Op COURAGE Veterans Dual Diagnosis Lead

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key Responsibilities Lead on the review and development of the dual diagnosis offer, making recommendations to the Deputy Regional Lead regarding service improvement and future development Provide clinical leadership across the service in relation to dual diagnosis practice. Attend daily referral triage meetings, to offer your specialist clinical opinion on cases that have co-occurring needs, and the correct timely pathways. Attend and participate in internal MDT meetings, maintaining an oversight of relevant referrals and assessments, and providing your specialist advice and guidance on evidence-based care for dual diagnosis Provide specialist consultation and clinical supervision to Band 6 case managers who are supporting Veterans with dual diagnosis needs Develop, deliver and evaluate specialist training, reflective practice and consultation sessions to improve workforce capability. Where appropriate, to provide specialist input through completing initial assessments and joint working with Band 6 case managers for service users with complex dual diagnosis presentations, including significant clinical risk, diagnostic uncertainty, treatment resistance, safeguarding concerns and/or multi-agency involvement. Plan and organise the delivery of a specialised SMART recovery group for Veterans with addictions, including organising the training of staff to co-deliver this group Influence and promote evidence-based approaches to assessment, intervention and recovery. Maintain high standards of clinical documentation, record keeping and information governance, ensuring that records accurately reflect assessment, formulation, risk management, clinical decision-making and care planning in accordance with Trust policies and professional standards. To act as the regional specialist lead for dual diagnosis within Op COURAGE, establishing and maintaining relationships with specialist drug and alcohol services across the East of England Facilitate timely and effective referrals between Op COURAGE and relevant external services by acting as a designated point of contact. This will involve communicating sensitive/ highly sensitive, confidential information concerning patients. Advocate for the Armed Forces Community, by educating external services to understand the Armed Forces Covenant and the importance of reducing unwarranted variation and disadvantage in accessing care and treatment To promote the involvement of families/carers/social systems in the delivery of care and treatment to individuals with dual diagnosis Collect, analyse and report on service activity, outcomes and audit data relating to the Dual Diagnosis offer, using findings to inform service development, quality improvement and reporting requirements. You may be required to have direct clinical patient contact to support clients and staff, providing trauma-informed and culturally competent mental health assessment and care.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse/OT/SW
• Relevant post-registration study

Knowledge

Essential

• Understanding of considerations for working with AF community
• Knowledge and experience of working with DD

Skills/Experience

Essential

• Experience with planning and organising activities or programmes in a clinical setting

Desirable

• Previous experience of working in a community based service

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Lakes

Colchester

CO4 5JL

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://eput.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)