Job overview
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The Violence Reduction Team within Staffordshire Police work with children and young people who have been identified as involved in, or at risk of being involved in serious violence and/or exploitation. It benefits from the expertise of partners in local authorities, public health, criminal justice, sports, education, and policing in order to take on a collaborative approach towards preventing and reducing violence.
This role will sit within the VRT team in Staffordshire Police (Stafford Police Station) and will aim to offer: • Advice, teaching and supervision to police colleagues • Assessment/formulation of an individual's difficulties • Dependant on experience and training – offer interventions to individuals with more complex needs • Liaison, signposting and referrals to secondary and primary services
Main duties of the job
The Practitioner will be responsible for providing the service using a stepped model:
Indirect Psychological Formulation and Consultation • Collaborate with police colleagues in selections and referrals • Offer formulation and advice to colleagues on specific cases who are not indicated as ready for structured psychological intervention, but are open to the wider VRT team
Support and Engagement Intervention – for service users with increased complexity or • Deliver person-centred intervention following a collaborative plan of care incorporating Psychoeducation, Motivational Interviewing, Emotional Regulation and other evidence-based/psychologically informed interventions
Structured Psychological Intervention • Deliver/facilitate change-focussed intervention to help prepare for onward referral • Reformulation and review of needs • Ongoing risk assessment
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more details, see attached job description
- Assessment and formulation of the needs of the young people referred to the service • Where necessary, deliver short-term psychological therapies to people on caseload • Develop good therapeutic relationships with clients to improve their overall engagement with VRT • Complete and contribute to robust risk assessments and risk management plan • Deliver and promote positive risk taking, where appropriate
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This advert is for VRT Practitioner Band 6 with Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust in Stafford, Midlands, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Nurse practitioner role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 pa pro rata. The contract type is 12 months (Fixed term - 12 months). The application deadline is 15 Jun 2026.
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