To work alongside other members of the Criminal Justice Liaison Service (CJLS), with an allocated number of individual service users who have been in contact with the Criminal Justice System (CJS). The post holder with also be required to attend and actively participate in team meetings, training sessions, team and care plan review meetings and supervision as appropriate. Ensure that the Data has been accurately recorded by the senior clinicians and ensure that the data set is completed and sent to NHS England each month. To attend police custody suites and magistrates courts to contribute to mental health assessments, advice, and the delivery of care pathways, for individuals where a potential mental health or other vulnerability has been identified. To work with and maintain appropriate engagement for a time limited period, with offenders with mental health problems and other vulnerabilities who are likely to have multiple and complex needs To liaise with and assist the Criminal Justice Mental Health practitioners, along with an extensive number of external agencies, with the assessment and short term care planning for service users. To network with a wide range of health and social care agencies, to identify and develop a database of local resources, and to understand the impact of stigma that offenders with mental health problems often face in accessing these services. To communicate often complex, sensitive and, at times contentious information, where skills of persuasive motivational negotiating, empathy and counselling are required, often in situations where there are barriers to understanding and high stress levels, e.g. Court rooms and Police Custody settings. To positively promote independent living of services users within the community. To develop a rapport with service users within appropriate and transparent boundaries. Provide regular and practical support to service users and their carers in developing and managing dignity and independence. Provide support with daily living by agreeing a support action plan with service users and their appropriate care team. Provide information on health promotion, including alcohol brief interventions. Help to identify early signs of relapse by reviewing the clients progress against the support action plan, and alert the appropriate staff involved in the clients care. To maintain adequate records as required by existing procedures, entering appropriate details on the service users electronic health records .as necessary. Actively promote the rights and responsibilities of service users, engendering empowerment and wellbeing. Maintain personal safety and to comply with the Trusts one working policy. Maintain effective time management tools when taking responsibility for a caseload of service users. Provide information to the Criminal Justice Mental Health practitioners in order to contribute to audits and monitoring reports. Participate in the review and evaluation of the service provided to clients by the ST&R Court Assessment and Advice Service. To comply with Trust policies and procedures. To undertake such other duties as may be determined from time to time within the general scope of the post.