuilding relationships, so he can move on safely.
• Lead debriefs and reflective practice after incidents, and make sure lessons are learned.
• Recruit, induct and develop a skilled staff team, using safer and values-based recruitment.
• Give every team member monthly recorded supervision and an annual appraisal that includes a progression conversation.
• Make sure all staff complete mandatory training plus forensic awareness, de-escalation and trauma-informed practice.
• Spot and grow future seniors and managers in your team.

• Lead on safeguarding for the service and make referrals and notifications on time.
• Keep records accurate and current in our digital records system.
• Run regular audits of support plans, risk plans, medication support, incidents and the building.
• Prepare the service for the new supported housing licensing standards, due from 2027.
• Keep the service ready for commissioner reviews and local authority checks at all times.

• Build strong working relationships with forensic community teams, responsible…