Senior Liaison and Diversion Practitioner

Greater Manchester Mental Health; Manchester; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job description

Senior Liaison and Diversion Practitioner

Band 6

Main area: Liaison Specialist Services - Greater Manchester

Grade: Band 6

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Working across the service between the hours of 07:00hrs - 19:00hrs across 7 days a week. Happy to discuss flexible working)

Job ref: 437-7009788

Site: Covering All Greater Manchester Courts and Police Custody's

Town: Manchester

Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum pro rata

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 11/04/2025 23:59

Job overview

Greater Manchester Liaison and Diversion Service

Committed to delivering outstanding care?

This ageless service will provide access to appropriately skilled and compassionate professionals in police custody suites and at courts across Greater Manchester.

The successful applicant will work to support the better identification of mental vulnerability for children and adults who are coming into contact with the criminal justice system. Working as part of a multi-agency, multi-disciplinary team, the successful candidate will provide screening and formal assessments that recognise when significant need or risk requires addressing. This will inform the Criminal Justice process and support individuals to access appropriate services in a timely manner.

Main duties of the job

The Liaison and Diversion Senior Practitioner will function at a high competency level. He/she will have responsibility for actively participating as a key member of the multi-disciplinary team within the trust wide CJL Team. The post holder will:

1. Act as senior duty as per rota
2. Improve identification and screening of mental vulnerability in children and adults in contact with or at risk of involvement with the criminal justice system.
3. Facilitate assessments in accordance with CPA, MHA, MCA, Equality Act 2010 and local and national service pathways.
4. Share relevant information with Criminal Justice decision makers, to inform charging, sentencing and diversion.
5. Support access to appropriate health and social care for individuals in contact with the criminal justice system.
6. Support and contribute to the management of risk to the public.
7. Positively contribute to the improvement of awareness and reduction of stigma in criminal justice, health and social care settings.

Working for our organisation

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 6,400 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Professional qualification registered on the appropriate part of the NMC/HCPC register
• Post registration training in relevant areas
• Leadership/Management training

Experience

• Experienced mental health, CAMHS or learning disability practitioner with a good working knowledge of how health and social care services are delivered in a community setting
• Experience of Multi-Disciplinary working
• Evidence of positive contribution to change management
• Demonstrate experience of problem solving approaches
• Experience or knowledge/understanding of the Criminal Justice system and settings.
• Experience of working with children/young adults

Skills

• Ability to work as part of an MDT
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to deal with sensitive issues with tact and diplomacy
• Flexible and responsive approach to care
• Ability to identify and support the management of risk in a proportionate and defensible manner
• Understanding and experience of delivering care with compassion in a sometimes pressured environment
• Experience of the interface between Health Services and the Criminal Justice System
• Ability to work with minimum supervision in a safe and coordinated manner
• Ability to promote, develop and maintain effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues in health, social care and criminal justice settings

Knowledge

• Awareness of children/vulnerable adults guidelines
• Knowledge or willingness to develop awareness of wider mental vulnerability as defined by PACE
• Understanding of the interface between health, social care and criminal justice services and a commitment to overcoming potential barriers

Other

• Demonstrate a commitment to respecting and displaying the Trust Values at all times

Important Information about working for GMMH:

All positions within the Trust are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks. For further information on the checks required please visit the NHS Employers website.

The Trust mandates all post holders who require a DBS for their role to subscribe to the DBS Update Service. You will be required to enrol for this service for a fee of £16 per year and maintain registration throughout your employment with GMMH.

The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We are aspiring to ensure our workforce is representative of the diverse communities that we serve, and we are strongly committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under-represented groups, for example BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ communities.

**Please note, this vacancy may be closed at any time if sufficient applications have been received**