Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT)
Criminal Justice Liaison and Diversion Practitioner
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Job Opportunity: Band 6 Liaison and Diversion Practitioner
The Hertfordshire Criminal Justice Liaison and Diversion Team (CJLDT) is recruiting a Band 6 Liaison and Diversion Practitioner (Social Worker, Mental Health Nurse, or Learning Disability Nurse). A new post has become available.
About the Service
The service has its main bases at Hatfield and Stevenage Police Stations. The team works across Hertfordshire in police custody, the Magistrates’ Courts, and Crown Court. You will be expected to work across all bases. We will also be working with Voluntary Attendees.
Working Hours
The service operates from 8am to 8pm seven days a week. You will be expected to work to a rota which will include working some 11 hour shifts, subject to negotiation and the demands of the service.
Key Requirements
- Knowledge and/or experience of working with one or more of the following groups: people with mental health issues, those with learning disabilities, or substance misuse services.
- Dynamic and persevering in your work.
- Naturally enquiring and inquisitive.
- Excellent risk assessment and report writing skills.
- Ability to quickly establish and develop rapport with service users and carers.
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Appointment
Appointment will be subject to successful Police vetting.
About Us
We are a small, unique, and friendly team, working in a setting that you will not normally encounter in your career. We are close-knit with specialist knowledge that we are pleased to share with our colleagues in other parts of the community. We are recognized by many of our colleagues as the go-to people for advice when their service users are distressed by being within the criminal justice system.
About Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT)
HPFT is an outstanding organisation with ambitions to match. We are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of ‘Outstanding’ from the Care Quality Commission, and our aim is to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country.
Our family of over 4000 members of staff provide health and social care for over 400,000 people with mental ill health, physical ill health, and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. We also deliver a range of nationally commissioned specialist services including Tier 4 services for children and young people, perinatal services, plus medium and low secure learning disabilities services.
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Our Trust Values
The care we provide makes a fantastic difference to the lives of our service users, their families, and carers - everything is underpinned by choice, independence, and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:
- Welcoming
- Kind
- Positive
- Respectful
- Professional
These values are at the core of who we are, everything we do, and how we do it!
Would you like to be part of the HPFT family? Would you like to work with us to ensure our service users live the fullest lives possible they can? Would you like to be supported in your career to be the best that you can be?
Contact Information
For further details or informal visits, contact:
- Name: Monika Tolofari
- Job title: Team Leader
- Email address: Monika.tolofari1@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 01707 806060
Deanna Hancocks: 01438 757099
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