Practitioner - Outreach

This is an exciting opportunity to work as part of the new expanded Liaison and Diversion Service. The posts will be based in Crewe/Warrington.

This post will increase the capacity of the existing L&D team and will be working closely with the current staff.

This role will include providing high quality assessments for people who are in the criminal justice system. The service will be delivered to peoples who present with any vulnerability including but not limited to; mental health, physical health, learning disability, head injury, unemployment, housing, educational needs etc.

The successful applicants must be experienced in risk assessment, highly motivated and someone who is looking for a new challenge and have the skills to make a difference.

Delivering a high-quality clinical service to patients and their families.
- Managing complex assessment in custody suites and the community. Responsible for clinical and caseload supervision of other team members where identified.
- Diverting and liaising with multiple criminal police and other partners.
- To provide written reports for Crown or Magistrates Courts or to attend and give verbal evidence as required. To offer considered recommendations to these bodies.
- Responsible for participating in the setting of quality standards, including the auditing, monitoring, and reviewing of practice in line with current clinical guidance practice and policy.
- Assess patient's individual care needs, agree, and refer on to appropriate agency.
- Complete and contribute, where appropriate to robust risk assessments and risk management plans. Deliver and promote positive risk taking, where appropriate, to improve quality of life and maximise occupational performance/independence.
- Maintain an effective reporting system by observing and reporting verbally and in writing on patient condition
- Utilise agreed outcome measures to review the effectiveness of process, as part of Liaison and Diversion Service.
- Participate in the development of the service to ensure clinical governance processes are actively implemented at a team level.

At MPFT we pride ourselves on staff wellbeing and development and can we offer you:

- Our SOOTHE resources - supporting staff across the trust with their physical, mental and financial health. In addition to the support offered from our occupational health provider Team Prevent.
- Counselling support and lifestyle information with advice on a variety of personal matters
- “In our Gift” providing a platform for your voice to be heard to inform change
- The opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
- Opportunities for flexible working (depending on the role)
- Career development opportunities and coaching plus access to in house training programs
- Innovative research training program entitled STARS (Supporting the advancement of Research Skills)
- Child Care Vouchers Scheme
- Recognition and engagement through our staff LOVE awards, LOVE long service awards and Staff Engagement Surveys
- NHS discounts available via the Blue Card and Red Guava schemes

The Post holder will be expected to conduct assessments within the Community and on occasions within the custody suites, providing relevant information to partner agencies, Court & Probation services to support people in custody and the community, offering diversion options from the criminal justice system to more appropriate services where needs are identified.

The post holder will be required to work autonomously within this role and be accountable for managing referrals; prioritizing referrals and ensuring clinical and electronic record keeping standards are adhered too.

Staff would need to be mindful and skilled to work with people of different ethnicities and backgrounds. They must also be able to demonstrate experience of working with both adults and children/youths.