Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust • Maidstone ME16 9NW
About this role
Are you a dedicated and proactive Health Visitor who has expert knowledge and experience of assessing and supporting pregnant women?
If you are, we would like to hear from you as we have an exciting opportunity for you to develop, lead and sustain a newly funded 'Pregnant Women Pathway' for Liaison, Diversion & Reconnect (LDR) for pregnant women who come into contact with the Criminal Justice System.
This funding is for a 2 year fixed term and is subject to review by Commissioners for LDR.
The role is based at the Red House in Maidstone but will involve engagement with our clients and partners through Kent and Medway.
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We are serious about diversity and inclusion, and we are working hard to build this into our DNA. We warmly welcome applications for any of our roles from people from diverse backgrounds, and we are proactively encouraging applications from under-represented communities for our more senior roles, like this one.
Liaison, Diversion & Reconnect (LDR) are looking for an experienced and proactive Health Visitor to develop, lead and sustain a newly funded pathway for pregnant women who come into contact with the Criminal Justice System for a 2-year fixed period. This will be subject to review by Commissioners for LDR.
The development of a Pregnant Woman Pathway within LDR, will allow for a more substantial clinical presence, improving identification, assessment, intervention, and multi-agency coordination for pregnant women across all Criminal Justice System touchpoints.
Responsibilities will include but are not limited to
1. Identification & Screening
2. Specialist Clinical Assessment
1. Enhanced Care Coordination
1. Promotion & Early Intervention
1. Safeguarding & Pre-Birth Planning
1. Through-the-Gate Reconnect Support
The above interventions will be developed by the successful candidate and it will require an autonomous and proactive approach in order to provide LDR with the opportunity for on-going pathway consistency.
The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
We are the Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway. Our teams support adults with a wide range of mental health needs. Because we cover the whole county and both hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the 1.8 million people of Kent and Medway. Rated ‘Good’ by the CQC, we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 in the community each year.
Our vision is simple
We are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It’s why we’re passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. And everything we do is guided by our values caring, inclusive, curious and confident.
Join us - if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that's doing well together.
At Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust, we are serious about diversity and inclusion, and we are working hard to build this into our DNA. We warmly welcome applications for any of our roles from people from diverse backgrounds, and we are proactively encouraging applications from under-represented communities for our more senior roles, like this one.
Please see the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities of the role.
This advert closes on Wednesday 3 Jun 2026
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