Senior Liaison and Diversion Practitioner
Job Description
Job summary
Surrey Liaison and Diversion Service are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic, highly motivated, registered mental health professional to join our Police Custody and Court Team, as a Senior Liaison and Diversion Practitioner.
Our passionate team seek to support those who have come into contact with the youth and criminal justice system with a caring, compassionate, person-centered approach to vulnerability screening and assessment for all those above the age of 10. This continues through to providing high quality community-based interventions to not only improve health and social care outcomes but also aim to reduce future re-offending.
You will work collaboratively with Mental Health Services, Drug and Alcohol Services, Social Care, Probation, Prison Healthcare, Court and Custody colleagues.
This role requires you to provide clinical expertise, be organised, efficient and will be based within police custody or Surrey Courts for the majority of time. You will, at times, be required to travel between Surrey Police Custody and Courts locations during the working day. Full driving licence is required. The police custody suites are located in Staines, Guildford and Salfords. Our service operates shifts 07:00 - 19:00.
Main duties of the job
You will assess vulnerable individuals focussing on health, social circumstances and risk information as part of your vulnerability and Mental Health Assessments. These will cover mental health concerns, substance misuse, learning disabilities, from which you will develop clear care plans and risk management plans to promote the safe onward care of vulnerable people as they leave police custody, whether they are remanded to a court or prison, or are returning to the community.
You will also provide clinical expertise to the Liaison and Diversion Team, Surrey Police and associated teams and peers.Your written assessments and supportive plans will support police and court decision making and respond to the assessed person's needs appropriately.
If you are keen to learn and grow your skills in clinical excellence, by making a real difference to a person's life, within a fast paced, rapidly growing team, this maybe the role for you.
This role requires both enhanced DBS clearance and Sussex Police clearances (NPPV level 2), which we will assist the successful candidate to apply for.
Our Liaison and Diversion Service is committed and dedicated to developing our Practitioners.by encouraging and providing opportunities for Continued Professional Development, participation in Quality Improvement initiatives and driving clinical excellence.
About us
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.
We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.
Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.
Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.
For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.
Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.
We look forward to receiving your application!
Job responsibilities
Complete person-centred assessments to explore identified key vulnerabilities and provide a timely referral to services to meet needs. The assessment must include:
- Capacity for effective participation in criminal justice procedures
Cultural and gender needs
Safeguarding
Age and development related needs, including transition to adulthood and older person needs
Social circumstances (including, relationships, leisure requirements, daily living, educational and occupational needs, employment/vocational needs, housing, finance)
Liaise with any professionals working with the individual to discuss and agree onward referral and supportive plan of care.
Accurately identify when an individuals presentation is in acute mental distress to then complete a comprehensive mental health assessment focusing on risk management, seeking assistance if required
Build, develop and maintain positive relationships with statutory and voluntary agencies relevant to the role
Liaise with and advise appropriately, members of the criminal justice system, including the police, magistrates, lawyers, Crown Prosecution Service and Probation Services
Provide written and/or oral reports to agencies as appropriate
Promote the understanding of mental health and related issues to other agencies through liaison and education
To participate in the maintenance and monitoring of service standards, collect and collate data/ information effectively for the purpose of audit, research and service performance.
Support Liaison and Diversion Practitioners to complete assessments of vulnerability
Provide both formal and informal clinical supervision to junior staff, students and outreach workers.
Provide clinical support and guidance for unqualified team members.
Be a resource for specialist advice and information to other colleagues, agencies, organisations and people who use the service
To take accountability for own professional development
Provide evidence-based interventions in accordance with NICE guidelines
To undertake any other duties at the request of the line manager which are commensurate with the role, including project work, internal job rotation and absence cover
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional Qualification as RMN (Mental health)
- Membership of a professional body NMC
- Driving License suitable for use in the United Kingdom
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of post qualification study
- Band 6 - 12 months post qualification experience
- Sound knowledge of the Mental Health Act including those parts related to forensic mental health
- Have sound knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Redwood Centre, Farnham Road Hospital
Farnham Road
Guildford
GU2 7LX
