Liaison & Diversion Team Manager

Main area Nursing/AHP/RNLD/OT Grade NHS AfC:
Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Mon - Fri ) Job  
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Employer Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Westminster House Town Nottingham Salary £49,387 - £56,515 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 04/10/2026 23:59

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We are looking for an innovative and motivated Team Manager to support in the development, leadership and management of the Nottinghamshire Liaison and Diversion service.

The service is a community based multi-disciplinary team delivering assessment, sharing information, referring, and supporting vulnerable people of all ages at all points of the criminal justice system up until sentencing or diversion.

The service delivery is in line with the Liaison and Diversion National Operating model, though there is a lot of scope for innovative, creative thinking and implementation.

The overall aim of the service is to prevent health and social inequalities, offering support at the earliest point of the criminal justice system.

Key to this service success is close partnership working with justice agencies, health and social care and third sector voluntary agencies.

If you would like a challenge and the opportunity to be an inclusive, creative leader and manager, this job may be for you.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.

• be a qualified RMN/RNLD, Occupational Therapist/AHP or Social Worker or hold professional registration (such as BPS/HCPC)
• have experience of working with people with mental health problems, particularly working with service users with complex presentations/engagement issues.
• be reliable and motivated
• skilled in undertaking detailed assessments to inform the service users treatment plan and formulation
• be able to demonstrate high functioning in risk assessment/management
• have skills to contain and manage high levels of emotional distress and disturbance in self and others
• compassionate, person-centered individual who is hard working and can be flexible in their approach
• have excellent verbal and written communication skills

Appointed applicants will have access to robust clinical and managerial supervision and career development opportunities. The service is committed to ensuring the staff in the team are well equipped to work with the complex service users accessing the service and so training is well supported and there is a range of access to robust supervision.

Nottinghamshire Healthcare employs over 10,000 colleagues who help #MakeADifference every day. We provide intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire. Care is delivered from over 120 sites within the community from acute settings and across low, medium and high secure environments including prisons.

As one of the largest mental health and community trusts in the East Midlands and one of the biggest employers in Nottingham. We are also home to…