Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.
The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for five consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.
Find out more about NELFT careers and what makes our Trust a great place to work, in this video
Job overview
To provide high-quality mental health liaison, assessment, and management for individuals referred from Police Custody Suites and Courts, acting as a bridge between police, courts, and mental health services.
Main duties of the job
·The post holder will provide high-quality liaison, assessment and management plans to the individuals referred via the Police Custody Suites and Courts. The post holder will provide liaison and an interface between the police staff and the receiving Hospital mostly involving section 136 MHA 1983 (amended).
·Screening individuals identified as having mental health problems, provide on-going assessment (including awareness and understanding of other factors including physical health, use of drugs and alcohol, learning difficulties and speech, language and communication issues), immediate case management and to formalize timely and sensitive sharing of information between police, court and mental health services.
1. 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 Mental Health Services, and other statutory/non-statutory agencies ensuring a high-quality service is provided.
2. Seeking to develop innovative approaches to working with mental health services, both locally and across London, for example, linking with YOTs and CAMHS services, participating in service reviews and recording information that demonstrates and supports the benefits of liaison and diversion.
Working for our organisation
Our Values 2025 - 2030
Working with our colleagues, patients and carers we have co- produced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT.
They are:
We are kind.
We are respectful.
We work together with our communities.
These three values help us to strive to provide the best care by the best people.
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period.
High Cost Area Supplement - Outer London
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of15%of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,714 and amaximum payment of £5,941 - per annum, pro rata for part time.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer to this when completing your application.
We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Please apply as soon as possible as some posts close early to limit the number of applications.
Certificates of Sponsorship
Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points-based system. When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High-Cost Area Supplement) is not included to ensure fairness and consistency within our Trust.
Use of AI
Please see attached document regarding acceptable use of AI during the recruitment process.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
3. A professional qualification relevant to mental health practice
4. RMN/Degree/Diploma in Nursing, CQSW/Degree/Diploma in Social Work or, Registered Occupational Therapist
Experience
Essential criteria
5. Significant experience and knowledge of working with people with mental health problems
6. Significant experience of undertaking autonomous assessments
7. Significant experience of assessing risk and developing risk management plans
8. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including presentation of cases
9. Ability to work under pressure and on own initiative
10. Able to negotiate and form collaborative partnerships with other agencies
11. Experience in acute adult, multi-disciplinary community mental health services
Desirable criteria
12. Evidence of continuing professional development relevant to the clinical area.
13. Experience of coordinating care, including health and social care assessment, risk assessment and care planning
Knowledge
Essential criteria
14. Knowledge of the Mental Health Act 1983; Mental Capacity Act, Care Act and related codes of practice and guidance
15. Knowledge of the models and principles of care used in relation to Crisis Intervention
16. Working Knowledge of the Criminal Justice System and Liaison and Diversion services
Desirable criteria
17. An awareness of NHS priorities
18. Understanding of Personalisation agendas, recovery models and evidence based practice
19. Demonstrate specialist clinical knowledge and experience in the field of mental health and recovery
Skills
Essential criteria
20. High standards in written and verbal skills Ability to compile and present written and oral reports
21. Emotional effort Ability to manage highly pressured workload Ability to manage challenging emotionally demanding clinical interactions
22. Physical Effort Required to use appropriate level of Personal Safety techniques to deal with challenging clients or incidents
Benefits
We believe in bringing your authentic and best self to work, in order to deliver the best care to our patients. We are committed to supporting our employees holistically. Here is a snapshot of what is on offer at NELFT:
23. A long-standing and award-winning approach to equality and diversity with supportive networks for ethnic minority staff, staff with disabilities or long term/chronic conditions and LGBT staff.
24. A commitment to supporting colleagues to achieve a work life balance, through flexible working opportunities and our effortsto support our working parents and carers. This has resulted in us being recognised as a ‘Top 10 Family Friendly Employer’ from the Working Families Charity.
25. Proactive health and wellbeing support, including access to our employee assistance programme, staff psychological support, individual wellbeing conversations and a network of health and wellbeing ambassadors.
26. Detailed information about our wellbeing and benefits offer can be found in this link.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time hours or another flexible pattern.