Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Practitioner to work within the Criminal Justice Liaison and Diversion service

Based within the Mental Health Urgent Care Sub-Directorate, we are an all age, all vulnerability service providing  assessment, referral and signposting onwards. We are embedded at the heart of the criminal justice system across Coventry and Warwickshire.  We work in Police Custody and Court areas, as well as health bases, alongside our key partners such as the Police, Probation Service, Youth Justice and Magistrates.

The successful applicant will be primarily supporting referrals from police custody areas within Coventry and Warwickshire, undertaking holistic assessments, identifying unmet vulnerabilities and liaising with appropriate stakeholders such as Police and Courts, other Liaison and Diversion colleagues as well as services within CWPT, the third sector and beyond to support the meeting of unmet needs and reduce the cycle of reoffending.

The successful applicant will be instrumental in regards to ensuring continued awareness of the liaison and diversion service, building relationships with partners, supporting the continued integration of the Liaison and Diversion model across all areas of the team and meeting the expectations of stakeholders. 

Main duties of the job

Are you an Experienced Registered Mental Health Nurse/Registered Learning disability nurse, Occupational therapist  or Social worker with a professional experience of  mental health, neurodiversity and other associated vulnerabilities?

Are you able to demonstrate a commitment to high quality care and service provision, Have the ability to work flexibly and work as part of a multi-agency team?

Have the ability to assess and formulate risk plans?

Have enhanced communication and inter- personal skills?

And happy to be police vetted?

Then we would like to hear from you!

Working for our organisation

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.

We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

These include:

• generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
• excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
• salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
• discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
• staff networks and support group

We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.