Criminal Justice Team Senior Liaison and Diversion

7 months ago


Dartford, United Kingdom Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust Full time

**Liaison and Diversion (L&D) services**:
identifies people with mental health, learning disability, substance misuse or other vulnerabilities coming into contact with the justice system

an all age service which refers vulnerable individual’s to an appropriate treatment or support service

shares, with consent, information gained from assessments with criminal justice agencies and the judiciary, so that they can make more informed and timely decisions.

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust has been providing L&D services since 2012. The L&D team currently provide an assessment service to Bromley and Bexley Police stations operating from 08.00 - 20.00 hours and a service to Bromley and Bexley Magistrates and Woolwich Crown Court. We provide a 7 day service in police custody suites a week. It will also introduce community link workers as a third sector provider provided by Together which will allow the L&D team greater scope to identify those vulnerable offenders who can be supported in the community once released from either police custody or the magistrates.

The post holder will need to be flexible to the needs of the service

The post holder will be required to cover clinical aspects of the role in courts and custody on a rota bases

The post holder will be a source of knowledge and support for the practitioners

The post holder will take on a leadership role within the team supporting the operational manager with managerial duties.

To provide specialist knowledge on forensic mental health within the criminal justice system namely police stations and the courts within Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust, providing advice and consultation to colleagues within the criminal justice system and mental health services.

Maintain clinical direction and leadership, coordinating a team of clinical staff for a consistent provision of high-quality mental health care to people with mental health vulnerabilities in crisis within police custody and hold continuing responsibility for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of therapeutic care.

Lead the team in a way that supports the development of a culture of continuous improvement and learning across the Trust.

Responsibility during core hours for ensuring there are adequate staffing resources to provide the service.

Flexibility, organizing resources according to the needs of the service.

A deputy function for the Operational Manager as and when needed.

To work within codes of practice and professional guidelines and to be accountable for own professional practice.

Ensure observance and the working of all relevant legal and statutory requirements.

To collect and implement data from assessments made in the police stations within the trust, which will assist in developing the service review/research providing evidence to inform future service provision.

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children’s centres, schools and people’s homes.

We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.

Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
We’re Kind
We’re Fair
We Listen
We Care

In conjunction with the operational lead, the post holder will:
Provide clinical supervision for junior team members (Band 6 CJ Liaison Nurses) or be a Mentor to L+D support staff (e.g. Community Link Workers) and assist in ensuring full staff compliance with mandatory training is maintained along with up to date records of supervision, appraisals and performance management.

Ensure the effective management and development of the service and practitioners working within it.

Organize staff resources efficiently and maintain safe staffing levels.

Assist in the recruitment and selection of staff.

Authorise purchase orders.

Jointly monitor standards of



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