Crown Court Liaison & Diversion Practitioner

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Oxford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a qualified mental health professional, such as a Mental Health Nurse or Social Worker, to join their Liaison and Diversion team. The successful candidate will provide assessments and support vulnerable individuals within the criminal justice system while fostering conditions that reduce health needs and reoffending. This role emphasizes clinical leadership and working collaboratively with various agencies to improve outcomes for clients.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Generous NHS pension scheme

27 days’ annual leave

Access to wellbeing tools

Discounts at retailers and restaurants

Free parking across Trust sites

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic and experienced health/social care professional.
• Previous experience in criminal justice and offender health is desirable.
• Passionate about supporting people in police custody or court.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessments in police custody and magistrates’ courts.
• Support decision-making with timely written and verbal information.
• Work autonomously managing own time and responsibilities.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Empathy

Education

Registered health/social care professional

Job description

Liaison and Diversion, is it right for you?

• Do you think everyone under arrest is guilty of a crime?
• Or that all criminals should be locked up for as long as possible?
  
  

If so, this is NOT the job for you.

• Do you believe that a person’s health needs, and past experiences can be linked to their criminal offending?
• By identifying and reducing health needs, can vulnerable people be supported to make positive changes and reduce the risk of reoffending?
  
  

We’re looking for a qualified Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist, Social Worker, Speech and Language Therapist or Learning Disability Nurse to join our Liaison and Diversion team.

You’re an enthusiastic, experienced, and registered health/social care professional with an interest in health and justice and a passion for supporting people in police custody or court. Previous experience in criminal justice and offender health is desirable, but not essential.

With a reputation for excellence, our service is committed to improving the health of our clients, identifying care pathways, and reducing reoffending. We’re an award-winning team, including the Howard League for Penal Reform ‘Liaison and Diversion Service of the Year’ and ‘Women’ categories, commendations from Thames Valley Police and Hampshire Constabulary and Berkshire Healthcare ‘Team of the Year’.

If you want to use your skills to help change lives of people in the criminal justice system, we’d love you to hear from you.

• To provide professional leadership, support and advice for Oxford Crown Court and provide clinical in-put to Reading Crown Court where required.
• To support and attend police custody suites and magistrates’ courts providing assessments, advice and identifying robust care pathways for individuals with a potential health vulnerability.
• To provide the police and court with written and verbal information about individuals in a timely fashion to help decision-making.
• To work closely and build links with all referring agencies within the custody suite, court and probation, acting as a single point of contact for health.
• To work autonomously, with the ability to organise and manage own time according to delegated workload.
  
  

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.

Our Values At Berkshire Healthcare Are

• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
  
  

Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:

• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites
  
  

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Kit Walker Job title: Team Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07919112357