Health & Justice Liaison and Diversion Practitioner - London, United Kingdom - Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
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London, United Kingdom

1 month ago

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This post will cover both Willesden Magistrates Court, Colindale Police Custody and Wembley Police Custody Suite.

The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users.

As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.


The post holder will work under the remit of the Health & Justice Liaison and Diversion Services providing a proactive assessment, liaison and diversion service in all Police Custody Suites and Magistrates' Courts in the area.

The service will cover all ages and vulnerabilities, including youths in police custody.

The post holder will be part of an established liaison and diversion service and work in partnership with health, social services and the criminal justice system, to ensure that individuals presenting with mental health problems or other vulnerabilities can have their needs addressed and be diverted into appropriate health care services as necessary.


Enhancing and developing relationships within Criminal Justice Services and building strong links between Health, Social Services and the Criminal Justice System itself is an essential role of the post holder.

You will work in a collaborative way with local community Mental Health Services, and other statutory/non-statutory agencies ensuring a high quality liaison and diversion service is provided to individuals.

Unsocial working hours will be required for this post. Shifts will be based on a 7 day rota which all practitioners are expected to participate in.

The post holder may on occasions be required to work across sites on any given day in order to ensure the service is covered.

Common failures

  • Nondeclaration of criminal convictions or Police involvement;
I.E investigations even if no further action, warnings, cautions (No matter how old)

  • County court judgements
  • Less than 3year Residency


  • Defaults

  • No debt management plans in place.
  • Convictions which resulted in imprisonment or suspended sentence
ALL family members, partners, co-residents and parents' partners must be provided

  • Address history must run 5 years straight.
  • To act as an autonomous practitioner in court and police detention cells. The post holder will also be expected to assess an individual's mental state and risk and within the context of the alleged offence and the criminal justice system, implement a care pathway for each individual.
  • The post holder will maintain a presence on the site they are working for the duration of their shift in order to be able to respond to referrals in a timely manner. It is the post holder's responsibility to check regularly if there is anyone to be seen in custody. If there is a need to leave the police custody suite, the post holder must leave a contact number with the custody staff and respond to calls.
  • To undertake a full mental state assessment, risk assessment, and gather a background history for individuals with a variety of needs. These would include those with a serious mental illness or personality disorder and associated learning, social, personal, dependency and substance misuse issues who are in police custody suites and court detention.
  • To prepare accurate written reports following assessment in line with quality standards
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