# Health and Justice Outreach Worker

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust.

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- **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/health-and-justice-outreach-worker/984e71e2-9020-47bc-b526-4a37749d1b62
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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust
- **Location:** Lawton House, Trust Headquarters
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Worker
- **Grade:** Band 3
- **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 pro rata per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-27T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-13T10:31:26.730Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Staffordshire/Stoke_on_Trent/North_Staffordshire_Combined_Healthcare_NHS_Trust/Health_Justice_Outreach_Worker/Health_Justice_Outreach_Worker-v8349021
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8349021?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.combined.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Working in an Integrated Offender Health (IOH) service in Staffordshire. Flexibility of working across Staffordshire IOH Services, dependent on skill and service need.

There will be IOH Specialist Practitioners and Navigators within Custody Suites, Court settings, Prisons and Community HUB to identify and assess vulnerable individuals. IOH Service uses assessments to make appropriate referrals for treatment and support, and ensures criminal justice partners are notified of specific health / social care requirements and vulnerabilities of an individual which can be taken into account when decisions about charging and sentencing are made.

### Main duties of the job

Delivering a high quality short term intensive support service to patients and their families.

Working towards developing a short term plan at the point of referral. The plan will be based on needs identified during assessment by IOH Specialist Practitioner or IOH Navigator.

Being proactive in identifying any additional needs or changing needs. The aim of the intervention is to support and empower the individuals to reach identified goals and attend initial appointments with identified service. This will involve the individual in planning and prioritising their needs.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Will be responsible for liaising with multiple agencies, criminal justice and other partners.

Support and refer people of all ages with a wide range of mental health, learning disability, substance misuse and/or social vulnerabilities. When a person is assessed as having single or multiple vulnerabilities, they will be referred to the appropriate treatment or support service and an appropriate package of care and/or support will be instigated.

Adapt practice to meet the individual’s circumstances, including regard for cultural and linguistic differences.

To monitor and feedback accurately to the team in order to measure the progress and increase efficiency for service user outcomes.

### 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.

## Person Specification

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- Awareness of a range of vulnerabilities. An awareness of the impact of vulnerabilities on individuals.

### Experience

**Essential**

- Experience of working with a range of vulnerabilities which may include mental health, physical health, learning disabilities, abuse, addiction and social issues.

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Competent in literacy and numeracy.

## Documents

- [nhs pension (pdf, 97.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1216)
- [employee benefits (pdf, 1.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2653)
- [new starters relocation policy (pdf, 320.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2926)
- [job description and person specification (pdf, 288.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10674165)

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