Criminal Justice Mental Health Practitioner

This is an exciting opportunity to work as part of the Criminal Justice Mental Health Team in Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale.
All post holders who are members of a professional body must comply with
standards of professional practice / conduct. It is the post holders'
responsibilities to ensure they are both familiar with and adhere to these
requirements and maintain their professional membership to the relevant body., The role and function of the team is to offer advice, assessments, risk assessments, and provide some short term interventions for clients with mental health problems who are on the periphery of offending behavior or committed an offence., The post holder will be required to comply with the organisations standing order and standing financial instructions and at all times, deal honestly with the organisation with colleagues and all those who have dealing with the organisation including patients, relative and suppliers.
Ensure that their behaviour and interests inside and outside work do not conflict with their Trust position, duties and/or responsibilities.
Comply with and support the development of the
performance standards within the service/department to ensure the service is responsive to and meets the needs of its customers.
required to develop and maintain good working relationships with all patients, service users, staff, contractors and where appropriate, members of the public.
The Trust aims to maintain the good will and confidence of its own staff, patients, service users, NHS contractors and the general public. To assist in achieving this objective it is essential that at all times, the post holder carries out their duties in a courteous, sympathetic and professional manner.
All post holders who are members of a professional body must comply with
standards of professional practice / conduct. It is the post holders'
responsibilities to ensure they are both familiar with and adhere to these
requirements and maintain their professional membership to the relevant body., You will form part of the criminal justice team to screen, assess, risk manage and where appropriate refer on to appropriate services. As an integral part of the service you will ensure the development of an effective interface between the team, other mental health services, the police, probation, Court and the prison service and contribute to the development of the team's gateway and assessment role and support the risk management strategy.
The forever changing developments within the criminal justice field are well recognised and accepted within the team, and the team work to develop the service to ensure that they stay abreast of and national and local policy changes and the impact and effect this may have on service delivery.
A hints and tips document is attached below for guidance on completing your application form.
Sponsorship - We are an approved sponsoring organisation. Applications will be considered from applicants requiring sponsorship alongside all other applications. Please be aware, not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible role and requirements on the government website.
What happens after your application has been received?
You will be informed about the progress of your application following shortlisting via email. Only applicants who clearly demonstrate the criteria listed in the person specification will be shortlisted for interview. Interview invites will be sent out via email.
What happens if I am offered the position after interview?
The hiring manager will make contact with you to verbally offer you the position. The hiring manager will then inform Recruitment of the decision and provide relevant paperwork. You will be sent a formal conditional offer via email.
What pre-employment checks will I need to complete?
By conducting pre-employment checks, the recruitment team will verify that you meet the pre-conditions of the role you have been offered. Pre-employment checks will be carried out according to NHS Employment Check Standards. The checks are:
+ Identity verification
+ Right to work check
+ Disclosure and barring service (DBS)/Criminal record check (dependent on role)
+ Professional registration and/or qualification check
+ Occupational health assessment
+ Employment history and reference validation
All applicants external to NHS will be required to provide HMRC employment history to cover the most recent three years. This information will used to validate employment history and references as part of pre-employment checks.
If you are offer a position with is and you require sponsorship to support your right to work, we will review your eligibility in line with government guidance. If the role you have been offer is not eligible for sponsorship, and you are not able to evidence your right to work, your conditional offer could be withdrawn.
What happens when pre-employment checks are complete?
Recruitment will liaise with you and the hiring manager to arrange a start date for your new position. You will then be booked on to a Trust Welcome Session and be sent your Pennine Care NHS Terms and Conditions.
Other important information
+ We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) and recognise the importance of ensuring our diverse service user population is reflected within our workforce. Unfortunately, we know that, at present, there is underrepresentation of our communities in our workforce. We welcome applications from people from diverse communities to help us grow, learn, be better and consider brilliant innovation diverse people bring.
+ If you would like to be considered under the disability confident scheme, you will be guaranteed an interview if you meet the essential criteria on the person specification for the post.
+ If you require reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process please phone us on at the earliest opportunity. We will support you to complete your application.
+ Unfortunately we are not able to guarantee the transfer of lease cars, or cover the costs of early termination charges.
+ We have a strict policy on unsolicited contact from recruitment agencies. Please do not contact our hiring managers directly.
We reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date if a sufficient number of applications have been received. To ensure you application is considered, please submit at the earliest opportunity.

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