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Job overview

Are you an experienced Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker?

Do you enjoy working collaboratively with other agencies?

Are you a team player who can work independently?

Would you like to work in a challenging and rewarding role?

The North Yorkshire Liaison and Diversion service are recruiting mental health workers. Liaison and diversion provides a stimulating and rewarding work environment. We work with vulnerable people aged 10 or over who are currently in, or at risk of entering the criminal justice system. We have an inclusive person centred approach, working with partner agencies Spectrum and Humankind. The team includes registered staff, support workers, navigators and peer support apprentices.

Main duties of the job

You will be based within the North Yorkshire Police catchment area. We have bases at Harrogate, York and Scarborough police stations, your base will be agreed at interview.

You will be responsible for coordinating the assessment of new and existing service users. You will need to have good assessment skills, be able to work independently and have good IT skills.

Your duties will include:

• Providing support and advice to colleagues in the criminal justice system

• Face to face assessments in the police station and the magistrates’ court

• Providing follow-up after release

• Liaising with local mental health services

• Acting as shift coordinator

• Providing clinical supervision

Working for our organisation

Why choose TEWV?

We’re committed to co-creating a great experience for our colleagues. This means listening to what staff are telling us and working together to be the best employer we can be.

Valuing our staff

Our staff are our most important asset and recognising their excellent work and the vital contributions they make to patient care is very important.

Investors in people

We have achieved the gold Investors in People (IIP) standard and have been commended on great people management practice and demonstrating a commitment to staff development.

Disability Confident Scheme

We are signed up to the Disability Confident Scheme. This means we have to demonstrate that we’re taking positive action to attract, recruit and retain disabled people

Continuously improving services

We have an award-winning system for delivering efficiency through clinician-led quality improvements. We invest in your training and development

All staff who join us are provided with a comprehensive induction programme, starting on their first day of employment.

Continuous professional development is important to us.

Once you’re comfortable in your new role, you and your manager will work collaboratively to form a Personal Development Plan (PDP), your personal career aspirations are taken into account and the trust will provide you with the resources you need to develop.

Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom (UK) are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Please note that from January 2021, to work in the UK all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply can self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship here Browse: Work in the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

Please provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form. Overseas applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).  Your current immigration status will not be considered as part of the shortlisting or interview process.

Please note that not everyone needs a ‘Skilled Worker’ visa. If you are applying for a vacancy in health or adult social care, you may be eligible to apply for the Health and Care Worker visa instead.

We are able to offer sponsorship for a Health and Care Worker or Skilled Worker visa, subject to candidate and position eligibility. Please review the job eligibility guidance for skilled workers here: Skilled Worker visa: Your job - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) and for the Health and Care Worker visa here: Skilled Worker visa: eligible healthcare and education jobs - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Please note: if the job you are applying for does not meet the eligibility criteria above, we will be unable to offer you sponsorship and you will need to explore whether you may be eligible to apply for an alternative immigration route which will secure your right to work in the UK before you apply.  If you are in the UK already on a visa please ensure you have no restrictions that would prevent you from taking this post.