Magistrate Court Practitioner

Main area Criminal Justice and Diversion Grade NHS AfC : Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (Flexible working options available) Job ref 274-11340-SP

Employer Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Magistrates Court Town Lincoln Salary £37,338 - £44,962 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 09 / 03 / 2025 23 : 59 Interview date 21 / 03 / 2025

NHS AfC : Band 6

Job overview

A unique opportunity has arisen within the Criminal Justice & Liaison & Diversion (CJLD) service, for a Registered Nurse, Social Worker, Occupational Therapist, Paramedic or Speech and Language Therapist with relevant mental health experience to work as part of our Court service.

This is an exciting time for our CJLD service as we look to expand our portfolio through the implementation of RECONNECT pathway at HMP Lincoln and Mental Health Treatment Pathway (MHTR) delivered in conjunction with the Probation Service. As a key member of CJLD you will be part of this development and will have opportunities to work across the CJLD pathways enhancing your skills and knowledge in the health and justice arena.

CJLD provides high quality mental health and vulnerability screening and specialist assessment to people of all ages who have become involved in the criminal justice system. The base for this post is Lincoln Magistrates Court, however cover is also provided to Boston Magistrates Court. The practitioner will be expected to travel between the two sites depending upon service need.

You may also at times need to travel and work flexibly across Lincolnshire's police custody estate, courts, probation offices, and other locations.

You will have knowledge of the criminal justice and mental health systems, and experience of working with people who are at risk of poor health and social care outcomes.

The post would be available as a band 5-6 development post for the right candidate.

Main duties of the job

Please refer to Job Description and Person Specification for full details.

Using your excellent case prioritisation skills, you will be responsible for providing specialist mental health assessment work and providing reports to the magistrates court to inform their decision making.

You will have meticulous attention to detail in gathering and recording health, social circumstances, and risk information, sometimes under pressure. You will be able to develop clear risk management plans, and ensure safe care and treatment pathways for the vulnerable people you assess as they leave the court, whether remanded to prison, or returning to potentially complex situations in the community.

Your written assessments will effectively support the courts to understand and respond to the assessed person's needs appropriately, including advising on appropriate disposals. You will at times be required to give verbal evidence to the court.

Working for our organisation

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.

You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of ‘outstanding’ for well-led and ‘good’ overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We’re really proud of this!

We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.

Whether you’re taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire has a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that’s friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for complete details regarding this post.

When completing your application, please demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

We can also offer you many staff benefits to help support you which include :

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As an ethical recruiter we will not pursue applications from red list countries as defined by the World Health Organisation. In order to pursue and apply for this role you must have UK NHS experience.

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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