Practitioner – Liaison and Diversion Pathway

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Practitioner role to work as part of the expanding Health & Justice Service in West Mercia (Herefordshire).

The post will be based in Hereford.

This post will increase the capacity of the existing L&D team and will be working closely with the current staff.

This role will include providing high quality assessments for people who are in the criminal justice system. The service will be delivered to peoples who present with any vulnerability including but not limited to; mental health, physical health, learning disability, head injury, unemployment, housing, educational needs etc.

The successful applicants must be experienced in risk assessment, highly motivated and someone who is looking for a new challenge and have the skills to make a difference.

Due to the nature of the work posts will be subject to police vetting.

Travel between criminal justice settings in West Mercia (Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Shropshire) may be required.

Main duties of the job

• Delivering a high-quality clinical service to patients and their families.
• Managing complex assessment in courts and the community.
• Responsible for clinical and caseload supervision of other team members where identified.
• Diverting and liaising with multiple criminal, police courts and other partners.
• To provide written reports for Crown or Magistrates Courts or to attend and give verbal evidence as required. To offer considered recommendations to these bodies.
• Responsible for participating in the setting of quality standards, including the auditing, monitoring, and reviewing of practice in line with current clinical guidance practice and policy.
• Assess patient's individual care needs, agree, and refer on to appropriate agency.
• Complete and contribute, where appropriate to robust risk assessments and risk management plans. Deliver and promote positive risk taking, where appropriate, to improve quality of life and maximise occupational performance/independence.
• Maintain an effective reporting system by observing and reporting verbally and in writing on patient condition
• Utilise agreed outcome measures to review the effectiveness of process, as part of Liaison and Diversion Service.

About us

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;

• Supporting your career development and progression
• Excellent NHS Pension scheme
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Options for flexible working
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
• Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
• Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
• Free car parking at all trust sites
• Free flu vaccinations every year
• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.