Liaison and Diversion Practitioner Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust

Florin Chilian; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

Are you looking for an exciting and dynamic role in Criminal Justice that will give you the opportunity to engage and support service users who have a range of varying vulnerabilities and needs? If so, we are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and conscientious person to the role of Liaison and Diversion Practitioner (LDP) within Liaison, Diversion and Reconnect (LD&R).

LD&R is a countywide service to Kent and Medway's Police custody suites, Magistrates, Crown Courts, Prisons, and the wider community. This is an exciting opportunity to join a thriving service with an excellent reputation for service user care and stakeholder engagement.

We are particularly interested in applications from individuals with a background or interest in Neurodiversity and/or clients who present with speech and language difficulties.

The post holder must hold a full, valid UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

As an LDP, you will be screening, signposting, and supporting individuals in Police custody suites and Kent Prisons, identifying health and social vulnerabilities that may be having a negative impact on health and well-being. You will also form part of the LD&R Support, Time, Recovery (STR) function in the community, supporting aftercare for clients who are involved in the criminal justice system.

Come and work with us in the Garden of England, where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life.

We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability, and specialist services, serving 1.8 million people in Kent and Medway, as well as specialist services for adults in Sussex and Surrey. We are rated Good overall by the CQC.

Each year we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 people in the community.

We are proud to employ over 3,800 people from 66 nationalities and to serve an increasingly diverse range of communities across rural and urban areas.

You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones.

The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard, and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service.

Our strategy:

Our mission is what we set out to do every day: We deliver brilliant care through brilliant people.

Our vision is where we want to be in the future: To provide outstanding care and to work in partnership to deliver this in the right place, for every service user, every time.

A full and comprehensive local induction program within all the areas of practice will be provided.

The successful applicant will need to work flexibly to serve our custody suites, Prisons, and community settings in response to service need. Therefore, an ability to travel across a wide geographical area in a timely manner is essential.

Please note that due to the custody/prison environments, this role is subject to full vetting by Kent Police/HMP.

Telephone contact with LD&R Team Manager for an informal conversation about the position, prior to application, is encouraged.

Please See The Job Description For Full Details.

This advert closes on Thursday 1 May 2025.

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