Health and Justice Practitioner - Worcester, United Kingdom - Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

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Worcester, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Working in a Liaison & Diversion service in Worcestershire, with the flexibility of working across West Mercia Liaison & Diversion Services, dependent on skill and service need.

Delivering a high quality clinical service to patients and their families. Managing complex assessment in court, custody suite and Outreach Service. Responsible for clinical and caseload supervision of other team members where identified.

Diverting and Liaising with multiple criminal police and other partners. To provide written reports for Crown or Magistrates Courts or to attend and give verbal evidence as required. To offer considered recommendations to these bodies.

Responsible for participating in the setting of quality standards, including the auditing, monitoring and reviewing of practice in line with current clinical guidance practice and policy.

Assess patient's individual care needs, agree and refer on to appropriate agency. Complete and contribute, where appropriate to robust risk assessments and risk management plans. Deliver and promote positive risk taking, where appropriate, to improve quality of life and maximise occupational performance/independence.

Maintain an effective reporting system by observing and reporting verbally and in writing on patient condition Utilise agreed outcome measures to review the effectiveness of process, as part of Liaison and Diversion Service.

Participate in the development of the service to ensure clinical governance processes are actively implemented at team level.

Assist in ensuring that the aims and objectives of the service (as set by the Team Leader) are fulfilled and to identify factors which may inhibit these from being achieved.

The post holder will be required to work within the HCPC Code of Practice and professional guidelines. Maintain an up-to-date level of professional competence within the specific environment.

Assist in the implementation of evidence-based nursing practice and participate in research and other projects as required