Criminal Justice Liaison and Diversion Court

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Court Practitioner to work within the Criminal Justice Liaison and Diversion service.

We are an all age, all vulnerability service identifying and supporting mental health concerns, as well as unmet social needs, with the aim to reduce the cycle of reoffending.

Based within Mental Health Urgent Care Sub-Directorate, we are a referral, assessment and signposting service embedded at the heart of the criminal justice system across Coventry and Warwickshire. We work in Police Custody and Court Services, as well as health bases, alongside our key partners such as the Police, Probation Service, Youth Justice and Magistrates.

The successful applicant will be a part of the existing Court area of the service, predominantly based in Leamington Crown Court, with a view that there will be needed cover in Coventry Magistrates as and when required.

The successful applicant will be required to support referrals from existing liaison and diversion practitioners in police custody and court as well external referrals from key partners in line with the service model.

The successful applicant will undertake holistic assessments, identifying vulnerabilities and liaising with appropriate stakeholders such as Police and Courts, as well as other services within our Trust, the third sector providing NHS England court reports and beyond to meet unmet needs and reduce the cycle of reoffending.

Experienced Registered Mental Health Nurse or social worker with a mental health background

Are you able to demonstrate a commitment to high quality care and service provision, Have the ability to work flexibly and work as part of a multi-agency team?

Have the ability to assess and formulate risk plans?

Have enhanced communication and inter
- personal skills?

And happy to be police vetted?

Then we would like to hear from you

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.

We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

**These include**:
generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us

excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more

salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more

discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes

wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more

staff networks and support group

We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.

The Criminal Justice Liaison and Diversion service is a an existing successful service embedded in the heart of the criminal justice system, all age/all vulnerability we support some of the most marginalised people within society with a range of health and social needs in the hope that working together we can make subsequent health gains, reduce health inequalities and reduce the cycle of re offending.

We are a growing and supportive team with a number of new innovations and services to come.

The post holder will work alongside existing team members as well as our key stakeholders - Police/Magistrates/Probation as well as other third sector and voluntary areas.