Band 6 Senior CJLS Practitioner- Swindon and Wiltshire
Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
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Job summary
Do you have experience working with children and young people who have mental health difficulties, learning disabilities or neurodiversity?
Are you one of the following: a Registered Mental Health Nurse, Learning Disability Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker trained in Mental Health.
Are you interested in a career working within the Criminal Justice System (CJS)?
Are you interested in developing care pathways and innovative ways of working?
Not quite ready for a Band 6 role but really want to develop into one in the next 6 to 12 months? Please still apply. We can support you to achieve a band 6 role following the completion of a successful induction and training period.
Main duties of the job
A great opportunity has arisen for experienced Registered Mental Health Professional to join the Liaison and Diversion Service, (LaDS).
LaDS is an all age, all vulnerability service working in Police Custody Suites and Courts in the Wiltshire area. We are an assessment service who work closely with the Police and other CJS professionals to ensure the most effective pathway is for people in custody who may be vulnerable, or suffering mental health problems.
We work with service users with a range of vulnerabilities and you will need to be able to confidently assess various needs in potentially difficult circumstances. You must be able to work with individuals experiencing mental health crisis, learning disabilities, drug and alcohol misuse, and extreme emotional distress.
As this is a new post, along with the team manager, you will be involved in the shaping and development of the post to establish effective and cost efficient ways of working.
About us
We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust) a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care. We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset. Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.
At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.
Date posted
17 June 2022
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£32,306 to £39,027 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
342-SS221-0622
Job locations
Melksham Police Station
Hampton Park West
Melksham
SN12 6QQ
Employer details
Employer name
Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
Address
Melksham Police Station
Hampton Park West
Melksham
SN12 6QQ
Employer's website
http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)
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