Liaison and Diversion Court Practitioner

Job summary

The Liaison and Diversion Magistrates Court Lead Practitioner will have responsibility for delivering the Liaison and Diversion initiative into Derby and Chesterfield Magistrates courts.

The Practitioner will provide an embedded service within the Court delivering screening, assessment and management of vulnerable children and adults in the court setting.

The post holder will provide consultation, advice and support to the court departments and criminal justice agencies to help effectively manage defendants with a mental vulnerability, providing a seamless link between health and social care services and the criminal justice service.

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This post will require Police vetting checks

Please Note: Banding for this post is subject to AfC Job Evaluation

Main duties of the job

The Practitioner will liaise with colleagues working in the police custody suites and magistrates courts to ensure that vulnerabilities identified earlier in the criminal justice process are communicated with the court and ensure onwards referrals into appropriate health and social care settings.

The post holder will carry continuing responsibility for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care, and the setting of standards of care within the service.

The post holder will embrace the core values of Derbyshire Healthcare Foundation Trust and adopt the principles of Liaison and Diversion. These principles will recognise the need to:

Aim to reduce re-offending

Be optimistic about the possibilities of meaningful change

Value social inclusion

Work in partnership and offer meaningful choice

Promotes safe practice

Value the aims of service users

About us

Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of 'making a positive difference in people's lives'.

CQC rated us as 'GOOD' overall, commenting on how our colleagues "treated patients with compassion and kindness" and "felt positive and proud about working for the trust."

Benefits include:

• Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
• 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' service
• Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
• Health service discounts and online benefits
• Incremental pay progression
• Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
• Access to our LGBTI+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
• Health and wellbeing opportunities
• Structured learning and development opportunities