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Liaison and Diversion Deputy Team Leader/Specialist Practitioner

Employer
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Location
Blackburn
Salary
£33,706 to £40,588 a year per annum
Closing date
3 Oct 2022
The Liaison and Diversion Deputy Team Leader/Specialist Practitioner is someone with a clinical qualification and experience and knowledge of Health and Social care and with specialist knowledge and experience of working with vulnerable groups and those likely to be disadvantaged by their involvement in the justice system.

The successful candidate will work closely with the Team Manager providing day today supervision and support to the Liaison & Diversion Staff. Be a professionally registered practitioner to work within the Criminal Justice Pathway, providing triage assessment of people with multiple and often complex health, mental health and social needs/vulnerabilities.

Liaison & Diversion service will provide triage, identify unmet needs and vulnerabilities and offer; liaison, onward referral and guidance for persons who have come to the attention of the Criminal Justice Agencies. Whilst providing information to key criminal justice decision makers.

Important: This post is requires successful candidates to undergo Police Vetting from the Lancashire constabulary from which you will be working, of which clearance is essential in order to fulfil the role.

Main duties of the job

The Liaison & Diversion service operates an All Age (from age of criminal responsibility - 10yrs), all Vulnerability model based on the National Liaison & Diversion operating model produced by NHS England.

The Liaison and Diversion Specialist Practitioner (SP) is someone with a clinical qualification and experience and knowledge of Liaison and Diversion and/or with specialist knowledge and experience of working with groups likely to be disadvantaged by their involvement in the justice system.

The SP will assess those individuals identified via a screening process who require further input in respect of different populations, for example, people with a learning disability, complex mental health and social care presentation or children and young people.

The SP will gather pertinent information from a variety of sources including service users, carers, their families and other service providers. The will have an awareness of validated assessment tools, an ability to apply these in justice settings, and an ability to utilise information gained from these tools accordingly.

Following assessment, the SP will make and facilitate referrals into relevant services, delegating work as necessary to other team members.

The SP will then liaise with and provide timely information for a range of agencies including criminal justice agencies to assist with decision making. This may involve providing written and verbal reports to Police and Court Professionals.

About us

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.

Job description Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Person Specification Education/Qualifications Essential
  • Registered Healthcare Practitioner; Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) or Registered Nurse, Learning Disability or Social Worker or Registered Nurse (RGN) Or Occupational Therapist or Speech Language and Communication Therapist Evidence of continuing professional development Degree qualification in relevant subject or demonstrable evidence or equivalent experience relevant to field of practice.
Knowledge/Skills & Abilities Essential
  • Knowledge of the Trusts information sharing protocols Be compliant and competent with regards to Information governance including Data Protection Act Knowledge and understanding of Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE) Able to demonstrate a history of participating in clinical care improvement initiatives. Able to manage change Good interpersonal skills Knowledge of factors affecting the contemporary offender health agenda including Liaison & Diversion An awareness of validated assessment tools, an ability to apply these in justice settings, and an ability to utilise information gained from these tools accordingly In depth knowledge of the Role and Legal and ethical issues around Liaison and diversion A critical understanding of detailed theoretical and practical knowledge and actively integrates theory and practice
Experience Essential
  • Post qualifying experience within their field of specialism or 12 months relevant experience of providing care in a community, criminal justice or secure setting. Able to take responsibility for decision making in unpredictable work contexts Demonstrate leadership skills within mental health, learning disability or liaison and diversion services Competent in Management or direction of others Experience in promoting the development of others Demonstrates innovation in terms and methods used
Skills & Abilities Essential
  • A critical understanding of detailed theoretical and practical knowledge and actively integrates theory and practice Can demonstrate specialist knowledge in area of practice Able to work independently Management and leadership skills. Able to demonstrate initiative and are creative in finding solutions to problems and reasoning. Able to provide support and responsibility for team performance and service development Consistently undertaking self- development Demonstrates mastery of methods and tools in a complex and specialised work area Ability to manage own time effectively Produce detailed reports/written work to a high standard and on time Ability to organise and plan ahead effectively Ability to prioritise workload, work at a fast pace and meet deadlines Good organisational skills, experienced in applying and implementing systems to manage workload Methodical approach to work with attention to detail Ability to analyse problems, gather relevant information and exercise sound judgement in reaching the most appropriate conclusions Experience of working with and using a variety of models and approaches to care Ability to deal with difficult issues sensitively and diplomatically Include where appropriate:- -Communication (Written & Verbal) -Motivation -Negotiation -Persuasion -Handling sensitive situations -Problem solving


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