NHS
Band 6 Children & Young Person Practitioner (Criminal Justice Service)
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Job Description
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- Improved communication as a result of partnership working
- Improved police confidence in dealing with persons suffering with mental health issues
- Faster response to deal with those suffering from mental health problems
- Improved information sharing between agencies
- Improved patient outcomes and experience
- Improved working relationships between Police and Health Services
- Direct access to Mental Health Services
- Identifies a rationale/interest for wishing to work the custody/court setting
- Ability to travel a wide geographical area with limited access to public transport.
- Self awareness and emotional resilience when faced with difficult and demanding situations.
- Registered as a mental health practitioner with professional qualifications in a relevant field
- current registration with NMC or HCPC without restriction
- Experience of working with individuals with complex and diverse needs including enduring mental health needs and dual diagnosis
- Significant post-qualifying clinical experience obtained in a variety of settings
- Demonstrates significant experience in the assessment and risk management of complex cases.
- Experience of working within the criminal justice system
- Experience of managing own caseload and ability to priorities within that.
- Demonstrates excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Ability to carry out assessments requiring intense and prolonged concentration in stressful situations
- Able to articulate an advanced and detailed understanding of relevant legal frameworks
- Demonstrates a clear knowledge and understanding of the issues and Statutory processes
- Identifies a rationale/interest for wishing to work the custody/court setting
- Ability to travel a wide geographical area with limited access to public transport.
- Self awareness and emotional resilience when faced with difficult and demanding situations.
- Registered as a mental health practitioner with professional qualifications in a relevant field
- current registration with NMC or HCPC without restriction
- Experience of working with individuals with complex and diverse needs including enduring mental health needs and dual diagnosis
- Significant post-qualifying clinical experience obtained in a variety of settings
- Demonstrates significant experience in the assessment and risk management of complex cases.
- Experience of working within the criminal justice system
- Experience of managing own caseload and ability to priorities within that.
- Demonstrates excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Ability to carry out assessments requiring intense and prolonged concentration in stressful situations
- Able to articulate an advanced and detailed understanding of relevant legal frameworks
- Demonstrates a clear knowledge and understanding of the issues and Statutory processes
Job summary
Are you looking for a role to diversify your skill set? Are you looking for a role that is unique and dynamic where no two days are the same? Do you relish a challenge and an opportunity to make real differences to people's lives?
Do you have an interest in working with people engaged with the Criminal Justice System? This is the role for you.
You will be one of the following: a Registered Mental Health Nurse, Learning Disability Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker trained in Mental Health.
LaDS is an all age, all vulnerability service working in Police Custody Suites and Courts in the Wiltshire area. We are an assessment service who work closely with the Police and other CJS professionals to ensure the most effective pathway is for people in custody who may be vulnerable, or suffering mental health problems.
We work with service users with a range of vulnerabilities and you will need to be able to confidently assess various needs in potentially difficult circumstances. You must be able to work with individuals experiencing mental health crisis, learning disabilities, drug and alcohol misuse, and extreme emotional distress.
You will be expected to support with the Children and Young People coming through the CJS , offering an outreach service and liaising with other service.
We are advertising for 1 permanent contract and 1 3 year fixed term contract.
Main duties of the job
The aim of this role is to facilitate the following:
About us
We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust):a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.
We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.
Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.
At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.
Date posted
24 March 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
342-SS040-0325
Job locations
Swindon Gablecross Police Station / Melksham Police Station
Swindon / Melksham
SN3 4RB
Job descriptionJob description
Job responsibilities
Key Result AreasTo attend Court and provide mental health assessments, advice andidentify robust care pathways, for individuals where a potential mental health need has been identified.
To provide the Court with written information pertaining to the individual in a timely fashion to inform disposal of the case.
Prepare comprehensive health and social circumstances reports where indicated in a specified time frame.
To work closely and build links with all referring agencies within the Court acting as a single point of contact for Health.
To address the Court in person when necessary in order to advise theCourt in the disposal, and care pathway of a particular case.
To refer to appropriate services for the identified needs of the service user.
To make recommendation to Court, whether criminal justice systemremains involved or diversion is indicated.
To build a good working knowledge of the Mental Health Act in relation to the Courts and the criminal justice system.
Where diversion is indicated, to facilitate Mental Health Act assessments at the Court in conjunction with the AWP Assessment teams.
To refer to the prison mental health teams where custody is indicatedensuring appropriate information is received along the care pathway.
To provide specialist advice and service to Probation and the custodysuites where indicated.
To provide mental health information to Probation in the formulation of their pre-sentence reports, where a potential mental health need has been identified.
To be responsible for adhering to all Trust Policies and procedures.
To be able to communicate clearly with a diverse group of service users.
To work autonomously, with the ability to organise and manage own time according to delegated workload. Take accountability for own professional practice.
To possess a good working knowledge of the Integrated Care Programme Approach (ICPA), including the ability to formulate a risk assessment and risk management plan.
To provide formal and informal clinical supervision to junior staff, students, mental health workers where appropriate/in agreement with the team manager.
To facilitate the efficient operation of the team, including the provision of cover for the role of Team Manager in their absence as required.
To be able to communicate clearly with a diverse group of service users.
To work autonomously, with the ability to organise and manage own time according to delegated workload. Take accountability for own professional practice.
To possess a good working knowledge of the Integrated Care Programme Approach (ICPA), including the ability to formulate a risk assessment and risk management plan.
To provide formal and informal clinical supervision to junior staff, students, mental health workers where appropriate/in agreement with the team manager.
To facilitate the efficient operation of the team, including the provision of cover for the role of Team Manager in their absence as required.
Job responsibilities
Key Result AreasTo attend Court and provide mental health assessments, advice andidentify robust care pathways, for individuals where a potential mental health need has been identified.
To provide the Court with written information pertaining to the individual in a timely fashion to inform disposal of the case.
Prepare comprehensive health and social circumstances reports where indicated in a specified time frame.
To work closely and build links with all referring agencies within the Court acting as a single point of contact for Health.
To address the Court in person when necessary in order to advise theCourt in the disposal, and care pathway of a particular case.
To refer to appropriate services for the identified needs of the service user.
To make recommendation to Court, whether criminal justice systemremains involved or diversion is indicated.
To build a good working knowledge of the Mental Health Act in relation to the Courts and the criminal justice system.
Where diversion is indicated, to facilitate Mental Health Act assessments at the Court in conjunction with the AWP Assessment teams.
To refer to the prison mental health teams where custody is indicatedensuring appropriate information is received along the care pathway.
To provide specialist advice and service to Probation and the custodysuites where indicated.
To provide mental health information to Probation in the formulation of their pre-sentence reports, where a potential mental health need has been identified.
To be responsible for adhering to all Trust Policies and procedures.
To be able to communicate clearly with a diverse group of service users.
To work autonomously, with the ability to organise and manage own time according to delegated workload. Take accountability for own professional practice.
To possess a good working knowledge of the Integrated Care Programme Approach (ICPA), including the ability to formulate a risk assessment and risk management plan.
To provide formal and informal clinical supervision to junior staff, students, mental health workers where appropriate/in agreement with the team manager.
To facilitate the efficient operation of the team, including the provision of cover for the role of Team Manager in their absence as required.
To be able to communicate clearly with a diverse group of service users.
To work autonomously, with the ability to organise and manage own time according to delegated workload. Take accountability for own professional practice.
To possess a good working knowledge of the Integrated Care Programme Approach (ICPA), including the ability to formulate a risk assessment and risk management plan.
To provide formal and informal clinical supervision to junior staff, students, mental health workers where appropriate/in agreement with the team manager.
To facilitate the efficient operation of the team, including the provision of cover for the role of Team Manager in their absence as required.
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Experience
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Skills
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Knowledge
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Personal Statement
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Experience
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Additional informationDisclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
Address
Swindon Gablecross Police Station / Melksham Police Station
Swindon / Melksham
SN3 4RB
Employer's website
http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
Address
Swindon Gablecross Police Station / Melksham Police Station
Swindon / Melksham
SN3 4RB
Employer's website
http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.