The post holder will be based within the Liaison and Diversion Service. The unique aspect of this role will involve working with people leaving Prison who are returning to the Wiltshire locality to support engagement with the relevant health services. The role is dynamic and challenging. The Service aim is to offer support to individuals as they are released fromprison. To ensure that any health vulnerabilities are considered and then given the support to engage withappropriate pathways on release from prison. Helping them integrate back into the community. The post holder will engage with individuals prior to release from prison, to consider their vulnerabilities. A Support plan can then be formulated to offer contact on release from prison and on their onward journey in integrating back into the community. Contact will vary in frequency according to need and the post holder will engage with individuals to organise and attend appointments with support services to reduce the identified vulnerabilities. Liaising with partnership agencies including probation and health will be key to trying to establish support and stability within the community. The post holder will provide time limited 1:1 or 2:1 support to service users, enabling them to access a wide range of services that can provide help and advice with, for example, mental health, housing, social exclusion, substance misuse, education, employment and debt management difficulties. The post holder will be expected to develop good links with community resources in order to enable improved and supported access to services. The post holder will have lived experience and will use their experience to support service users who often find it difficult to engage and access a range of community services. In doing so you will improve individual health and social outcomes and reduce re-offending. The post holder will actively engage and work with a small number of individuals with offending histories who are likely to have a wide range of vulnerabilities such as mental health problems, learning disabilities, substance misuse difficulties and co-existing complex needs. This may also include people with significant risk histories, social exclusion and challenging behaviours. The post holder will offer support and release planning to individuals for up to 12 weeks prior to release or as soon as they are referred within the 12 weeks prior to release. Offer support for up to 6 months post-release date, or when all health care needs are met, whichever comes soonest (this may be extended in exceptional circumstances when it would be detrimental to the health of the individual to be discharged at 6 months). Undertake assessment of appropriateness of the referral and gain patient consent: assessment to include identification of physical and/or mental health vulnerabilities, substance misuse needs, alongside barriers that may impact on the patient's ability/motivation to engage with community-healthcare services and/or support services upon their release. Offer a minimum of 2 points of contact to the patient prior to release, these should be face to face, where it is not possible to access an individual face to face, virtual, telephone or a combination of these contact will be undertaken. Work in a trauma informed way. To ensure we have discharge health plans where indicated in a specified time frame. To work closely and build links with all referring agencies within the Prison with partners in Prison services including other agencies to assist in discharge planning. To help identify, with ASCC and Prison discharge services nationwide, and refer to appropriate services for the identified needs of the service user. Where diversion is indicated, to refer to ASSC RECONNECT Project Lead to assess if Mental Health Act assessments in the Community in conjunction with the local Mental Health Assessment teams. To provide mental health information to Probation in the formulation of their pre-sentence reports, where a potential mental health need has been identified. To be responsible for adhering to all Trust Policies and procedures. To be able to communicate clearly with a diverse group of service users. To possess a good working knowledge of the Integrated Care Programme Approach (ICPA), including the ability to follow, under supervision, a risk assessment and risk management plan.