Health and Justice Navigator - #140628

Job Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Liaison & Diversion Team for the role of Reconnect Navigator based in Cheshire prisons and community

Liaison & Diversion (L&D) and Reconnect services identify people who have substance misuse, mental health, learning disability or other vulnerabilities when they first come onto contact with the criminal justice system. We look to identify unmet need and vulnerabilities that often lead to or exacerbate offending behaviour, offer onward referral and signposting as appropriate. We liaise across agencies to support onward planning and intervention to address identified needs and where appropriate support the diversion of individuals away from the criminal justice process into a more appropriate setting.

We work in Police Custody Suites, Courts, prisons and Community throughout Cheshire and offer assessments to individuals within the Criminal Justice system including Voluntary Attendees. We help to inform decision makers with relevant and timely information to support sentencing and disposal outcomes.

We offer brief community based intervention to maximise service user access and engagement with appropriate services.

*THIS ROLE IS SUBJECT TO PRISON VETTING*

*The post holder will be expected to travel across the MPFT footprint*

• THIS POST REQUIRES TRAVEL ACROSS CHESHIRE**
  
  

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for working within a multi-disciplinary team, with the flexibility of working across Cheshire , dependent on skill and service need. The Post holder with be part of a multi-disciplinary team, primarily completing screenings of individuals needs at different stages of their journey through the Criminal Justice System.

• Please refer to below, and the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.**
  
  

Working for our organisation

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;

• Supporting your career development and progression
• Excellent NHS Pension scheme
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Options for flexible working
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days)
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
• Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
• Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
• Free car parking at all trust sites
• Free flu vaccinations every year
• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)
  
  

We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.

Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.

Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

• Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification, in summary:**
• Independently undertake face to face and electronic screening to support the identification of multiple vulnerabilities of people who have been in contact with the criminal justice system or immigration centre, such as police custody, courts, and prison and community settings. Working to guidelines.
• Work within limitations and escalate to IOHP as appropriate.
• Provide an embedded service in police custody suites, courts and prisons working within legislation requirements, such as PACE (1984).
• Work as part of a team with the freedom to work independently, particularly in relation to providing advice to service users, carers, and professionals who contact the service.
• Work with service users in conjunction with other professionals, to devise and implement effective individualised programmes of support.
• Support service users to gain access to resources to include benefits, welfare rights, housing and health promotion.
• Provide compassion to vulnerable individuals at points of acute vulnerability in the criminal justice process.
• To support criminal justice agencies to better identify vulnerabilities in their respective environments.
• Provide criminal justice agencies with advice and information regarding pathways to access further support.
• To secure referrals into mainstream health and social care services and other relevant interventions and support services from a range of statutory and voluntary providers.
• Identify levels of risk and escalate to practitioner where appropriate.
  
  

Person specification

Qualifications & Training

Essential criteria

• NVQ Level 3 Health & Social Care (or willingness to work towards) or equivalent experience.
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Training in Supporting / Mentoring / coaching.
  
  

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of working with a range of vulnerabilities which may include mental health, physical health, learning disabilities, abuse, addiction and social issues.
• Experience of working with a range of statutory, non-statutory agencies.
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Experience and / or sound knowledge of the Criminal Justice System.
• Experience of working in a community-based setting.
• Experience of implementing personalised care plans or rehabilitation plans.
  
  

Vetting

Essential criteria

• The post holder will require additional vetting by partner agencies; this includes Police Vetting and / or Prison Clearance.