Liaison and Diversion Crown Court Lead Practitioner

Main area Mental Health Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time – 37.5 hours per week (working hours 9am to 5pm) Job ref 437-7368715

Employer Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Crown Square Crown Court Town Manchester Salary £47,810 – £54,710 pro rata per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 10/09/2025 23:59

Liaison and Diversion Crown Court Lead Practitioner

Band 7

Job overview

Exciting opportunity for registered professionals to join the Greater Manchester Liaison and Diversion service as a lead practitioner working in the Greater Manchester Crown Courts.

The role predominately is as a duty role supporting colleagues with caseloads across 3 Crown Courts (Bolton, Crown Square and Minshull Street).

It is expected that the post holder will spend 80% of their time in the delivery of direct/indirect clinical care. The post holder will be expected to support the leadership group and will be responsible for the day to day running of the service.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of the Crown Court Lead practitioner; providing advice, screening, assessment, and formulation for individuals involved in the criminal justice process who have or suspected to have a vulnerability. The practitioners provide the critical information to the decisions makers timely during the sentencing process. The crown court practitioners also act as a point of referral and liaison to ensure that the appropriate support and/ or treatment is in place.

Working for our organisation

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over6,400members of staff, who deliver services from more than160locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford,Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world\’s most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job description and Person Specification.

• Pay Enhancements – 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Relevant core professional qualification eg. RMN, RNLD, OT, SW with current professional registration. Post graduate qualification or equivalent level of experience and proven ability to perform at this level. Evidence of continuing professional development in relevant area Assessor/Mentorship Training
• Evidence of management development

Experience

• Experienced practitioner at B6 level with a good working knowledge of how health and social care services are delivered in a community setting. Ability to identify and support the management of risk to others in a proportionate and defensible manner. Demonstrable understanding and experience of the interface between Health Services and the Criminal Justice System. Ability to identify need, assess, plan and deliver care with compassion in a sometimes pressured environment. Effective team working within a multi-agency framework Reflective approach to supervision of others
• Management and supervision of staff Managing complaints/ compliments Effective change management Positive leadership of a team Demonstrate experience of problem solving approaches Audit and research practices relevant to clinical area Assisting with effective budgetary management

Important Information about working for GMMH:

All positions within the Trust are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, for further information on the checks required please visit the NHS Employers website www.nhsemployers.org

The Trust mandates all post holders who require a DBS for their role to subscribe to the DBS Update Service. You will be required to enrol for this service for a fee of £16 per year and maintain registration throughout your employment with GMMH.

Applicants are encouraged to apply for posts at Greater Manchester Mental Health who have direct experience of mental health, learning disability or drug and alcohol services either as a service user or a carer.

The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We are aspiring to ensure our workforce is representative of the diverse communities that we serve, and we are strongly committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under-represented groups, for example BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ communities. If you would like to have an informal chat about the recruitment process for this role or would value some additional support, we’d love to hear from you.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) when writing job applications

A candidate may utilise the help of AI when writing job application.The assessment of an application is made on its entirety and most times AI-generated content does not fully grasp the context and requirements of the job one applies for thus producing inaccurate and misleading information, especially in the supporting statement section of an application that can lack real life examples of one’s achievements, success and challenges.

We have added a disclaimer to our application process advising that the use of AI is monitored. GMMH reserves the right to follow up with a candidate at the interview on specific responses and those examples used in the supporting statement to explore it further.

Sponsorship

We are proud to be an approved sponsor for the Skilled Worker visa. Applications from individuals who require sponsorship will be considered alongside all other applications. Please be aware that not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible roles and salary requirements on the UK Government’s website – clickhere .

If you are offered a role with us and you require sponsorship, we will check your eligibility in line with the information on the above website. Your offer of employment could be withdrawn if the role is not eligible for sponsorship, and you are not otherwise able to evidence your right to work in the UK.

The Home Office introduces new changes from 22/07/2025 that impact the health and care sector, you may wish to familiarise with it here .

Do you have experience outside the NHS?

We want to attract and retain people with diverse skills and experience, to deliver inclusive healthcare services to our communities.

We will consider relevant experience outside the NHS to calculate your salary on appointment. Please contact our Recruitment Team for more information.

**Please note, this vacancy may be closed at any time if sufficient applications have been received**

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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