Job summary
Come and join Leicestershire
Partnership NHS Trust, where we offer a wide variety of challenging and
rewarding roles within a supportive, innovative and dynamic work environment.
Mental Health Services Urgent
Care and Access Pathway has an exciting opportunity for a skilled Band 6 Mental
Health Practitioner with an interest and/or experience in the criminal justice
system, and substantial mental health experience to join the Criminal Justice
Liaison and Diversion Service.
The service operates from police
custody and court, which directly engages and supports vulnerable people going
through criminal justice system.
You will be working with both
adults and young people, within what is a very interesting and rewarding area
of care that is continuing to develop. As a front-line service, each day can be
different in what can be a busy and unpredictable environment.
As a Mental Health Practitioner,
the post holder will have clinical responsibilities across the service and be
able to supervise junior staff.
The post is open to experienced
practitioners from a variety of disciplines including mental health nursing,
social work, and occupational therapy who are passionate and motivated.
The successful applicant will be
required to apply for Leicestershire Police vetting clearance and have it
approved before a contract can be agreed. Please be aware of the common
failures in relation to police vetting.
Main duties of the job
Provide timely support and assessment to
individuals with vulnerabilities who are in Police Custody or Court
including a mental state examination and risk assessment
Work with the Police on the Triage Car to
facilitate an effective response to incidents involving mental health or
learning disabilities and reduce unnecessary detentions under Section 136
Mental Health Act and voluntary attendances to A&E
Promote independence, foster a learning
culture, enhance the autonomy of the service user, ensure high quality,
compassionate, person-centred care
Clinically and professionally line manage
and supervise to junior team members
Ensure evidence-based practice to
continually improve service quality
Be responsible for performing
comprehensive service user assessments, plan, implement and evaluate
individualised quality care
Work collaboratively and clinically
within a multi-agency team and contribute to the provision and development
of an effective service in line with legislative, procedural, and
contractual requirements
Work within different services and
pathways within criminal justice, to ensure all service users gain the
assessment, support and care required
Above all the post holder will ensure
they deliver safe, culturally competent, effective, timely and accessible
care that is in accordance with national and local priorities and
responsive to the needs of individuals in contact with the service
About us
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serves over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
Here at LPT, our values are Compassion, Respect, Integrity and Trust, which we keep at the heart of everything we do.
We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.
Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information are contained in the attached document titled Information for Applicants.
We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.
For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).
All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.
For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.
Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This role operates over a seven day week covering various shifts
ranging from 7.5 hour to 12.5 hours. The services this role would operate in
include: Custody, Magistrates Court, Outreach and the Triage Car. The role may
be required to travel between Police Stations and community venues within
Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
If you like what you've read and would like more information on
the duties and responsibilities of this role, please click onto the attached
Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full current UK Professional Registration (Registered Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker).
- Evidence of continuing professional development within the last 12 months
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Ability to work well as a team member
- Able to make judgements based on evidence based practice and translate this for use in the clinical environment
- To be able to demonstrate understanding of current developments in the NHS and their implications for nursing and quality care for clients/service users
- Ability to take responsibility and show evidence of leadership skills
Experience
Essential
- Experience of mental health clinical practice.
- Demonstrates skills in using electronic patient records.
- Demonstrates ability to provide safe, good quality care.
- Effectively communicates with excellent interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrates good initiative and ability to work independently.
- Able to problem solve and prioritise own and others work.
- Demonstrates good planning and organisational skills.
- Demonstrates adaptability and flexibility dependent upon work priorities
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
Address
Leicestershire Police
Colin Grundy Drive
Hamilton
Leicester
LE5 1FY