# Senior Liaison and Diversion Practitioner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-liaison-and-diversion-practitioner/802bc877-6351-4fa2-830b-6d3ff5bfcfad - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-liaison-and-diversion-practitioner/802bc877-6351-4fa2-830b-6d3ff5bfcfad.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** North View - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Practitioner - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week (Working across the service between the hours of Monday-Saturday 9am-5pm.Happy to discuss flexible working) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-01T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-17T08:41:16.495Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Manchester/Manchester/Greater_Manchester_Mental_Health_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Mental_Health/Mental_Health-v8302162 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8302162?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.gmmh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Greater Manchester Liaison and Diversion Service Committed to delivering outstanding care? This ageless service will provide access to appropriately skilled and compassionate professionals in police custody suites and at courts across Greater Manchester. The successful applicant will work to support the better identification of mental vulnerability for children and adults who are coming into contact with the criminal justice system. Working as part of a multi-agency, multi-disciplinary team, the successful candidate will provide screening and formal assessments that recognise when significant need or risk requires addressing. This will inform the Criminal Justice process and support individuals to access appropriate services in a timely manner. ### Main duties of the job The Liaison and Diversion Senior Practitioner will function at a high competency level. He/she will have responsibility for actively participating as a key member of the multi-disciplinary team within the trust wide CJL Team. The post holder will: Act as senior duty as per rota Improve identification and screening of mental vulnerability in children and adults in contact with or at risk of involvement with the criminal justice system. . Facilitate assessments in accordance with CPA, MHA, MCA, Equality Act 2010 and local and national service pathways. Share relevant information with Criminal Justice decision makers, to inform charging, sentencing and diversion. Support access to appropriate health and social care for individuals in contact with the criminal justice system. Support and contribute to the management of risk to the public. Positively contribute to the improvement of awareness and reduction of stigma in criminal justice, health and social care settings ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see attached job description and person specification Staff benefits - Pay Enhancements: - Band | Saturday (midnight to midnight) and any week day after 8pm and before 6am | All time on Sundays and Public Holidays (midnight to midnight) - 1 | Time plus 47% | Time plus 94% - 2 | Time plus 41% | Time plus 83% - 3 | Time plus 35% | Time plus 69% - 4 – 9 | Time plus 30% | Time plus 60% - 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years - Excellent pension - Cycle to work scheme - Salary sacrifice car scheme - Wellbeing programme - Blue Light Card Discounts - fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles) ### 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 ### Other **Essential** - - Demonstrate a commitment to respecting and displaying the Trust Values at all times ### Skills **Essential** - Ability to work as part of an MDT - Excellent written and verbal communication skills - Ability to deal with sensitive issues with tact and diplomacy - Good problem solving skills - Flexible and responsive approach to care - Ability to identify and support the management of risk to in a proportionate and defensible manner - Understanding and experience of delivering care with compassion in a sometimes pressured environment - Experience of the interface between Health Services and the Criminal Justice System - Ability to work with minimum supervision in a safe and coordinated manner **Desirable** - Ability to promote, develop and maintain effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues in health, social care and criminal justice settings ### Knowledge **Essential** - Awareness of children/vulnerable adults guidelines - Knowledge or willingness to develop awareness of wider mental vulnerability as defined by PACE **Desirable** - Understanding of the interface between health, social care and criminal justice services and a commitment to overcoming potential barriers ### Experience **Essential** - Experienced mental health, CAMHS or learning disability practitioner with a good working knowledge of how health and social care services are delivered in a community setting - Experience of Multi-Disciplinary working - Evidence of positive contribution to change management - Demonstrate experience of problem solving approaches **Desirable** - Experience or knowledge/understanding of the Criminal Justice system and settings. - Experience of working with children/young adults ### Qualifications **Essential** - Professional qualification registered on the appropriate part of the NMC/HCPC register with current - Assessor/Mentorship Training - Post registration training in relevant - Leadership/Management training ## Documents - [senior l&d jd & ps (pdf, 259.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10621585) ## 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.