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Practitioner - Criminal Justice Mental Health Service


Company : South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust


Location : London, England


Created : 2025-07-28


Job Type : Full Time


Job Description

Join to apply for thePractitioner - Criminal Justice Mental Health Servicerole atSouth London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust Join to apply for thePractitioner - Criminal Justice Mental Health Servicerole atSouth London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features. This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled practitioner, with an interest and/or experience in the criminal justice system, to be an integral part of both a court liaison and diversion team and a police custody suite assessment team. 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 further.As a front-line service, each day can be different in what is often a busy and unpredictable environment.The service ethos is to proactively intervene at the earliest possible opportunity in the Criminal Justice system pathway, so that those in need of support receive appropriate care and treatment in a timely fashion.The people we provide services to come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do but because it makes us better at what we do. No matter your age, gender, ethnicity, disability, gender identity, religion or sexual orientation, if you are committed to generating the best possible outcomes for our service users then we want to hear from you.As a Liaison and Diversion Practitioner, some of the responsibilities you can expect will include:Proactive screening of cases in police custody or at court. On-the-day triaging and assessment - including full mental state examinations, risk assessment and gathering of background history for individuals presenting with a wide variety of established or suspected needs. These can include anxiety, challenging behaviour, serious mental illness, personality disorder, neurodiversity needs speech and language difficulties, substance misuse and associated social issues within police custody. Responding to detainees who present with urgent and non-urgent clinical issues with appropriate interventions. Interventions may include onward referrals for a Mental Health Act assessment, advice, signposting or making onward referrals into primary, secondary or voluntary care agencies. Providing advice, information and support to custody/court personnel. Provision of written assessment summaries to police, court and other relevant agencies in the criminal justice pathway. Liaising with CAMHS, YOT practitioners or other relevant agencies whilst screening young people. Recording data for regular auditing and evaluation.Some weekend/bank holiday working may be involved in the role.Benefitscomprehensive pay, pensions and leavers package which is dependent on the role and length of service. Work life balance, flexible working and support a range of flexible options, such as: part-time working and job sharing. Career development, There are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through a number of programmes such as mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programmes Car lease, our staff benefits from competitive deals to lease cars Accommodation, our staff benefits from keyworker housing available which is available on selected sites NHS discounts, with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands though Health Service Discounts website. We are committed to get the very best out of our staff and support staff in their career aspirations. We have career pathways available, where you will be able to develop your skills and build on your experience to progress into other roles across different specialties. For this role, we offer career pathways to Senior clinical Practitioner or Clinical Team Leader. In addition, we offer ongoing training and development in Leadership and MSC programme.For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Carl Hellawell Job title: Team Leader Email address: Telephone number: 07896411230Carl Hellawell, Team Leader or Tracey Lewis, Offender Health Service and Business Development Manager, Offender Health on 07896411230 or email carl.hellawell@ or Seniority levelSeniority level Entry level Employment typeEmployment type Part-time Job functionJob function Health Care Provider Industries Mental Health Care Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust by 2x Get notified about new Mental Health Practitioner jobs inLondon, England, United Kingdom . 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