Senior Liaison and Diversion Practitioner
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time
- Posted
- 17/09/2026
- Closes
- 01/10/2026
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Role summary
This role involves working within the Greater Manchester Liaison and Diversion Service to identify and support individuals with mental vulnerabilities who come into contact with the criminal justice system. The practitioner will conduct screenings and assessments, inform criminal justice processes, and facilitate access to appropriate health and social care services. The position requires working as part of a multi-agency, multi-disciplinary team across police custody suites and courts.
Key responsibilities
- Act as senior duty as per rota.
- Improve identification and screening of mental vulnerability in children and adults in contact with or at risk of involvement with the criminal justice system.
- Facilitate assessments in accordance with CPA, MHA, MCA, Equality Act 2010 and local and national service pathways.
- Share relevant information with Criminal Justice decision makers, to inform charging, sentencing and diversion.
- Support access to appropriate health and social care for individuals in contact with the criminal justice system.
- Support and contribute to the management of risk to the public.
Essential criteria
- Professional qualification registered on the appropriate part of the NMC/HCPC register with current
- Assessor/Mentorship Training
- Post registration training in relevant
- Leadership/Management training
- Experienced mental health, CAMHS or learning disability practitioner with a good working knowledge of how health and social care services are delivered in a community setting
- Experience of Multi-Disciplinary working
- Evidence of positive contribution to change management
- Demonstrate experience of problem solving approaches
- Ability to work as part of an MDT
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to deal with sensitive issues with tact and diplomacy
- Good problem solving skills
- Flexible and responsive approach to care
- Ability to identify and support the management of risk to in a proportionate and defensible manner
- Understanding and experience of delivering care with compassion in a sometimes pressured environment
- Experience of the interface between Health Services and the Criminal Justice System
- Ability to work with minimum supervision in a safe and coordinated manner
- Awareness of children/vulnerable adults guidelines
- Knowledge or willingness to develop awareness of wider mental vulnerability as defined by PACE
- oDemonstrate a commitment to respecting and displaying the Trust Values at all times
Desirable criteria
- Experience or knowledge/understanding of the Criminal Justice system and settings.
- Experience of working with children/young adults
- Ability to promote, develop and maintain effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues in health, social care and criminal justice settings
- Understanding of the interface between health, social care and criminal justice services and a commitment to overcoming potential barriers
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Senior Liaison and Diversion Practitioner
The closing date is 01 October 2026
Job summary
Greater Manchester Liaison and Diversion Service
Committed to delivering outstanding care?
This ageless service will provide access to appropriately skilled and compassionate professionals in police custody suites and at courts across Greater Manchester.
The successful applicant will work to support the better identification of mental vulnerability for children and adults who are coming into contact with the criminal justice system. Working as part of a multi-agency, multi-disciplinary team, the successful candidate will provide screening and formal assessments that recognise when significant need or risk requires addressing. This will inform the Criminal Justice process and support individuals to access appropriate services in a timely manner.
Main duties of the job
The Liaison and Diversion Senior Practitioner will function at a high competency level. He/she will have responsibility for actively participating as a key member of the multi-disciplinary team within the trust wide CJL Team. The post holder will:
Act as senior duty as per rota
Improve identification and screening of mental vulnerability in children and adults in contact with or at risk of involvement with the criminal justice system. .
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