Mental Health Practitioner in LADS

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust; Broadway; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free onsite parking

Job summary

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Band 6 Criminal Justice Mental Health Practitioner to join the Liaison and Diversion Service (LADS).

The LADS team delivers mental health and vulnerability assessments in criminal justice settings, accessing health, social care and community services to support vulnerable individuals.

Qualifications

• Mental health and vulnerability assessments within criminal justice settings.

Responsibilities

• Complete mental health and vulnerability assessments within criminal justice settings.
• Identify unmet needs and facilitate access to health, social care and community services.
• Share relevant information with criminal justice agencies to support informed decision-making.

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Somerset's Liaison and Diversion Service (LADS) as a Band 6 Criminal Justice Mental Health Practitioner.

Liaison and Diversion provides a service to individuals appearing at Somerset's criminal courts, including Taunton, Yeovil and North Somerset Magistrates' Courts and Taunton Crown Court, as well as individuals detained in police custody at Bridgwater Police Centre.

The team is part of NHS England's national Liaison and Diversion Programme and, in partnership with Avon and Wiltshire Partnership NHS Trust, supports the wider Avon and Somerset police area.

The team's primary role is to complete mental health and vulnerability assessments within criminal justice settings, identify unmet needs and facilitate access to appropriate health, social care and community services. By sharing relevant information with criminal justice agencies, the team helps ensure informed decision-making and improved outcomes for vulnerable individuals.

The service operates seven days a week between 8.00am and 8.00pm. Staff predominantly work long day shifts, although part-time hours will be considered. Free onsite parking is available at Bridgwater Police Centre.

Candidates shortlisted for interview will be required to undertake a shadowing visit within the custody environment prior to interview.

For further information, please contact [e-mail]. We also offer regular LADS information sessions via Microsoft Teams for prospective applicants.