Liaison and Diversion Practitioner

NHS Trust; Blackburn; Vor Ort; GBP 32.000 - 42.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) invites applications for a Liaison & Diversion Practitioner based in East Lancashire. The role supports the Police Custody Suites and Magistrates Courts with identification, screening, and onward referral to suitable services.

The post focuses on assessing vulnerabilities, capacity for participation in procedures, and coordinating care across agencies.

Qualifikationen

• Degree qualification in relevant subject or demonstrable evidence or equivalent experience relevant to field of practice.
• Professional recognised qualification such as RMN, Learning Disability Nurse, Social Worker, Occupational Therapist.
• Knowledge of mental health issues and/or learning disability.
• Knowledge of Criminal Justice System, including roles and responsibilities of staff working in it.
• Knowledge of use and interpretation of health screening tools.

Aufgaben

• Assess vulnerabilities using validated tools and ensure risk is assessed and information shared to access appropriate services.
• Assess service user capacity for participation in criminal justice procedures, considering cultural and gender needs, age and development.
• Liaise across agencies to support onward planning and intervention and address needs.
• Provide brief community based interventions to maximise access and engagement with services.
• Inform decision makers with relevant information to support sentencing and disposal outcomes.

Kenntnisse

Initial Assessment

Risk assessment

Documentation

Ausbildung

Degree qualification in relevant subject

RMN / LD Nurse / Social Worker / OT

Jobbeschreibung

Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism, community, and physical health services for the populations we serve.

As an integrated Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) delivers a comprehensive range of services, including:

• Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults, including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, and forensic services with low and medium secure care.
• Specialist mental health inpatient care for individuals with learning disabilities, alongside specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
• Extensive community physical health and well-being services for children and adults, covering prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and long‑term condition management.

The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,500 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health, general nurses, children’s nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers, as well as those specialising in learning disabilities and community physical health services.

An opportunity has arisen within the Liaison and Diversion Team for the role of Liaison & Diversion Practitioner based in East Lancashire. This key position is based within the established Liaison and Diversion Service for Police Custody Suites and Magistrates Courts.

The main things that L&D services do for the people we see are identification, screening, assessment and referral to other services.

• We work in Police Custody Suites and Courts throughout Lancashire & Cumbria and offer assessments to individuals within the Criminal Justice system including Voluntary Attendees
• We look to identify unmet need and vulnerabilities that often lead to or exacerbate offending behaviour, offer onward referral and signposting as appropriate
• We liaise across agencies to support onward planning and intervention to address needs
• We offer some brief community based intervention to maximise service user access and engagement with those appropriate services
• We help to inform decision makers with relevant and timely information to support sentencing and disposal outcomes.

Main duties of the job

The role will assess for a number of vulnerabilities, using validated tools, ensuring risk is assessed and relevant information shared to ensure appropriate services are accessed and manage the safety of clients and others.

Assessment will include an opinion on the service user’s capacity for effective participation in criminal justice procedures, cultural and gender needs, age and development related needs, including transition to adulthood and older person needs, social circumstances (including, relationships, leisure requirements, daily living, educational and occupational needs, employment/vocational needs, housing, finance)

Working for our organisation

LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.

Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups.

We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.

LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi‑time.

The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a wide range of resources, tools and support to help you thrive both in and out of work.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Degree qualification in relevant subject or demonstrable evidence or equivalent experience relevant to field of practice
• Professional recognised qualification such as RMN, Learning Disability Nurse, Social Worker, Occupational Therapist.

Knowledge

• Knowledge of mental health issues and/or learning disability
• Knowledge of Criminal Justice System, including roles and responsibilities of staff working in it
• Knowledge of use and interpretation of health screening tools

Experience

• Initial Assessment of Health and Social Needs
• Assessment of Risk of Service Users to self and others
• Timely and accurate documentation on electronic records

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.