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Liaison and Diversion Court Practitioner

Employer
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
Location
Norwich
Salary
£32,306 to £39,027 a year gross per annum
Closing date
22 Aug 2022

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Grade
Band 6
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

Job Details

The Norfolk & Suffolk Liaison and Diversion service provides a quality vulnerability screening and advice service to agencies and individuals who are going through the criminal justice system. Individuals may present in police custody or at the court stage. An exciting opportunity has arose within our service to recruit 2 full time court based band 6 liaison and diversion practitioners - servicing the Magistrates and Crown courts sites in Norwich and Ipswich.

Main duties of the job

Your primary role will be to establish strong working relationships with agencies and services working within Crown Court settings. You will possess excellent interpersonal skills that will enable you to challenge, motivate, influence and inspire your colleagues at all levels. As part of a small team you will work within the courts and with the probation service. You will also be part of the wider Liaison and Diversion service which operates across both Norfolk and Suffolk in the police investigation centres

Practitioners will work out of these courts, screening individuals, providing information and advice to a range of agencies (judiciary, probation, & defence solicitors etc), including completion of court reports giving consideration for reasonable adjustments and special measures, the role of Mental Health Treatment Requirements, understanding when to request a psychiatric and/or psychology report, etc. The practitioner will also have an understanding of Part III of the Mental Health Act.

About us
Benefits

Benefits included with this role are:-
  • NHS pension
  • A comprehensive in house & external training programmes
  • Career progression
  • Starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa 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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main duties of the job

Your primary role will be to establish strong working relationships with agencies and services working within Court settings. You will possess excellent interpersonal skills that will enable you to challenge, motivate, influence and inspire your colleagues at all levels.

The remit of a Crown Court Liaison and Diversion practitioner will be:
  • To advise on the MHA 1983 (amended 2007), especially Part III. (Part III of the 1983 Mental Health Act (amended 2007) covers patients concerned with criminal proceedings). With mental health law arising comparatively rarely in barristers experience, they may value assistance from the Liaison and Diversion Service navigating mental health pathways.
  • A good working knowledge of the Criminal Procedures and Insanity legislation governing unfitness to plead, insanity, and alternative disposals.
  • A good working knowledge of risk analysis, to advise the Court whether pre-sentence psychiatric reports should explicitly address risk.
  • Knowledge of potential special experts in forensic psychology and forensic psychiatry, to understand whether experts are available at short notice or have additional areas of expertise e.g. neuro-psychiatry and neuro-psychology etc.
  • An understanding of responsibility for assessments and reports on defendants aged below 18. A need to be aware of referral mechanisms, who may act as special experts and under what conditions.
  • Knowledge of the role and function of court appointed intermediaries.
  • An understanding of referral pathways into local Secure Units, and relevant High Secure Services (names, mobile and landline numbers and email addresses). These are to facilitate, liaison and develop formal relationships and partnerships. It is important to know how long units take to conduct assessments and achieve transfers from prison.
  • A good working knowledge of available General Adult Mental Health Services, Substance Misuse Services, Learning Disability Services, Children and Adolescent Services (CAMHS) and Old Age Psychiatry. An understanding of the role of the National Offender Management Service Public Protection & Mental Health Group.
  • Where the Crown Court has a catchment area wider than that of the provider of the L&D service, the ability to establish formal links with all L&D services whose police stations and magistrates courts feed into that Crown Court.
  • An understanding of what services the prison mental health services and primary care services provide.
  • The ability to establish strong working relationships with agencies and services working within Crown Court settings.
  • An understanding of the data collected in the minimum data set and how it can be used to inform service delivery and development

You will be primarily based in Norwich Crown court but could be asked to work in other judiciary areas as the service develops. It is essential that you are able to travel independently.

Please also take a look at our video which explains our service in more detail

Liaison and Diversion - Inside police custody - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeljpsYFTVM

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

Candidates may only be given a minimum of 3 days notice regarding interviews. You will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.

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Person Specification
Experience
Essential
  • Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
  • Experience of working with challenging clients particularly those with personality disorders services.
  • Familiar with undertaking clinical assessments including risk assessments.

Desirable
  • Experience of working with challenging clients particularly those with personality disorders services.
  • Previous experience of working in the community.

Qualification
Essential
  • NMC or HCPC registered practitioner

Desirable
  • Management qualification, Mentorship qualification.

Skills
Essential
  • Able to use Word, PowerPoint, clinical systems, email.
  • Excellent negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
  • Ability to work with resistance at times, to manage own reactions to difficult situations and to act with appropriate authority and diplomacy.

Knowledge
Essential
  • Working Knowledge / application of the Mental Health Act.
  • Understanding of the policies and legislation that underpin the development of liaison and diversion.

Other
Essential
  • Ability to travel independently


Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

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Company

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“Welcome to Norfolk and Suffolk foundation Trust, we provide an extensive range of mental health services across two counties , working with our communities and partners we continue to develop and transform our services so we can really meet the needs of the people we serve .We are an organisation which truly values nurses , acknowledges the special , unique skills they bring and is committed to developing clinical, academic and leadership pathways whilst supporting, nurturing and caring for you .We have strengthened nurse leadership, created Nurse Consultant , Advanced Nurse Practitioner and Clinical Nurse Specialist roles with many more expected . We have over 80 Non medical prescribers and will continue to support more each year .  Nursing In NSFT is not without its challenges but we have used them to create opportunities, to learn, to improve and to work differently . Our absolute priority , our number one aim is to improve the care we provide and we will achieve this. Join us and be part of something very special" - Diane Hull, Chief Nurse

Diane Hull - NSNHSFT

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust is the main provider of specialist mental health services for the counties of Norfolk and Suffolk, serving a population of 1.6 million people. We are a large organisation covering a wide geographical area divided into ‘Care Groups'. There are also Care Groups supporting children, family and young people’s services, and specialist services, including Forensic mental health services.

Each Care Group has its own Leadership team, with the aim of supporting clinically led decision making locally, to support the needs of people accessing services. 

We have inpatient facilities across both counties with smaller bases in rural locations. Many of the Trust’s services are offered in the community, enabling people accessing services to receive the support they need in an environment familiar to them.

At NSFT we believe in recovery and wellbeing, and understand the importance of good physical health, maintaining relationships and achieving a balance between treatments and continuing an active life.

The people in our care, families and carers are at the centre of all aspects of all we do and are vital in helping shape and support our service strategy. Our strategy supports and enables people with mental health problems to live a fulfilling life and make their personal recovery journey. 

Norfolk and Suffolk, in the East of England are some of the safest places to live in the UK, with low crime rates making it a community to be proud of. Housing prices are frequently cited as a reason to move here, as you get an incredible amount for your money compared with other major UK cities.

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About our location

Norwich in Norfolk has something for everyone. It has retained a strong local identity and, with that, a sense of community. Locals say hello to each other, baristas remember our coffee orders and you’ll be among the first to know about interesting local projects.  This strong sense of community, along with excellent shopping, eating out, affordable house prices and excellent schooling is why Norwich has been ranked by the Guardian as the UK’s best city to work in.

Ipswich in Suffolk is steeped in history, yet full of life. According to The London Economic, affordable house prices and hourly commutes to London have earned Suffolk’s county town a slot in their top ten property destinations. “In Ipswich we have got a fantastic cultural offer far better than what towns and cities bigger than us are offering.  We have got very good transport links, especially to London, and house prices are a lot cheaper in the area.

One of Norfolk’s most famous stretches of beaches, Great Yarmouth attracts around six million tourists each year! Situated at the mouth of the River Yare, this old port town is home to beautiful golden sandy beaches and neighbouring towns and villages with scenic views and homely charm.

Full to the brim of history and with a vibrant town centre, King’s Lynn is the ideal destination to enjoy the superb mix of history, shopping and entertainment on offer!  A small, historic market town, King's Lynn is the perfect place to live and work, with fantastic train links and short drives to fantastic beaches.

Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk is a unique and dazzling historic gem. An important market town with a richly fascinating heritage, the striking combination of medieval architecture, elegant Georgian squares and glorious cathedral and abbey gardens provide a distinctive visual charm. With prestigious shopping, an award-winning market, plus variety of attractions and places to stay, Bury St Edmunds is under two hours from London and convenient for Cambridge.

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Travel

For family members who love (or need) to travel, you’re ideally located. Trains run to and from London every 30 minutes from both Ipswich and Norwich, and there are direct rail services from Manchester, Nottingham and Cambridge.   Both counties are well connected to major road networks and Norwich has an international airport. 

Some of our valued employees have told their story of working at Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust... use the links below to read these.

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