A 12-month fixed-term post with Berkshire Healthcare's Liaison and Diversion team, working in police custody and magistrates' courts across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. The work centres on assessing speech, language and communication needs, advising police and courts, and building care pathways with referring agencies. The postholder is the single point of contact for health in the custody and court pathway and delivers specialist training to custody and court staff. HCPC registration and Royal College membership are required.
What the job involves
- Deliver the speech and language pathway within the Liaison and Diversion agenda
- Hold a specialist speech and language portfolio, advising therapists, senior clinicians and the MDT across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight
- Write timely reports for police and courts on individuals to inform disposal
- Attend police stations, custody suites, community settings and magistrates' courts to carry out specialist assessments and identify care pathways
- Build links with referring agencies in custody, court and probation, acting as the single point of contact for health
- Deliver specialist training on speech and language need to custody sergeants, magistrates, the crown court and other stakeholders
- Work autonomously, organising own time to a delegated workload
- Work from other Hampshire sites as service needs require, with the base agreed at interview
- Travel to custody suites across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, mainly Southampton, Portsmouth and Basingstoke, with occasional Isle of Wight visits
Qualifications
- Recognised speech and language therapy degree, or equivalent professional qualification at diploma, postgraduate or degree level
- Post-registration training and development evidenced, with newly qualified competencies signed off
Registration & licences
- Current HCPC licence to practise
- Registered member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
Experience
- Significant experience at Band 5 or equivalent, in a community setting
- Experience of analysing and collating complex information from varied sources for SLT assessments
- Experience working with specialist groups, including young people, people with learning disabilities and other vulnerabilities
Skills & knowledge
- Understanding of the Mental Capacity Act
- Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication
- Ability to work across multiple systems such as criminal justice and health
- Understanding of recovery theory and the wider determinants of health
- Advanced IT skills, including Excel, databases and Microsoft applications
- Ability to work autonomously and manage own time to a delegated workload
Checks & eligibility
- Full valid UK driving licence, with access to a vehicle and ability to travel efficiently to multiple sites
- Ability to secure police vetting, requiring at least three years' UK residency
Other
- Passion for supporting people in criminal justice to reduce reoffending, with commitment to continuous learning and reflective practice
Nice to have
- Knowledge and experience of modern mental health services, including social inclusion, recovery, service user involvement and carer support
- Understanding of criminal justice and health, and reconciling both systems when planning support for vulnerable individuals
- Ability to deliver training and learning events
- Previous experience in criminal justice or offender health
What’s offered
- Flexible working options to support work-life balance
- 27 days' annual leave rising with service, plus opportunity to buy and sell leave
- NHS pension scheme
- Learning and career development opportunities
- Cycle to Work and car leasing scheme, including electric vehicles
- Access to wellbeing tools and services
- Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
- Free parking across Trust sites
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The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
