# Health and Justice Navigator – Middlewich custody > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/health-and-justice-navigator-middlewich-custody/b9831926-ab10-4fd8-ba3d-b18257bf174b - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/health-and-justice-navigator-middlewich-custody/b9831926-ab10-4fd8-ba3d-b18257bf174b.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Stafford - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Administrative and IT - **Grade:** Band 4 - **Salary:** £28,392 - £31,157 pa pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-23T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-05T14:51:55.715Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Staffordshire/Winsford/Midlands_Partnership_University_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Specialist/Specialist-v8044835 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8044835?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.mpft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Liaison & Diversion Team for the role of Liaison & Diversion Navigator based in Middlewich custody suite. Liaison & Diversion (L&D) services identify people who have substance misuse, mental health, learning disability or other vulnerabilities when they first come onto contact with the criminal justice system. We look to identify unmet need and vulnerabilities that often lead to or exacerbate offending behaviour, offer onward referral and signposting as appropriate. We liaise across agencies to support onward planning and intervention to address identified needs and where appropriate support the diversion of individuals away from the criminal justice process into a more appropriate setting. We work in Police Custody Suites, Courts and Community throughout Cheshire and offer assessments to individuals within the Criminal Justice system including Voluntary Attendees. We help to inform decision makers with relevant and timely information to support sentencing and disposal outcomes. We offer brief community based intervention to maximise service user access and engagement with appropriate services. This is an 'all age' service and so you will be required to work with people from the age of 10 years upwards. *THIS ROLE IS SUBJECT TO POLICE VETTING* The post holder will be expected to travel across the MPFT footprint as required, ### Main duties of the job *Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details on the role.** ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities **Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification, in summary:** - Independently undertake face to face and electronic screening to support the identification of multiple vulnerabilities of people who have been in contact with the criminal justice system or immigration centre, such as police custody, courts, and prison and community settings.  Working to guidelines. - Work within limitations and escalate to IOHP as appropriate. - Provide an embedded service in police custody suites, courts and prisons working within legislation requirements, such as PACE (1984). - Work as part of a team with the freedom to work independently, particularly in relation to providing advice to service users, carers, and professionals who contact the service. - Work with service users in conjunction with other professionals, to devise and implement effective individualised programmes of support. - Support service users to gain access to resources to include benefits, welfare rights, housing and health promotion. - Provide compassion to vulnerable individuals at points of acute vulnerability in the criminal justice process. - To support criminal justice agencies to better identify vulnerabilities in their respective environments. - Provide criminal justice agencies with advice and information regarding pathways to access further support. - To secure referrals into mainstream health and social care services and other relevant interventions and support services from a range of statutory and voluntary providers. - Identify levels of risk and escalate to practitioner where appropriate. ## Job Details An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Liaison & Diversion Team for the role of Liaison & Diversion Navigator based in Middlewich custody suite. Liaison & Diversion (L&D) services identify people who have substance misuse, mental health, learning disability or other vulnerabilities when they first come onto contact with the criminal justice system. We look to identify unmet need and vulnerabilities that often lead to or exacerbate offending behaviour, offer onward referral and signposting as appropriate. We liaise across agencies to support onward planning and intervention to address identified needs and where appropriate support the diversion of individuals away from the criminal justice process into a more appropriate setting. We work in Police Custody Suites, Courts and Community throughout Cheshire and offer assessments to individuals within the Criminal Justice system including Voluntary Attendees. We help to inform decision makers with relevant and timely information to support sentencing and disposal outcomes. We offer brief community based intervention to maximise service user access and engagement with appropriate services. This is an 'all age' service and so you will be required to work with people from the age of 10 years upwards. *THIS ROLE IS SUBJECT TO POLICE VETTING* The post holder will be expected to travel across the MPFT footprint as required, ## Job Description *Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details on the role.** ## Responsibilities **Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification, in summary:** - Independently undertake face to face and electronic screening to support the identification of multiple vulnerabilities of people who have been in contact with the criminal justice system or immigration centre, such as police custody, courts, and prison and community settings. Working to guidelines. - Work within limitations and escalate to IOHP as appropriate. - Provide an embedded service in police custody suites, courts and prisons working within legislation requirements, such as PACE (1984). - Work as part of a team with the freedom to work independently, particularly in relation to providing advice to service users, carers, and professionals who contact the service. - Work with service users in conjunction with other professionals, to devise and implement effective individualised programmes of support. - Support service users to gain access to resources to include benefits, welfare rights, housing and health promotion. - Provide compassion to vulnerable individuals at points of acute vulnerability in the criminal justice process. - To support criminal justice agencies to better identify vulnerabilities in their respective environments. - Provide criminal justice agencies with advice and information regarding pathways to access further support. - To secure referrals into mainstream health and social care services and other relevant interventions and support services from a range of statutory and voluntary providers. - Identify levels of risk and escalate to practitioner where appropriate. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of working with a range of vulnerabilities which may include mental health, physical health, learning disabilities, abuse, addiction and social issues. - Experience of working with a range of statutory, non-statutory agencies. **Desirable** - Experience and/or sound knowledge of the Criminal Justice System. - Experience of working in a community-based setting. - Experience of implementing personalised care plans or rehabilitation plans. ### Qualifications & Training **Essential** - NVQ Level 3 Health & Social Care (or willingness to work towards) or equivalent experience. - The post holder will require additional vetting by partner agencies; this includes Police Vetting and / or Prison Clearance. **Desirable** - Training in Supporting / Mentoring / coaching. ## Documents - [benefits booklet (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2957) - [job description & person specification (pdf, 624.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10333579) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.