Band 6 Learning Disability Liaison and Diversion Practitioner

Job summary

Are you a experienced Registered Learning Disability Nurse looking for a new challenge working with individuals who have come in to contact with the criminal justice system? If so, this job could be perfect for you!

Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust are currently recruiting for a experienced Band 6 Learning Disability Nurse to join their award winning Liaison & Diversion Team. This is an exciting and dynamic role incorporating clinical assessment skills, communication and being responsible for facilitating and delivering LD specific training to the wider multi-disciplinary team and partners ensuring timely and effective identification of individuals with Learning Disabilities who find themselves within the criminal justice system.

The successful candidate will be working in a range of settings Birmingham, including Police Custody, Birmingham Courts, HMP Birmingham and the community.

We are looking to welcome a versatile, motivated and experienced Learning Disability nurse to help deliver a service to vulnerable individuals who are often the most marginalised within society whilst moving towards a fully integrated offender health service.

We have a committed, motivated, hardworking and skilled team and offer excellent career progression opportunities. The team holds a strong recovery focused ethos, and you will hold an integral role working alongside partner agencies, to help those accessing the service obtain positive outcomes.

Main duties of the job

For the role you will need:

• Excellent communication skills
• Extensive post qualification experience working in a range of settings of at least 12 months,
• To be a strong team player and able to work autonomously,
• Abilities to work collaboratively with partner agencies
• Be a suitablyqualified professional (Registered Learning Disability Nurse)
• To be able to inform and promote decision making around those with complex care needs (mental health, substance misuse, homelessness, learning disability, youth or any other vulnerability).

The aim of the scheme is to;

• Improve access to healthcare and support services for vulnerable individuals and a reduction in health inequalities
• Divert individuals, where appropriate, out of the youth and criminal justice systems into health, social care or other supportive services
• Deliver efficiencies within the youth and criminal justice systems
• Reduce re-offending or escalation of offending behaviours

About us

Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.

Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people's lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.