**Internal MPFT Applicants Only** Health and Justice Navigator

The post holder will be recruited as a Health & Justice Navigator within the Black Country Health & Justice Outreach/Reconnect Service, with the flexibility of working across the Black Country, dependent on skill and service need. The Post holder will be part of a team of professionals from different backgrounds, primarily completing screenings of individuals needs from within the custodial environments.

The post holder will use screening tools to identify health and social care needs. The post holder will assist individuals to navigate health and social care services to address identified needs and will be required to complete onward referrals where appropriate.

The post holder will also be responsible for completing Court Reports outlining individual's needs that may need be taken into account when decisions about charging and sentencing are made.

The post holder will work in a trauma informed way, providing appropriate liaison to prevent an individual having to "re-tell their story".

The post holder may require additional vetting for this role.

The post holder will be required to provide high quality information to key decision makers in youth and criminal justice agencies, including the police, courts, probation and Youth Offending Teams (YOTs).

Main duties of the job

SCREENING & ASSESSMENT

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.

Completing the screening and management of service user need through initial information gathering, independent face to face screening demonstrating safe clinical decision making, seeking support from the H&J practitioner, identifying further assessment as indicated.

Screening of the individual, through the relevant health databases in consultation with other service providers.

This exciting service is currently funded by NHS England and is delivered by Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

The successful applicants must have knowledge of working with individuals who present with a range of vulnerabilities and identification of risks with the ability to follow direction and seek support where required. We are looking for a highly motivated individual and someone who is looking for a new challenge and have the skills to make a difference.

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

• 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) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave


• 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)


And more. 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.