Liaison and Diversion Practitioner - Police Custody

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Ipswich is seeking a part-time Liaison and Diversion Practitioner to conduct triage assessments in police custody. The ideal candidate will be a registered mental health professional with experience in multi-disciplinary teams and clinical assessments. They must possess excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to travel independently. This role offers a salary ranging from £38,682 to £46,580 pro rata, along with comprehensive training and annual leave benefits.

Benefits

Comprehensive in-house and external training programmes

Starting annual leave of 27 days per annum, increasing based on service

NHS discounts

Qualifications

• Registered health or social care professionals with the relevant professional registration.
• Experience working within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Skilled in mental health assessments.

Responsibilities

• Complete holistic triage assessments for arrested individuals in police custody.
• Travel independently to various Police Investigation Centres as needed.
• Work various shift patterns to ensure customer coverage.

Skills

Mental health assessments

Interpersonal skills

Clinical assessments

Risk assessments

Education

Registered Mental Health or Learning Disability Nurse, Occupational Therapist, or Social Worker

Higher degree or Postgraduate certificate in clinical/therapeutic practice

Job description

Liaison and Diversion Practitioner - Police Custody

We are looking for registered health or social care professionals to work in a team in a fast-paced criminal justice environment. You will need to be a registered RMN, RLDN, OT or Social Worker.

For this post, you will work in police custody and complete triage assessments with people whilst they are detained there (from the age of ten). You will work closely with the police, your assessment and information gathering will support that person across the offender pathway. Depending on a person's criminal justice journey this may include Courts and Probation and the wider health and social care systems in the community.

Whilst the team all perform the Liaison and Diversion Practitioner role, your colleagues come from a range of professional backgrounds including social workers, paramedics, midwives, health visitors, approved mental health professionals, physical health nurses and a learning disability nurse. In this role your criminal justice knowledge will greatly expand, so we welcome applicants who have not worked in this area as we can provide training and your knowledge will develop as you work across the team.

At this time, we are looking to recruit mental health nurses, learning disability nurses, occupational therapists and social workers who have experience working and assessing in a mental health environment.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a part time team member to join our team in Martlesham Police Investigation Centre, as well as covering Bury St Edmunds when required. Your primary role will be to complete holistic triage assessments for people who have been arrested and brought to police custody. You will possess excellent interpersonal skills that will enable you to challenge, motivate, influence, and inspire at all levels. As part of a small team, you will work various shift patterns comprising of 9-hour shifts, to enable the service to cover extended hours, seven days per week, 365 days a year.

The working criminal justice locations include Police Investigation Centres (PIC's), Courts and other supporting criminal justice/health environments in line with service need. However, this role will primarily work inside the PIC (custody). The service covers both Norfolk and Suffolk and may require some cross county working. It is essential that you can travel independently.

Travel to other PICs could occur, mostly at Bury St Edmunds.

About us

Benefits included with this role are: -

• Comprehensive in house & external training programmes
• Starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days Per annum based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
• NHS discounts and many more

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly, and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing their experiences and learning from each other.

NSFT is committed to lifelong learning and continuous professional development (CPD) for its entire staff. There are a variety of definitions of CPD across the professions, but it is usually taken to mean learning activities which update existing skills.

CPD is determined through appraisal with a personal development plan agreed between an individual and their manager, with the commitment of the necessary time and resources.

Job responsibilities

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

Note - It is essential that you are skilled in mental health assessments.

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Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Mental Health or Learning Disability Nurse, Occupational Therapist OR Social Worker with the relevant professional registration
• Higher degree or Post graduate certificate in area of clinical / therapeutic practice.

Experience

• Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team Familiar with undertaking clinical assessments including risk assessments
• Experience of working with challenging clients particularly those with personality disorders services.
• Experience of working with clients with severe learning disabilities or those in a secure environment.
• Previous experience of working in the community.

Knowledge

• Understanding of the policies and legislation that underpin the development of Liaison and Diversion
• Working knowledge of the application of the Mental Health Act 1983

Other

• Ability to travel independently.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£38,682 to £46,580 a yeargross per annum pro rata