Bank Liaison and Diversion Practitioner

**About The Role**:
**UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE**

**+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE**

This is an opportunity you don’t want to miss. 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.

As a Liaison & Diversion Practitioner you will work autonomously in 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.

**Location**

This role is based at Harrogate Police Station.

**Hours**

This is a bank role. The hours available will be 8am to 4pm, Monday to Friday.

**Salary**

This position is bank paying an hourly rate of £23.

**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

**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

Practice Plus Group’s purpose is to Unlock your best work life and we stand by our core values:

- we treat patients as they would like to be treated
- we act with integrity
- we embrace diversity
- we strive to do things better together

**What we’ll look for in you**:
Practice Plus Group are the UK’s leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of their background. 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.

**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 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

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.