Police Support Practitioner

at  Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust

We are looking for a Registered Mental Health Nurse or Occupational Therapist for this role with at least one years experience at a Band 6.
You will provide a telephone advice service to police officers, speak to individuals who are with the police and distressed and consider the best way to support the individual at that particular time. The aim of the service is to avoid detaining an individual under S136 if an alternative service would provide a less restrictive option. You will be supported in your decision making by Band 7 clinicians who are available 24hrs
You will liaise with clinicians in the CRHT, CMHT SPoA, CMHSOPS, Safe Haven and Acute hospitals as well as the Police and will also be supported by a Band 4 Senior Support Worker who will manage the patient flow through the Places of Safety and support the phone lines.
You will liaise with the AMPH service.
Main duties of the job
The role provides the opportunity to use your clinical skills in a unique way.
The ability to speak and communicate clearly over the telephone
Duties of the role include liaising with partner agencies.
Completing clear clinical records and maintaining clinical standards
Supporting police officers in their decision making by providing them with clear and current information
Completing audits as required
Liaising with the Places of Safety and AMPH service to ensure assessments are completed in a timely manner
This is not an exhaustive list of duties as the service is currently forward planning
Respect - We value people as individuals, we treat others as we would like to be treated.
Openness - Work in a collaborative, transparent way.
Accountability - We are professional and responsible for our actions.
Working together - We work together to make a difference for our service users.
Innovation - We find creative ways to run efficient, high quality services.
Excellence - We listen and learn to continually improve our knowledge and ways of working
Working for your organisation
Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life.
We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving 1.8 million people across the county.
The Trust (rated Good overall by the CQC and Outstanding for care) has 3,283 staff working in 66 buildings across 33 locations, covering an area of 1,450 square miles.
You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones.
The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service.
We take pride in our services – which are underpinned by our Trust values:
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