Overview
Contract Type: 0
Salary: £40,617 – £48,778 incl 5% Fringe HCAS, pa, pro rata
Partner Org: Surrey and Borders Foundation Trust Partnership
Job overview
Surrey Liaison and Diversion Service are seeking an enthusiastic, highly motivated individual to lead in assessing and supporting children from the age of 10, and young people to the age of 18. The role is suitable for qualified RMN, and non-qualified Senior Support Workers who have experience of working with Children and Young People.
If you are passionate about making a difference to children and young people and having the opportunity to learn more about mental health, substance misuse, ASD and ADHD and all other associated services, this may be the job for you.
We support those who have come into contact with the criminal justice system with a caring, compassionate, person-centred approach for all vulnerabilities, initially assessing their needs. You will provide high quality community-based interventions to not only improve health and social care outcomes but also aim to reduce future re-offending.
You will be a strong advocate for CYPs and work collaboratively with Carers, Mental Health, Drug and Alcohol Services, Social Care, Educational Organisations, Youth Justice Service, Court and Police colleagues to achieve positive outcomes.
This role requires you to provide expertise guidance and advice, be organised, efficient. The role will be based mainly in the community. At times you will attend police custody, court, schools, colleges. Full driving licence is required as the role is Surrey wide.
Main duties of the job
To understand the needs of vulnerable CYPs based on detailed vulnerability assessments, onward support referrals, providing short term assertive outreach support to children and young people who are involved in the criminal justice system, with the aim of addressing health and social needs, and reducing reoffending. The role will also provide early intervention support working collaboratively with Surrey Police, Magistrates, Judiciary, Youth Justice Teams, Youth Court, Drug and Alcohol Services, Social Services, Schools and Colleges to reduce the risk of offending, by ensuring CYPs have adequate support, providing training and guidance.
This role requires both enhanced DBS clearance and Sussex Police clearances (NPPV level 2), which we will assist the successful candidate to apply for. Essential criteria for clearance: UK resident for over 3 years.
Working for our organisation
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of mental health, learning disability, neurodevelopmental and drug and alcohol services in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We support people of all ages and are passionate about providing high quality care that is delivered at the right time as close to home as possible to help people recover and stay well.
We are one of the top 10 mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Trust to work for nationwide. Our Trust is an inclusive and supportive employer that offers a wide range of staff networks, flexible working, free parking and excellent health and wellbeing support. We also provide a wide range of opportunities to help staff develop and progress.
Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast. Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach. For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.
Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.
Regrettably, due to UK Home Office requirements we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles.
Applicants must have the right to work in the UK for the duration of the role.
We look forward to receiving your application!
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
· To lead the CYP area of work within the team, engaging with and all relevant Criminal Justice and Social Services and Educational Organisations and Agencies
· Develop and maintain effective communication with all parts of the service, agencies and organisation
· Ensure representation in multi-agency meetings and forums such as JDMP, Daily Risk Briefings, ASB Network.
· Take responsibility for the safeguarding and protection of children and young people and vulnerable adults very seriously, as does The Trust.
· Adhere to Local Authority policy concerning child protection and adult protection procedures
· Liaise with and advise appropriately, members of the criminal justice system, including the police, magistrates, lawyers, Crown Prosecution Service, Probation Services, and Youth Justice Teams.
· Liaise with and work closely with family and carers to meet the needs of individuals, ensuring Carers are referred for assessment and support.
· Liaise with schools and colleges to ensure individuals are able to obtain and have access to the support they need.
· Provide written and/or oral reports to agencies as appropriate
· Provide supervision junior members of the team.
· Liaise with any professionals, including those already working with the individual to discuss and agree onward referral and plan of care.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree level qualification in a relevant subject, or demonstrable evidence or equivalent experience relevant to the role
- Driving License suitable for use in the United Kingdom
Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive demonstrable clinical experience of working with people with mental health difficulties, or any of a range of other complex health or social vulnerabilities
- Knowledge and experience of working with children and young people, their families, networks, and carers
- Knowledge of the (youth) criminal justice system, including a basic understanding of PACE and the PACE code of practice
We are seeking to enrich the diversity of our Trust to better reflect demographic needs of the populations we serve and to enhance the skills of our workforce. We actively encourage applicants with underrepresented personal characteristics to apply for this role if you match the job description. Please note that you are not restricted from applying for this role if you do not identify with these characteristics and all applicants will be considered fairly against the job description.
As a flexible working and friendly organisation, we want to ensure that you can work in a way that is best for us, our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or any other flexible working patterns.
Gender Pay Gap Action
Women in our Trust are under-represented in some senior grades. We are therefore encouraging women to apply for posts at 8A and above.
Sponsorship
Regrettably, due to UK Home Office requirements we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
IMPORTANT: Before applying for this role, please make sure you have the right to work in the country where the role is based. Unless it clearly stipulates within in the job advert above that the hiring company is looking to or able to sponsor applicants it is deemed that the hiring employer will only consider applications from those able to comply with and work in the country where the role is based.
