Support Time Recovery Worker
The closing date is 27 March 2026
Job summary
Come and Join Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, where we offer a wide variety of challenging and rewarding roles within a supportive, innovative and dynamic work environment!
The Liaison and Diversion service have an exciting opportunity for a support time recovery worker to join our growing team. The Liaison and Diversion service is an all-vulnerability service that operates from police custody, the courts and within various community settings. The Liaison and Diversion service aims to aims to provide early intervention for vulnerable people as they come to the attention of the criminal justice system. Liaison and Diversion Services are intended to improve the health and criminal justice outcomes for adults and children who come into contact with the Criminal Justice System; where a range of complex needs are identified as factors in their offending behaviour.
Liaison and Diversion Services will ensure that these individuals can access appropriate interventions in order to reduce health inequalities, improve physical and mental health, tackle offending behaviour including substance misuse, reduce crime and re-offending, and increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the Criminal Justice System.
As a support time recovery worker for the Liaison and Diversion service you will be working with both adults and young people- helping to identify vulnerabilities through completion of screening assessments and collaboratively identifying and supporting with signposting.
Main duties of the job
Under the supervision of a Band 6 registered practitioner- to undertake screening assessments with service users to support the identification of vulnerabilities/unmet needs.
To complete onward referrals to support services.
To liaise with key stakeholders within the criminal justice system including police/custody staff, court staff, probation staff.
To actively participate in the development of core vulnerability support pathways.
To collaboratively develop community support plans with service users and their families/carers.
About us
We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.
About Us
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy. For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.
Details
Date posted
17 March 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£24,937 to £26,598 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
006053
Job locations
County Hall, Penn Lloyd Building, Glenfield
Groby Road
Leicester
Leicester
LE3 8TB
Employer details
Employer name
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
Address
County Hall, Penn Lloyd Building, Glenfield
Groby Road
Leicester
Leicester
LE3 8TB
Employer's website
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