Job summary
- Main area
- Lead Practitioner
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 383-SPE-4176-24
- Employer
- Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Andrew's House
- Town
- Derby
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 pa, pro-rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/01/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Liaison&Diversion Lead Nurse/Social Worker/Practitioner Mental Health
Band 6
Job overview
The post of Lead Practitioner will be deployed across the Criminal Justice Liaison & Diversion service. We are looking to recruit individuals with expertise in the assessment of people across all vulnerabilities, including Substance misuse, Learning Disability and Children and young people with core skills including assessment and signposting.
The service works with people within the criminal justice system where potential mental health and or learning disability need is suspected and further assessment is indicated to inform disposal of the case and to identify robust care pathways.
A commitment to close partnership working with both statutory and voluntary sector agencies and a commitment to working with a complex and diverse range of individuals with varying needs is vital to achieve the service’s objectives.
This post will require Police vetting checks
Main duties of the job
The Award Winning Liaison & Diversion Team is looking for dynamic and innovative Lead Nurse or Social worker Practitioner with expertise in the assessment of people across all vulnerabilities, including Substance misuse, Learning Disability and Children and young people with core skills, including assessment and Signposting.
You will have relevant qualifications and experience. The team are based within the police custody suites and magistrates courts across Derbyshire providing support, assessment and signposting to individuals within the criminal justice system from suspicion of offence to disposal. L&D is an all age all vulnerability service from the age of 10 upwards presenting with a wide range of needs.
You will be working alongside an established team of professionals all with expert knowledge and experience of meeting the needs of individuals throughout the criminal justice pathway across the ‘all vulnerabilities ‘model.
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 LGBTI+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
- Health and wellbeing opportunities
- Structured learning and development opportunities
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
PLEASE NOTE: Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account
From 11 November 2021, everyone working in care homes has to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 by law to protect residents. As a provider of services to CQC registered care homes, we shall only employ you if you are fully vaccinated in roles that require you to work in a DHcFT-led core unit or care home setting (unless you are medically exempt). Mandatory vaccination will be part of your terms and conditions of employment (unless an exemption applies)
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- A professional qualification at degree level or equivalent in either mental health nursing, learning disability nursing, substance misuse or social work
- Hold current registration with pertinent body
- Evidence of post registration training and development
- Learning and Assessing in the Practice Environment or equivalent teaching qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Learning Practice Mentor
Experience
Essential criteria
- L&D experience or Assessment Service experience
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of Offender Health/Knowledge of Criminal Justice
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Ms Deeann Whiteside
- Job title
- Service Manager - Liaison & Diversion Team
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01332 268490
- Additional information
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Recruitment Team
Kingsway Hospital
- Telephone
- 01332 564856 option 1, option 1
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