# Liaison and Diversion Practitioner **Company**: South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust **Location**: London **Job type**: temporary **Salary**: £47951.00 to £56863.00 **Category**: Healthcare **Industry**: Healthcare **Apply**: https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9334-26-1059?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/job/liaison-and-diversion-practitioner-7b1d9423-adf/ ## Description This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled practitioner, with an interest and/or experience in the criminal justice system, to be an integral part of both a court and police custody Liaison and Diversion service. You will be working with both adults and young people, within what is a very interesting and rewarding area of care that is continuing to develop further. As a front-line service, each day can be different in what is often a busy and unpredictable environment. The service ethos is to proactively intervene at the earliest possible opportunity in the Criminal Justice system pathway, so that those in need of support receive appropriate care and treatment in a timely fashion. The people we provide services to come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it's the right thing to do but because it makes us better at what we do. **Main duties of the job** - Proactive screening of cases in police custody or at court. - On-the-day triaging and assessment - including full mental state examinations, risk assessment and gathering of background history for individuals presenting with a wide variety of established or suspected needs. - Responding to detainees who present with urgent and non-urgent clinical issues with appropriate interventions. - Providing advice, information and support to custody/court personnel. - Provision of written assessment summaries to police, court and other relevant agencies in the criminal justice pathway. - Liaising with CAMHS, YOT practitioners or other relevant agencies whilst screening young people. - Recording data for regular auditing and evaluation. **Benefits** - Comprehensive pay, pensions and leavers package which is dependent on the role and length of service. - Work life balance, flexible working and support a range of flexible options, such as: part-time working and job sharing. - Career development, there are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through a number of programmes such as mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programmes. - Car lease, our staff benefits from competitive deals to lease cars. - Accommodation, our staff benefits from keyworker housing available which is available on selected sites. - NHS discounts, with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands though Health Service Discounts website. **Job responsibilities** - To work with colleagues, police, custody healthcare staff and other custody/court staff (inc Appropriate Adults) in order to provide a comprehensive and integrated vulnerability screening and assessment service. - To demonstrate strong assessment skills, solid problem solving and decision making and developing holistic and patient centred care plans whilst also being able to recognise when they may need senior clinical/managerial advice/support and to actively seek this in the clinical setting. - To facilitate appropriate signposting to/referring on, or interventions in close collaboration and liaison with other relevant agencies. - Demonstrate effective communication with colleagues, partners and stakeholders and with people in vulnerable groups. - To actively promote relationships with colleagues that support open communication and collaborative working, taking personal responsibility for one's contribution to this process at all times. - To maintain a high standard of written communication that is mindful of the readership and takes into account the legal context. - Proactively seek service user feedback about their experiences of liaison and diversion to inform and shape our service. **Person Specification** - Qualifications: + Nursing & Midwifery Registered. Applications accepted for those with an equivalent mental health professional registration, notably Practitioner Psychology staff, Occupational Therapy staff and Social Workers. - Experience: + Demonstrable appropriate post qualifying experience of working with vulnerable persons within a community or inpatient MH setting. + Demonstrable evidence of transferable knowledge, skills, competencies and related activities that is applicable, relevant and replicable to working in Liaison and Diversion. - Knowledge and Skills: + Thorough knowledge and understanding of the needs of vulnerable adults. + Skilled in the assessment and management of risk and safeguarding. + Ability to communicate clearly, concisely and confidently to a range of other professionals including those without specialist MH training or knowledge. For more fresh new jobs, check out [yubhub.co](https://yubhub.co/). ## Skills ### Required - Mental Health Assessment - Risk Assessment - Communication Skills - Problem Solving - Decision Making ### Nice to have - Speech and Language Therapy - Trauma Informed Care - Criminal Justice System Knowledge --- Source: [Apply at jobs.nhs.uk](https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9334-26-1059?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)