Bank Support Time & Recovery Navigator

This is an opportunity you don’t want to miss. At Practice Plus Group we put people’s wellbeing first.

Our Health in Justice service line is now expanding into non-Custodial healthcare, a person-centred approach delivered via a solid and consolidated infrastructure aimed to assess individuals’ mental health and neurodiversity requirements, to redirect them to the most appropriate channel.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Service Engagement Navigator to join our team in West Yorkshire.

As a Support Time and Recovery Navigator, you will be involved in the daily support of people across the Liaison and Diversion Service to encourage engagement and help them navigate through the Criminal Justice System.

The role is to support access to the full scope of identified health needs, including substance misuse (alcohol and drugs), mental and physical health, homelessness, learning disabilities, exploitation, safeguarding and social care issues.  

Location: This role is based in the West Yorkshire Region.

Hours: This is a bank role. Various hours available including weekends

Salary: This position is bank paying an hourly rate of £15.80

Candidates are required to have a Legal right to work in the UK due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks.

What you'll be doing

As a Bank Support Time and Recovery Navigator, your responsibilities will vary.

You will:

• be part of an extended team working across Liaison & Diversion service
• liaise with a wide range of services such as the police, probation, courts and legal services as well as both inpatient and community health and social care services
• involved in the  daily support of people in touch with children and adults, including those from hard-to-reach communities to engage and navigate through the Criminal Justice System
• support access to the full scope of identified health needs, including substance misuse (alcohol and drugs), mental and physical health, homelessness, learning disabilities, exploitation, safeguarding and social care issues
• provide practical support to individuals, maintaining a programme of support, working with their families, advocating and enabling access to agencies including probation services, community-based organisations, clinics, courts, mental health services and hospitals

How will we support you

• Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course

• Competency framework

• Regional and national career development opportunities

• Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs

• Support from the wider team

Practice Plus Group’s purpose is to Unlock your best work life and we stand by our core values:

• we treat patients as they would like to be treated
• we act with integrity
• we embrace diversity
• we strive to do things better together