# Liaison & Diversion Team Manager > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/liaison-and-diversion-team-manager/8dabc855-802a-4c28-bf9f-a75ba2b8fa6f - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/liaison-and-diversion-team-manager/8dabc855-802a-4c28-bf9f-a75ba2b8fa6f.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Westminster House - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Manager and corporate - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Mon - Fri 0900-1700) - **Closing date:** 2026-08-26T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-12T15:21:13.866Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Nottinghamshire/Nottingham/Nottinghamshire_Healthcare_NHS_Foundation_Trust/NursingAHPRNLDOT/NursingAHPRNLDOT-v8180049 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8180049?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.nottinghamshirehealthcare.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview 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. ### Main duties of the job The Team Manager will deliver informed clinical and managerial support/advice to team members and to provide leadership and direct line management to a team of multi-professionals. The role will also have a key element in the on-going support of the various pathways within the service and wider service developments. Suitable applicants will: 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. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Support of a wide mix of staff/clinical skill: Provision of robust leadership and supportive clinical and managerial support and supervision. Strategy and planning: To work in consultation with the Community Forensic Service Manager in implementing new service developments. Support a co-ordinated approach for the implementation of the service. Utilising of data information to improve quality and identification of areas for development. Service development: To participate in the development of community services working in partnership with service users and carers as well as other directorate community Team Managers and Team Managers from other Liaison and Diversion services. Develop and implement effective multi-professional and multi-disciplinary team working across a range of provision. To direct and enable new ways of working, which cut across traditional professional and cultural boundaries. Seek out and develop relationships with key internal and external partners to represent the services interests and to facilitate the exchange of information. To promote and develop interagency working. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. 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 ### Skills **Essential** - Experience of working with complex service users with multiple vulnerabilities. - Awareness of the interface of the Health, Social Care and Criminal Justice Systems. - Experience of working in an enabling and creative way and skill/ability to motivate others. - Understanding, and experience of, the importance of maintaining boundaries in the workplace. - Ability to manage and contain distress in self/others. ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of working effectively in multidisciplinary settings. - Experience of working in a leadership position. - Substantial post registration experience of working with individuals of all ages within a healthcare/social care setting. - Substantial post registration experience of assessing service users with a broad range of mild to moderate mental health issues. - Skill/experience in delivering clinical and professional supervision and understanding the importance of supervision **Desirable** - Experience of line management. - Experience of working in/alongside the Criminal Justice System. ### Knowledge / Training **Essential** - Recognised qualification in one of the core mental health professions e.g. psychiatric nursing, clinical psychology, social work and occupational therapy. - Demonstrates an awareness of wide range of vulnerabilities inclusive of mental health/LD needs. - Leadership training and/or experience. **Desirable** - Have an understanding of the purpose and role of the L&D service. ## Documents - [about the trust (pdf, 6.4mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2983) - [colleague benefits (pdf, 16.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2913) - [l&d team manager person spec (pdf, 160.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10483226) - [about nottinghamshire healthcare (pdf, 1.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2079) - [l&d team manager job description (pdf, 264.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10483225) ## 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.