Magistrates Court Practitioner - West Yorkshire - FTC

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 Magistrates Court Practitioner to join our team in West Yorkshire.

Hours: Monday to Friday: 8am - 4pm

Salary: This position is full time and fixed term, you will receive a salary of £43,609 to £49,175 depending on experience

Location: Leeds Magistrates Court

This role is a 1 year fixed term contract.

What you'll be doing

As a Magistrates Court Practitioner, your responsibilities will vary. You will:

• Be an experienced practitioner with experience completing assessments and support plans for individuals attending the local Magistrates Court. The assessment will focus on the needs of the service user from a health and social perspective, focusing on an all-vulnerability model.

• The role of the practitioner is to support the service user through the Magistrates Court process, providing advice and use the information from assessment to provide a report to the courts to support onward decision making of those working within the court system, communicating any reasonable adjustments and providing options to the court staff as appropriate.

• You are required to undertake assessments of vulnerable people who have been detained in police or Court custody and share relevant information to assist and inform the Police, Court and Crown Prosecution Service decision making with regards to charge and sentence and to share information about vulnerable people with other agencies to ensure risk is managed effectively and vulnerable people are safeguarded.

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

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.