Liaison and Diversion Practitioner
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 24/08/2026
- Closes
- 07/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a qualified Band 6 Mental Health Nurse to join the Cambridgeshire Liaison and Diversion Service. You will support individuals of all ages with vulnerabilities who are involved in the criminal justice system. The position involves screening and assessing service users in police custody and courts, diverting them to appropriate services when public protection is not an issue. You will work autonomously within host environments, collaborating with police, court, and probation staff.
Essential criteria
- RMN Diploma or degree qualification
- NMC Professional Registration
- Post registration training relevant to the service area
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
- Completion of mentorship course or professional equivalent
- Experience of multidisciplinary working
- Experience of working in mental health settings as well as working with service users will a range of vulnerabilities such as drug and alcohol, homelessness and physical health issues
- Experience of partnership working across various statutory and non statutory teams and agencies
- Experience of conducting clinical assessments including risk assessments
- Experience of supervising junior staff
- Understanding of mental health challenges
- Experience of working within the criminal justice systems such as custody and courts
- Knowledge and Skills
- Demonstrable commitment and enthusiasm for working with an all age service
- Able to assess people with complex vulnerabilities
- Able to record information clearly and accurately
- Clear communication skills both written and verbal
- Able to work autonomously and have the confidence to make clinical decisions
- Able to manage conflict and change
- Able to manage pressure of working in an intensive environment
- Able to undertake/seek out supervision as required
- Able to liaise with and establish close links with range of people and professionals
- Computer / IT skills
- Evidence of Continuing professional development
- An awareness of the criminal justice systems and the National programme for Liaison and diversion
- Working knowledge of the Mental Health Act (1983 / 2007) ? Knowledge of relevant professional Standards ? Working knowledge of Mental Capacity Act (2005) and Children Act (1989)
- Knowledge of the role and purpose of clinical supervision
- Working knowledge and understanding of safeguarding
- A working Knowledge of Nationally approved assessment and screening tools for all age groups with mental health and other vulnerabilities such as homelessness, physical health, drug and alcohol misuse
- A good working knowledge of youth and criminal justice systems
- Other
- Routine and regular use of computer
- Post holder must be able to travel across all Trust and criminal justice sites across Peterborough and Cambridgeshire therefore must be independently mobile
- Be able to work flexibly and within the rota of a service which delivers an 8-8 service seven days a week.
- Demonstrable commitment to continuing professional development
- Education /Qualifications
- RMN Diploma or degree qualification
- NMC Professional Registration
- Post registration training relevant to the service area
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Completion of mentorship course or professional equivalent
- Experience of multidisciplinary working
- Experience of working in mental health settings as well as working with service users will a range of vulnerabilities such as drug and alcohol, homelessness and physical health issues
- Experience of partnership working across various statutory and non statutory teams and agencies
- Experience of conducting clinical assessments including risk assessments
- Experience of supervising junior staff
- Understanding of mental health challenges
- Experience of working within the criminal justice systems such as custody and courts
- Knowledge and Skills
- Demonstrable commitment and enthusiasm for working with an all age service
- Able to assess people with complex vulnerabilities
- Able to record information clearly and accurately
- Clear communication skills both written and verbal
- Able to work autonomously and have the confidence to make clinical decisions
- Able to manage conflict and change
- Able to manage pressure of working in an intensive environment
- Able to undertake/seek out supervision as required
- Able to liaise with and establish close links with range of people and professionals
- Computer / IT skills
- Evidence of Continuing professional development
- An awareness of the criminal justice systems and the National programme for Liaison and diversion
- Working knowledge of the Mental Health Act (1983 / 2007) ? Knowledge of relevan
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Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
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Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
Liaison and Diversion Practitioner
The closing date is 07 September 2026
Job summary
Previous applicants need not apply
Please note: A police vetting check is required for this post. This is completed by Cambridgeshire Constabulary and is a thorough background and security screening which checks on Criminal record and History, Financial Status, Personal Associations, Digital footprint and Residency.
An exciting opportunity has become available for a qualified Band 6 Mental Health Nurse to join Cambridgeshire Liaison and Diversion Service, who support people with vulnerabilities, of all ages who find themselves in the criminal justice system.
Practitioners are based in courts and police custody units across the county. Their role is to screen and assess service users of all ages and where appropriate divert them out of the criminal justice system where there are no public protection issues.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be working in police custodies and the Magistrates courts across the county, and will either be based in Cambridge or Peterborough. This may also include visiting rural areas to ensure that there is an equitable service for all service users to access.
The role will include working in host environments, working at times autonomously from the main team but with
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