Liaison and Diversion Engagement Worker
Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation TrustWant to make a real difference and have a truly rewarding career? 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’.
We’ve been rated ‘good’ overall by the CQC, with some outstanding services. The CQC commented at our most recent inspection on how our colleagues “treated patients with compassion and kindness” and “felt positive and proud about working for the trust.
We are passionate about making equality, diversity and inclusion part of our DNA. We take pride in our “People First Culture” which creates a workplace where everyone feels a genuine sense of belonging, difference is celebrated, and people are comfortable to bring their whole selves to work. We value the richness that comes from having colleagues that are fully representative of the local community. We welcome people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, protected characteristics, and with all backgrounds and experiences.
Job overview
The post holder will support individuals with any presenting need, concerns or difficulties that
might be affecting their mental health and wellbeing. The post holder will provide time limited 1:1
support to clients giving information and/or support to allow them to access a wide range of
agencies and services that can provide help and advice with for example, housing, social
isolation and exclusion, education, debt management, mental health and employment issues.
Post holders will develop links into the community and agencies to enable improved, supported
access to services. The post holder will be based within the Liaison & Diversion service within
police custody suites working with adults, children and young people with a range of
vulnerabilities who have come into contact with the Criminal Justice System.
The post holder will support clients who are typically hard to engage, to access and utilise
primary, secondary and community services in order to improve their use of resources, which is
likely to improve their mental health, social difficulties and reduce the risk of them reoffending.
The post holder will actively engage and work with individuals with forensic, traumatic and/or
abusive histories with a wide range of vulnerabilities who have a level of co-existing complex
needs including homelessness, substance misuse, significant risks and social exclusion and who
at times may present with extremely challenging behaviours.
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To attend police custody suites and to carry out screening with Lead Nurses (Band
6), to give advice, and implement the delivery of the all vulnerabilities pathways
(Women, Children/ young people, veterans, sex offenders, learning disabilities,
substance misuse, people open to mental health services) for individuals where
potential vulnerabilities have been identified.
To liaise and plan alongside Criminal Justice Liaison and Diversion Nurses and an
extensive number of external agencies for the provision of assessment, disposal and
the care pathway of service users. This includes parents/carers of young people.
To communicate, provide, and receive complex, sensitive and at times contentious
information where skills of, motivational, joint decision making, empathy, advisory
and signposting are required, often in situations where there are barriers to
understanding and high stress levels, e.g. court rooms and police custody settings
The postholder will manage a caseload of Criminal Justice Service users with
oversight from registered clinicians in the team; working autonomously on a daily
basis, assessing, planning and implementing interventions appropriate to the
individual’s needs. This is accomplished through regular guidance and supervision
from a relevant AHP or nursing professional with the use of caseload discussion and
immediate escalation where deemed necessary.
Working for our organisation
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 LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
- Health and wellbeing opportunities
- Structured learning and development opportunities
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
With the service users consent (or where there is a public duty to safeguard the
individual or others) to provide the police custody with relevant verbal/ written
information pertinent to the individual in a timely manner to support the criminal justice
disposal and to manage risk.
To consistently manage your own time and planning your work load in advance.
To have knowledge and an understanding around psychosocial interventions to be
able to support and signpost to self-harm reduction/ minimization strategies, problem
solving, behavioiural interventions as negotiated with individual service users.
To educate and give information to service users and others in the care of the service
users in issues related to safeguarding and social issues including benefits, housing
and voluntary support services.
To assess and act upon immediate risk of danger to service users and/ or others
when lone working in the community.
To have professional responsibility for promoting equality, diversity and rights
To aid in the process of referrals of clients between agencies and other services.
To present and promote the service in both informal and formal settings, as well as to
other service user related services/ organisations.
To develop and deliver preventative work in the community building a network of
stakeholders to create awareness and progression of the service.
To be allocated a specific pathway within the service and to maintain and develop
links with stake holders in the community. To take the lead on ensure the signposting
and referrals process are kept up to date and communicating new and developing
services within that pathway to the team.
Additional Information
Flexible Working
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for our service and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's job share, part time or another flexible pattern.
Disability Confident Employer
The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support you in the recruitment process please let us know.
If you require any support in completing the application form please do not hesitate to contact the Recruitment Team, 01332 564856, option 1, option 1 or email [email protected] and we will be happy to provide assistance.
DBS Checks
The cost of undertaking a DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) disclosure will be met by the individual. The Trust will meet the initial costs of the disclosure which will be deducted from your first month’s salary.
This job may close early if a large number of applications are received. You are advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid missing your chance to apply.