Community Practitioner

CNTW NHS Foundation Trust; North East; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

CNTW NHS Foundation Trust's Criminal Justice Liaison and Diversion (CJLD) team is expanding to cover adult and youth pathways across Northumberland and Tyne and Wear. The post involves working in police custody suites and magistrates courts on a 7-day rota from 7am to 7pm, collaborating closely with police, courts and probation services.

Applicants must pass enhanced DBS and NPPV2 Police Vetting; the role emphasises clinical direction, timely assessments, and coordination with community services

Qualifications

• Formal assessment of adults in the criminal justice system.
• Understanding of mental health needs and learning disabilities.
• Experience liaising with police, courts and probation services.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment of adults within the Criminal Justice System, ensuring mental health or other identified needs are considered.
• Coordinate referrals, assessments and care delivery programmes in line with Trust guidelines.
• Establish links with Criminal Justice agencies for timely access to services.
• Produce written assessment reports and action plans for partner agencies.
• Act as liaison with prisons regarding risks, vulnerabilities and suicide prevention.

Skills

Assessment

Mental health

Criminal justice liaison

Communication

Job description

Criminal Justice Liaison and Diversion service

An opportunity has arisen within the Criminal Justice Liaison and Diversion team, (CJLD) working with individuals in the criminal justice system.

CJLD has both an adult and a youth pathway. The successful candidate may be required to work across both pathways.

This is an opportunity to work within a unique service, working across the footprint of Northumberland and Tyne and Wear.

The role involves working inside Northumbria Police custody suites and Magistrates Courts.

The successful candidate will work within a 7 day rota (7am - 7pm) in police custody and court.

The successful candidate will work closely with other agencies in criminal justice, such as Police, Courts, Probation Services etc.

In addition to enhanced DBS clearance, it is essential successful candidate passes NPPV2 Police Vetting - offer of post will be subject to successful candidate attaining Police Vetting clearance.

Main duties of the job

To provide assessment of adults within the Criminal Justice System, ensuring that their mental health, learning disability or other identified health or social needs are considered.

To ensure that all referrals, assessments, interventions and care delivery programmes are evidence based and in line with Trust guidelines, policies and best practice documents.

To ensure effective links with all Criminal Justice agencies and complementary support services, and to ensure that people access these services when required.

To ensure an assertive response to people presenting in the Criminal Justice System, who need a mental health assessment.

To provide professional and clinical direction to members of Magistrates Court, Court cell security officers, Police and all others involved in the Criminal Justice System.

To produce written assessment reports, action plans/recommendations to partner agencies within the criminal justice system.

To act as a focal point within the community and provide effective coordination and communication between those involved in the Criminal Justice system and mental health and social care, including supporting, informing and advising carers.

To act as liaison with local prisons regarding risks, vulnerabilities and suicide prevention of persons remanded or sentenced to custody.

We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.

NHS Employees identified as at risk of compulsory redundancy and those eligible for the NENC Re-Deployment careers hub will receive prior consideration.