Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
The closing date is 19 April 2026
To contribute to the principal aim of the Youth Justice Service to prevent offending by children and young people, by ensuring that the physical, emotional and mental health needs are addressed as a principle factor with all programs of assessment and interventions undertaken by the Youth Justice and Prevention Service (YJPS).
The YJPS Nurse will develop and support systems to ensure that when a young person enters the youth justice system, the Youth Outcomes and Performance System (YOPS) has within it the skill and capacity to ensure that their health needs are taken into consideration and addressed effectively. The nurse will ensure that a young person in contact with the youth justice system will have the same access to a comprehensive health service as any other young person within the general population. The post holder will deliver a health service to children and young people, including direct assessment, early intervention and referral, offering advice and consultation on children's health care to colleagues and other non professional carers working within the overall framework of the YOPS policies and procedures as relevant.
The post holder will have responsibility for the management and coordination of health care needs of young people within the criminal justice system. The post holder will work within a multi agency environment with a wide range of professionals across all agencies to meet the physical, emotional and mental health needs of children and young people who are at risk of, or have offended.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum, pro rata
