Health & Justice Liaison and Diversion Practitioner

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Health & Justice Liaison and Diversion Practitioner. The role involves working with a wide range of services such as the police, probation, the court and legal services as well as both inpatient and community health and social care services.

The successful candidate will need to have excellent communication skills as well as the flexibility to work alongside these different groups. The post holder will maintain a presence on the site they are working for the duration of their shift in order to be able to respond to referrals in a timely manner.

The main duties of the job include:

• Acting as an autonomous practitioner in court and police detention cells
• Assessing an individual's mental state and risk and implementing a care pathway for each individual
• Screening, assessing, and referring individuals with a variety of needs, including those with serious mental illness or personality disorder and associated learning, social, personal, dependency, and substance misuse issues
• Preparing accurate written reports following assessment in line with quality standards

The salary for this role is £58,133 to £65,261 per annum.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Qualified Registered Mental Nurse, Mental Health Social Worker or Occupational Therapist with current registration with the relevant professional body
• Substantial evidence of continuing professional development and post registration training
• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary/multi-agency team
• Post-registration experience, which is experience of working in a community or forensic psychiatric setting at Band 6 or equivalent or above
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary/multi-agency team