A Vacancy at Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Liaison and Diversion Service (L&D) is looking for a new Children’s and Young persons (CYP) Lead Practitioner to be based within Portsmouth Police custody – focusing on working with young people who have been suspected of committing a criminal offence.
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust can provide you with a dynamic, people-centred environment, where you will be empowered to support patients with complex conditions, adopting a personalised approach to patient care that maximises independence, choice, and control, following our philosophy of enabling people to reach and maintain their optimum level of health and wellbeing.
We value our employees and put people first. As a Global Digital Exemplar, we will provide you with an excellent working environment that has just been recognised as having an “Outstanding’ rating overall in our latest CQC inspection.
Working in a passionate team, you will have access to our Trust-wide Learning and Development programme and be supported in your career and personal growth, with opportunities to help you build your Continuing Professional Development portfolio, enabling you to extend your skills and ensure that you excel.
We are pioneers in compassionate leadership and Quality Improvement, which is about creating a culture where everyone has a voice and where service users and staff collaborate to have a direct impact on the things that matter most.
• You will be responsible for leading, developing and sustaining the CYP Pathway for the Hampshire and Isle of Wight L&D Service.
• From your base in Portsmouth Police Custody, you will be establishing this specialist pathway across all Hampshire Police custody suites and Courts, as well as any other related pathways where our young people may be. Therefore, this role does have the expectation of travelling across the county.
• You will work with your equivalent who is based in Southampton, to provide oversight and outreach for CYPs across Hampshire, and you will provide expert support to our colleagues on the Isle of Wight.
• You will be supported by an experienced, progressive, friendly, and compassionate team of professionals. You’ll work to an agreed framework and project plan, which is informed by the national L&D specification.
• You will be working with young people who are in the criminal justice system and expected to deal with complex, sensitive, or contentious cases requiring negotiation, persuasive and discernment skills.
• A confident role model demonstrating high standards of professional conduct, you will offer specialist advice to the Police, Courts, and CYP Offending Teams as appropriate, offering assessments, liaison and advice in order to identify care pathways for young people. You will provide written information as required to external partners
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire.
We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer. We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you’ll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare:
• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.
Benefits of working for us include:
• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites
If you share our values and would like to come and work for us, please submit your application as soon as possible as we'll occasionally close roles early that have a high number of applications.
The “must haves” for you to be considered for this role:
• Registered professional with a degree level or equivalent qualification in mental health nursing, occupational therapy, social work, Health Visitor (SCPHN) & RSCN (with appropriate CYP experience) and with at least 3 years post qualification experience and have a keen interest in criminal justice and offender health.
• Happy with flexibility, you will have access to your own car and will travel to multiple and varied locations.
• You will have experience of working autonomously and managing priorities whilst delivering a service objective.
• This post is subject to police vetting clearance. Police vetting requires that a candidate must evidence that you have a minimum of three years UK residency
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Liaison and Diversion Service is looking for a new CYP Lead Practitioner to be based within Portsmouth Police custody – focusing on working with young people who have been suspected of committing a criminal offence.
Hampshire Liaison and Diversion Service has been provided by Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust since 2019. It is an award-winning service providing specialist and innovative care to a vulnerable and often overlooked section of society.
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification. We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted. For further application tips – see the help with your application document attached once you click apply.
If you’re someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, you belong at Berkshire Healthcare!
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Carrie Ord, Clinical and Operational Lead on 07584382916 or email:carrie.ord@berkshire.nhs.ukor who’ll be delighted to help.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.
This advert closes on Tuesday 13 Aug 2024
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