Band 6 Liaison and Diversion Practitioner

7 months ago


Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Are you a experienced Healthcare professional (registered with a professional body) looking for a new challenge working with individuals who have come in to contact with the criminal justice system? If so, this job could be perfect for you

Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust are currently recruiting for a experienced Band 6 Practitioners to join their award winning Criminal Justice Recovery Service.

We have a committed, motivated, hardworking and skilled team and offer excellent career progression opportunities. The team holds a strong recovery focused ethos, and you will hold an integral role working alongside partner agencies, including the police, peer mentors, probation and court staff to help those accessing the service obtain positive outcomes.

**For both roles you will need**:

- Excellent communication skills
- Extensive post qualification experience working in a range of settings of at least 12 months,
- To be a strong team player and able to work autonomously,
- Abilities to work collaboratively with partner agencies
- Be a suitably qualified professional (Nurse, Social Worker, SALT, OT etc)
- To be able to inform and promote decision making around those with complex care needs (mental health, substance misuse, homelessness, learning disability, youth or any other vulnerability).

The aim of the service is to;
- Improve access to healthcare and support services for vulnerable individuals and a reduction in health inequalities
- Divert individuals, where appropriate, out of the youth and criminal justice systems into health, social care or other supportive services
- Deliver efficiencies within the youth and criminal justice systems
- Reduce re-offending or escalation of offending behaviours

Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.

Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people’s lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.

For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification.



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