B6 Criminal Justice Liaison and Diversion Practitioner

NHS; Coventry; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000

Job description

B6 Criminal Justice Liaison and Diversion Practitioner

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Practitioner to work within the Criminal Justice Liaison and Diversion service supporting an innovative pilot project aimed directly at persons diverted away from police custody.

Based within the Mental Health Urgent Care Sub-Directorate, we are a referral, assessment and signposting service embedded at the heart of the criminal justice system across Coventry and Warwickshire. We work in Police Custody and Court Services, as well as health bases, alongside our key partners such as the Police, Probation Service, Youth Justice and Magistrates.

The successful applicant will be primarily supporting referrals from community policing colleagues within Coventry and Warwickshire, supporting service users who may have been diverted away from police custody areas but who are in contact with the criminal justice system via the voluntary interview process.

The successful applicant will be instrumental in increasing awareness of the liaison and diversion in areas not usually served by the service as well as building new relationships with partners.

The successful applicant will undertake holistic assessments, identifying vulnerabilities and liaising with appropriate stakeholders such as Police and Courts, as well as other services within CWPT, the third sector and beyond to meet unmet needs and reduce the cycle of reoffending.

Main duties of the job

Are you an Experienced Registered Mental Health Nurse/Registered Learning Disability Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker with professional experience of mental health, neurodiversity and other associated vulnerabilities?

Are you able to demonstrate a commitment to high quality care and service provision? Have the ability to work flexibly and as part of a multi-agency team?

Have the ability to assess and formulate risk plans?

Have enhanced communication and interpersonal skills?

And are you happy to be police vetted?

Then we would like to hear from you!

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 center 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.

We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.

Job responsibilities

The Criminal Justice Liaison and Diversion service is an existing successful service embedded in the heart of the criminal justice system, supporting some of the most marginalized people within society with a range of health and social needs in the hope that working together we can make subsequent health gains, reduce health inequalities and reduce the cycle of reoffending.

We are a growing and supportive team with a number of new innovations and services to come.

The post holder will work alongside existing team members as well as our key stakeholders - Police/Magistrates/Probation as well as other third sector and voluntary areas.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Current Professional Registration - including Registered Mental Health Nurse, Registered Learning Disability Nurse, Occupational Therapist, Social Worker, or other allied health professional relevant to mental health (degree level).

Experience

• Experience of working in mental health/learning disabilities and/or other associated vulnerabilities as a qualified professional.
• Proven ability to work with other professional groups within and outside of NHS.
• Experience of working autonomously and making decisions around patient care particularly around risk assessment/management.
• Ability to liaise effectively with statutory and voluntary services.

Other

• The post holder must be willing to travel, have a valid full driving license and have access to independent means of transport.
• The post holder must be able to demonstrate flexibility in working hours.

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.

Address

Various Criminal Justice settings and CWPT outpatient areas across Coventry and Warwickshire - Main team hub Swanswell Point.