# Liaison and Diversion Practitioner - Criminal Justice Team

**Company**: Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
**Location**: Dartford
**Experience**: mid
**Salary**: £45953.00 to £54254.00
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust has been providing Liaison and Diversion (L&D) services since 2012. The L&D team currently provides an assessment service to Bromley and Bexley Police stations and Magistrates.

The post holder will work as part of a team in working with service users across the criminal justice pathway who have encountered or experienced mental health difficulties and other recognised vulnerabilities.

The main duties of the job include:

- Providing specialist knowledge on forensic mental health within the criminal justice system

- Maintaining clinical direction and leadership, coordinating a team of clinical staff

- Assessing care needs and developing, implementing, and evaluating therapeutic care

- Leading the team to foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement

- Ensuring the voices of service users, carers, and criminal justice professionals are heard

The role requires:

- Specialist experience in vulnerable groups

- Experience of working autonomously

- Ability to facilitate assessments and formulate outcomes

- Previous experience at NHS band 5 (or equivalent) level

- Relevant Professional Qualification (RMN/OT/Social worker/Psychologist)

The salary for this post is £45,953 to £54,254 per annum.

The Trust offers a range of services including community health care, care for people with learning disabilities, and mental health care.

The ideal candidate will have excellent partnership working skills, understand psycho-social interventions, and be able to work autonomously.

The post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and a Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome.

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## Skills

### Required
- forensic mental health
- clinical leadership
- therapeutic care
- vulnerable groups

### Nice to have
- multiagency working

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