Band 6 Custody Practitioner - Health and Justice Vulnerability Service

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 25 February 2026

We are recruiting experienced Band 6 Practitioners to join the Health and Justice Vulnerability Service across various custody suites in Birmingham and Solihull. The role supports individuals who have come into contact with the criminal justice system, offering hope and support to reduce health inequalities and promote diversion away from the justice system.

• Extensive post qualification experience working in a range of settings of at least 12 months
• Strong team player able to work autonomously
• Collaboration with partner agencies
• Identify, assess and support onward referrals for vulnerable individuals
• Demonstrate sound assessment skills to inform clinical decision making and risk formulations
• Promote decision making around complex care needs (mental health, substance misuse, homelessness, learning disability, youth or other vulnerability)

• Improve access to healthcare and support services for vulnerable individuals and reduce health inequalities
• Divert individuals, where appropriate, out of the youth and criminal justice systems into health, social care or other supportive services
• Deliver efficiencies within the youth and criminal justice systems
• Reduce re‑offending or escalation of offending behaviours

We recognise that this is a bespoke role and strongly encourage individuals looking to apply to reach out to Custody Lead Jeneen Niblett to discuss the role further.

Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4,000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.

Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people's lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.

• Current Professional Registration – including Social Worker, Occupational Therapist, Psychology, RMN(H) RLDN or other allied health professional relevant to the role (degree level).

• Ability to promote recovery as an embedded part of the philosophy of the individual and team.
• Ability to screen referrals and clarify when consultation is appropriate and/or onward referral to specialist services is needed.
• Evidence of ability to complete comprehensive/vulnerability assessments.
• Understanding of multiple and complex needs.
• Experience of working autonomously and making decisions around patient care.
• Ability to liaise effectively with statutory and voluntary services.

• Extensive experience of working with vulnerable individuals as a qualified professional.
• At least 1 year post qualified experience.
• Experience working within the criminal justice systems.
• Experience of working in a diverse range of settings.

• Ability to analyse complex facts and situations, making clinical interpretations and formulating outcomes with corresponding follow‑up.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum, pro rata