Job summary
The Dual Diagnosis and Outreach Team ( DDOT) was created with Community Mental Health Transformation funding in 2021 to improve access to mental health services for clients with serious mental illness and multiple, complex needs who struggle to gain access to mental health services via more formal routes.
The DDOT is a small team with a Team Lead, a senior nurse and 2 support workers. The team are an outreach arm of the Primary Care Mental Health Service (PCMHS) which works closely with GPs to ensure that people can access appropriate mental health care.
The DDOT are based in the Peterborough Town Hall but most of their work is out and about in Peterborough, joining the Rough Sleeper Outreach team for their shifts on the streets, mingling with staff and clients in the Garden House, the local drop-in centre for rough sleepers, or at the headquarters for Aspire which provides support for those clients with addictions to drugs and alcohol.
Main duties of the job
The applicant will be joining a vibrant and well-integrated community of services who work well together and who are passionate about their work. They will also be joining at a time when services for people with severe multiple disadvantages are expanding. An outreach psychological service is being set up in Primary Care, a new mobile unit is being bought by the Garden House, the outreach teams are expanding and a dedicated GP post for this cohort is being invested in.
The opportunities for career progression are also numerous with a significant number of senior nursing posts built into the new Peterborough Stepped Care Model. We are introducing more senior nursing roles because we want to promote a wealth of clinical experience in CPFT to promote clinical excellence and better patient care throughout Peterborough.
Regular clinical supervision will be offered by the DDOT team lead and there will also be opportunities to learn from the regular MDT clinical meetings with the PCMHS and training and case discussion sessions with the senior Lead Nurse Specialist for Personality Disorder and the Lead Primary Care Psychologist.
Successful applicants will need to be strong team workers with demonstrable commitment and enthusiasm for working with this client group. This is an exciting opportunity to work with a busy and innovative team on a pilot whose aim is to enhance the chances of local people achieving and maintaining optimal mental health within Peterborough.
About us
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care setting but also with the community. These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental & physical health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high calibre candidates that share our vision & values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people & members of our ethnic minorities & LGBTQ+ communities.
Benefits of working for CPFT include:
- Annual leave allowance 27 days plus bank holidays (this may increase depending on NHS service)
- Pension scheme
- Salary sacrifice schemes
- Staff discounts schemes
- Professional development via the CPFT Academy which provides in-house training programs
- Stress awareness training
- Mindfulness training
- Counselling service
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities
- Undertake mental health assessments in regard to referrals from the Dual Diagnosis referral hub and PCMHS.
- Sign post to appropriate services and if required detail out a support plan for the DDOT B4 roles to complete.
- Liaise and work in partnership with agencies supporting individuals with housing and substance use issues.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities
- Undertake mental health assessments in regard to referrals from the Dual Diagnosis referral hub and PCMHS.
- Sign post to appropriate services and if required detail out a support plan for the DDOT B4 roles to complete.
- Liaise and work in partnership with agencies supporting individuals with housing and substance use issues.
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- Registered mental health professional [mental health/LD/Adult], appropriate to the job role (nursing, OT, SW)
- Completion of Mentorship/preceptorship Course/ENB equivalent, or intention to complete
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working alongside people with complex health problems in the designated care group (Dual Diagnosis)
- Experience of supervising staff
- Experience of providing a range of clinical interventions to people in the designated care group with a variety of health problems
- Experience of conducting clinical assessments including risk assessments
Desirable
- Experience of developing new services
- Experience of working within primary care
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Establish and maintain communication with individuals, families, carers and groups about difficult or complex matters overcoming any differences in communication
- Plan and organise complex activities or programmes requiring, formulation and review
- Frequent and intense concentration in client assessment and formulation, both individual and group work with up to 5 hours a day in direct face to face client contact
- Being with disturbed service users such as those experiencing trauma, family breakdown or domestic violence and acutely psychotic clients exhibiting extremes of behaviour, verbal and physical abuse on occasions, all of which can be potentially exhausting and skilled intervention is required to avoid burnout
- Assessment, planning and intervention skills
Knowledge & Understanding
Essential
- Significant post qualifying experience in the relevant care group
Desirable
- Knowledge of substance misuse issues
Other
Essential
- Demonstrate an understanding of the practices of Human Rights in the delivery of this role
- Ability to travel across sites
- Punctual and flexible across hours of work when required
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- Registered mental health professional [mental health/LD/Adult], appropriate to the job role (nursing, OT, SW)
- Completion of Mentorship/preceptorship Course/ENB equivalent, or intention to complete
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working alongside people with complex health problems in the designated care group (Dual Diagnosis)
- Experience of supervising staff
- Experience of providing a range of clinical interventions to people in the designated care group with a variety of health problems
- Experience of conducting clinical assessments including risk assessments
Desirable
- Experience of developing new services
- Experience of working within primary care
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Establish and maintain communication with individuals, families, carers and groups about difficult or complex matters overcoming any differences in communication
- Plan and organise complex activities or programmes requiring, formulation and review
- Frequent and intense concentration in client assessment and formulation, both individual and group work with up to 5 hours a day in direct face to face client contact
- Being with disturbed service users such as those experiencing trauma, family breakdown or domestic violence and acutely psychotic clients exhibiting extremes of behaviour, verbal and physical abuse on occasions, all of which can be potentially exhausting and skilled intervention is required to avoid burnout
- Assessment, planning and intervention skills
Knowledge & Understanding
Essential
- Significant post qualifying experience in the relevant care group
Desirable
- Knowledge of substance misuse issues
Other
Essential
- Demonstrate an understanding of the practices of Human Rights in the delivery of this role
- Ability to travel across sites
- Punctual and flexible across hours of work when required
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
