Banbury Liaison and Diversion Practitioner | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	30 January 2026
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£47,810 - £54,710 per annum
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	01 March 2026
Location:	Banbury, OX16 2AE
Company:	Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	7768661/371-MHS974

Summary

Residence in the UK for at least 3 years is required for this role due to police vetting requirements.


Liaison and Diversion, is it right for you?

• Do you think everyone under arrest is guilty of a crime?

• Or that all criminals should be locked up for as long as possible?


If so, this is NOT the job for you.

• Do you believe that a person’s health needs, and past experiences can be linked to their criminal offending?

• By identifying and reducing health needs, can vulnerable people be supported to make positive changes and reduce the risk of reoffending?


We’re looking for a qualified Mental Health/Learning Disabilities Nurse, Occupational Therapist, Social Worker, or Health Visitor to join our Liaison and Diversion team.


You’re an enthusiastic, experienced, and registered health/social care professional with an interest in health and justice and a passion for supporting people in police custody or court. Previous experience in criminal justice and offender health is desirable, but not essential.


If you want to use your skills to help change lives of people in the criminal justice system, we’d love you to hear from you.

• To attend police custody suites and magistrates’ courts providing assessments, advice and identifyingrobust care pathways for individuals with a potential health vulnerability.

• To provide the police and court with written and verbal information about individuals in a timelyfashion to help decision-making.

• To work closely and build links with all referring agencies within the custody suite, courtand probation, acting as a single point of contact for health.

• To work autonomously, with the ability to organise and manage own time according to delegated workload.


Work base:
You will work within police custody suites in Banbury Police Station however, you may also be required to work from any of our sites in Thames Valley to meet service needs.


Working pattern + Service operating hours:


Our service operates in police custody from 7am – 8pm, 7 days a week using a combination of early shifts, late shifts. Our service does not operateat night.


This role is for a 08:00 – 16:00 (negotiable start time and finish time) across a 7 day a weekperiod, including weekends and bank holiday, with an agreed shift pattern.


Requests for specific working pattens can be considered in line with our flexible working policy.


Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust site

The “must haves” for this role:


1. A professional qualification at degree level or equivalent in either Mental Health Nursing, Learning Disabilities Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Health Visitor or Social Work along with relevant registration.


2. Significant experience at Band 6 or equivalent in a community setting.


3. Able to assess and manage risk, formulate mitigation plans considering health and criminal justice outcomes


4. Licence holder with access to your own vehicle who is prepared to multiple sites across Thames Valley as required.


For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.


We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.


We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.


We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Sophia Hirst on 0300 365 5555 or email: Sophia.Hirst@berkshire.nhs.uk who’ll be delighted to help.



This advert closes on Sunday 8 Feb 2026

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