Liaison & Diversion Practitioner - Police Custody - Wymondham/aylsham

We are looking for registered health or social care professionals to work in a team in a fast-paced criminal justice environment. You will need to be an NMC, SWE or HCPC registered practitioner with some relevant health or social care service experience and have significant demonstrable post registration experience.
Liaison and Diversion is a service where people of all ages with a wide range of vulnerabilities are identified and assessed as early as possible as they pass through the Youth and Criminal Justice Systems.
For this post, you will work in police custody and complete triage assessments with people whilst they are detained there (from the age of ten). You will work closely with the police, your assessment and information gathering will support that person across the offender pathway. Depending on a person’s criminal justice journey this may include Courts and Probation and the wider health and social care systems in the community.
Whilst the team all perform the Liaison and Diversion Practitioner role, your colleagues come from a range of professional backgrounds including social workers, paramedics, midwives, health visitors, approved mental health professionals, physical health nurses and a learning disability nurse. In this role your criminal justice knowledge will greatly expand, so we welcome applicants who have not worked in this area as we can provide training and your knowledge will develop as you work across the team.
We are looking for a full time team members to join our team in Wymondham Police Investigation Centre, this role also includes cover of Aylsham Police Investigation Centre on a rota basis.
Your primary role will be to complete holistic triage assessments for people who have been arrested and brought to police custody. You will possess excellent interpersonal skills that will enable you to challenge, motivate, influence, and inspire at all levels. As part of a small team, you will work various shift patterns comprising of mostly 9-hour shifts, to enable the service to cover extended hours, seven days per week, 365 days a year.
The working criminal justice locations include Police Investigation Centres (PIC's), Courts and other supporting criminal justice/health environments in line with service need. However, this role will primarily work inside the PIC. The service covers both Norfolk and Suffolk and may require some cross county working. It is essential that you can travel independently.
**Benefits included with this role are**:
- NHS pension
Comprehensive in house & external training programmes
Career progression
Starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days Per annum based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
Staff physio service
Gym membership
NHS discounts and many more
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly, and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing their experiences and learning from each other.
NSFT is committed to lifelong learning and continuous professional development (CPD) for its entire staff. There are a variety of definitions of CPD across the professions, but it is usually taken to mean learning activities which update existing skills.
CPD is determined through appraisal with a personal development plan agreed between an individual and their manager, with the commitment of the necessary time and resources.
The role of the Liaison & Diversion Practitioner is to work in partnership with Police, Probation, Her Majesties Court and Tribunal Service and Third Sector organisations in the screening and triage of alleged offenders pre and post charge in Police Custody, Magistrates Courts, and other Criminal Justice locations. The Liaison & Diversion Service is an all age, all vulnerability model and will screen identified individuals and advise partner agencies on their needs and the potential impact on their offending behaviour to help identify appropriate custodial or alternative to custody options.
The practitioner will demonstrate an understanding of mental health assessments and the health needs of service users and will work closely alongside partner agencies to promote the safety and the wellbeing of service users, their families/carers and the wider public. The post holder will assess and where appropriate refer to primary and/or secondary and/or third sector organisations based on any identified need.
**Duties and responsibilities**:
Help to maintain a quality court diversion service as part of the Liaison and Diversion Service.
To attend courts when required and provide a range of screening assessments and written reports. To give clear direction to court officials when diversion is required.
To attend Police Investigation Centres (PICs) as required to screen and /or triage service users.
To provide accurate advice at pre-sentence report stage to facilitate and expedite mental health screenings.
To participate in the assessment of clients by ensuring their physical, psychological,