Job summary
The applicant will be responsible for assessing clients at Magistrates Court and will share appropriate health information with the Criminal Justice System and other agencies to inform decision making and to ensure health needs are being met.
The postholder will ensure the service responds professionally to all requests for assistance and information, using discretion as to appropriateness of requests and being aware of confidentiality and information sharing guidelines at all times.
You will be responsible on a given day for an allocated service area (court); to ensure that people presenting to you are offered an assessment to consider potentially complex health and social care needs. Within your allocated service area, to manage the day-to-day workload in your clinical area, supporting and facilitating the work of support worker staff (including peer support workers), including providing advice, guidance, and a clear and accessible route for further risk - or clinical escalation.
Main duties of the job
To work as an autonomous Practitioner within the Somerset Magistrates Courts undertaking all vulnerability comprehensive assessments of individuals in the designated care group with complex health and social presentations, including those service users presenting with higher levels of risk, or more serious offending.
You will be responsible on a given day for an allocated service area (court); to ensure that people presenting to you are offered an assessment to consider potentially complex health and social care needs. Within your allocated service area, to manage the day-to-day workload in your clinical area, supporting and facilitating the work of support worker staff (including peer support workers), including providing advice, guidance, and a clear and accessible route for further risk - or clinical escalation.
About us
As an organisation, the NHS offers a wide range of benefits including flexible working, pension contributions, market leading annual leave allowance, career progression, and regular conversations, not to mention our Blue Light Card and NHS exclusive discounts.
The benefits of working in Somerset include the idyllic countryside, with our areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines. You will get to enjoy these perks whilst still only being a stone's throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London.
There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable. You will experience the best of both in Somerset, the countryside and the cosmopolitan - there is truly something for everyone!
Job description
Job responsibilities
The postholder will be expected to develop and maintain excellent working relationships with key agencies within health, criminal justice, Avon and Somerset Police, Crown Prosecution Service, defence solicitors, barristers, clerks of court, magistrates, prison services and relevant non-statutory agencies.
The postholder will work with all services including community mental health, learning disability, crisis and home treatment teams, drug & alcohol services, prison in-reach and prison healthcare teams and any other services that may benefit service user outcomes.
The post holder will be expected to work across the ASCC service to meet service need, primarily in Police Custody.
To be responsible for the protection of vulnerable adults and children in line with local safeguarding procedures and in ensuring the appropriate sharing of information.
The postholder will support the recovery model in all aspects of their role.
To work within agreed guidelines and protocols of treatment and care for this client group.
To ensure that treatment and care programmes are led by evidence based practice.The postholder will have a clear understanding of how the individuals gender, ethnicity, religious beliefs, culture and/or language may affect their presentation, and will adopt their engagement accordingly, referring to specialist services as required.
To adopt a proactive, educative and advocative role for our patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The postholder will be expected to develop and maintain excellent working relationships with key agencies within health, criminal justice, Avon and Somerset Police, Crown Prosecution Service, defence solicitors, barristers, clerks of court, magistrates, prison services and relevant non-statutory agencies.
The postholder will work with all services including community mental health, learning disability, crisis and home treatment teams, drug & alcohol services, prison in-reach and prison healthcare teams and any other services that may benefit service user outcomes.
The post holder will be expected to work across the ASCC service to meet service need, primarily in Police Custody.
To be responsible for the protection of vulnerable adults and children in line with local safeguarding procedures and in ensuring the appropriate sharing of information.
The postholder will support the recovery model in all aspects of their role.
To work within agreed guidelines and protocols of treatment and care for this client group.
To ensure that treatment and care programmes are led by evidence based practice.The postholder will have a clear understanding of how the individuals gender, ethnicity, religious beliefs, culture and/or language may affect their presentation, and will adopt their engagement accordingly, referring to specialist services as required.
To adopt a proactive, educative and advocative role for our patients.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional Registration
- Experience in Community Mental Health
Desirable
- Criminal Justice/Forensic experience
- Experience of frontline assessment, i.e. Crisis, PLT, CMHT
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional Registration
- Experience in Community Mental Health
Desirable
- Criminal Justice/Forensic experience
- Experience of frontline assessment, i.e. Crisis, PLT, CMHT
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
