Liasion & Diversion Practitioner

Liaison & Diversion Practitioner - Isle of Wight
Are you a registered Mental Health Nurse, Learning Disability Nurse, Occupational Therapist, Health Visitor, or Speech & Language Therapist with relevant experience? If you're passionate about making a real difference in people’s lives, we’d love to have you on our Isle of Wight Liaison and Diversion team.
We’re a supportive, people-first team that cares deeply about helping individuals who find themselves in the criminal justice system. From police custody through to court—and sometimes prison—we’re there to guide, support, and make sure no one slips through the cracks.
Our service has been recognised with several awards, including a Police Commendation, ‘Team of the Year’ at Berkshire Healthcare, and we were runner-up for the Howard League for Penal Reform’s ‘Liaison and Diversion Service of the Year’. We also take pride in our workplace culture. Our Trust has been rated ‘Outstanding’ by the CQC, who highlighted how much we value and support our staff.
About the Job
To attend police custody suites and magistrates’ courts and provide assessments, advice and identify robust care pathways, for individuals where a potential health vulnerability has been identified.
To provide the police and court with written and verbal information pertaining to the - individual in a timely fashion to inform disposal.
To work closely and build links with all referring agencies within the custody suite, court and probation acting as a single point of contact for health.
To work autonomously, with the ability to organise and manage own time according to delegated workload.
Working pattern + Service operating hours
Our service operates in police custody from 0900-1700, 7 days a week over the whole year. This would include two weekends per calendar month. Our service does not operate at night. Any request for specific working pattens can be considered in l ine with our flexible working policy.
**Work base**: You will work from primarily Newport Police station and Newport magistrates Court.
**Parking**: Parking is provided for staff at all sites
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.
**Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are**:
Caring for and about you is our top priority
Committed to providing good quality, safe services
Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
Flexible working options to support work-life balance
27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
Generous NHS pension scheme
Excellent learning and career development opportunities
‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
Free parking across Trust sites
**The “must haves” for you to be considered for this role**:
A professional qualification at degree level or equivalent in either Mental Health Nursing, Learning Disabilities Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Speech & Language, Health Visitor or Social Work along with relevant registration
Significant post registration experience
Licence holder with access to your own vehicle.
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.
We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.