About The Role
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At Practice Plus Group we put people’s wellbeing first. Our Health in Justice service line is now expanding into non-Custodial healthcare, a person-centred approach delivered via a solid and consolidated infrastructure aimed to assess individuals’ mental health and neurodiversity requirements, to redirect them to the most appropriate channel.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Liaison and Diversion Practitioner to join our team in North Yorkshire.
Salary
This position is full time, you’ll receive an annual salary of £42,094 to £47,466 per annum - depending on experience.
How will we support you?
* Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course
* Competency framework
* Regional and national career development opportunities
* Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs
* Support from the wider team
Candidates are required to have a legal right to work in the UK and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks.
What you'll be doing
As a Liaison and Diversion Practitioner, your responsibilities will vary. You will:
* Be part of an extended team working across Liaison & Diversion service
* Work autonomously in court and police detention cells in order to identify and respond to requests of screening and assessment of people with identified health needs in contact with the criminal justice system
* Use validated tools to assess for a number of identified health needs and utilise information accordingly to inform decision-making and facilitate diversion within and out of the criminal justice pathway, creating a clear individualised care plan
Our person-centred model is focused on providing meaningful pathways to anyone faced with criminal charges, as well as understanding what triggers and socio-economic circumstances might lead to people offending. We will treat individuals more holistically, focusing on the person and early intervention strategies to reduce risks and improve outcomes.
What we’ll look for in you
Qualifications, skills and experience required:
* Qualified Registered Mental Nurse, Mental Health Social Worker or Occupational Therapist with current registration with the relevant professional body
* Substantial evidence of continuing professional development and post registration training.
* Experience of working with patients, face to face, who have complex mental health conditions
* Experience of psychosocial interventions and awareness of substance misuse
* Excellent communication skills and ability to gain appropriate level of consent
* Understanding of clinical governance, health and safety, QOF, EBP and national standards
* Knowledge of evidence based practice, health promotion, NICE guidelines and pharmacology
* Knowledge of current legislation relating to community mental health provision and forensic psychiatry
We aim to deliver a truly integrated model that will guide all groups involved in the judicial pathway to provide a more meaningful experience to the individuals involved.
We will position the right people in the right place at the right time, so that those who are more vulnerable don’t risk being faced with a pathway that would be detrimental to their rehabilitation into society. Our model is there to support individuals throughout their journey, and we will have a system in place to assist those who have completed their prison sentence and are re-joining the community.
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