To undertake a full mental state assessment, risk assessment, and gather a background history for individuals with a variety of needs. These would include those with a serious mental illness or personality disorder and associated learning, social, personal, dependency and substance misuse issues who are in police custody suites and court detention. To prepare accurate written reports following assessment in line with quality standards. To make clinical judgements in custody on situations as they arise, or change. A high standard of interpersonal skills is required to manage the complex and often conflicting needs and wants of those involved in the process. To accept referrals from Custody Sergeants in the police custody suites, and in court, from Court cell area, the Bench, Council, Probation, DIP Team workers, solicitors, family or the defendant or any other Court user, who become aware of or have clients with a dual diagnosis or are presenting with a possible mental disorder. This is in addition to accepting referrals from in-patient services and CMHTs. Undertake Court work with same day assessments on identified vulnerable clients, who appear over night from the custody suites and who have not been previously seen at the Police Station. To ensure that information is passed to the defence team and the Court Clerk in a manner in keeping with the information sharing protocol. Following the hearing to ensure that information concerning proceedings and the assessment is passed to the GP and other services involved with the client. Where remanded to prison to ensure that information is passed to the mental health in reach team or the reception at the Prison. Where the Court orders a psychiatric report on the client then the Post Holder will assist in making the referral to the appropriate Doctor with a view to obtaining the assessment and report within the agreed time frame. The Post Holder will ensure that the copy of any report received by the Court with the permission of the Court and service user will be forwarded to the GP and mental health care professionals involved the clients care.