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Crown court mental health lead

Peterborough
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT)
€35,000 a year
Posted: 22h ago
Offer description

An exciting opportunity is available for new roles within the Cambridgeshire Liaison and Diversion Service. We are looking for two qualified band 7 practitioners to work within the Crown Courts in Peterborough and Cambridge. They are dynamic, have excellent communication skills and can work independently within probation and the judiciary service.

Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.


Responsibilities

* Deliver the Liaison and Diversion service across the two Cambridgeshire Crown Courts.
* Provide clinical leadership to colleagues in the screening, assessment, treatment and management of vulnerable children and adults accessing the wider Liaison and Diversion Service.
* Consult, advise and support the courts and wider team.
* Formulate, assess and provide brief interventions to individuals presenting with vulnerabilities in the criminal justice system.
* Spend 80% of their time in the delivery of direct/indirect clinical care.
* Support leadership and be responsible for the day-to-day running of the service if required.
* Deliver care within the Cambridge Crown Court, Peterborough Crown Court and provide clinical cover and input in Magistrates courts across Cambridgeshire including Huntingdon Law Courts.
* Carry responsibility for the assessment of care needs, development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care, and setting of standards of care within the team.
* Write robust, clear and concise reports on outcomes and recommendations to share with stakeholders.


Qualifications

* Qualified band 7 practitioner.
* Excellent communication skills.
* Ability to work independently within probation and judiciary service.
* Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle; able to travel independently around the county within strict time deadlines.

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high‑quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children’s, adult and older people’s mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high‑calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under‑represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.


Important Notes

We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.


Contact Details

For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Sara Hart
Job title: Service Manager
Email address: sara.hart@cpft.nhs.uk

Sam Craft
Team manager
sam.craft@cpft.nhs.uk

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