Job summary
Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to develop the new Community Rehabilitation Team to support service users experiencing complex psychosis. The team will support service users whoare ready to step down from inpatient rehabilitation services to support them in moving to either funded placements or their own tenancy. The aim of the team is to reduce the length of inpatientstay for service users from both acute and rehabilitation wards, incorporating least restrictive practice, the NICE guidelines for complex psychosis and the Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) national program.
We are looking to recruit a motivated and enthusiastic Drug and Alcohol worker to join our supportive multidisciplinary team and contribute to this exciting endeavour.
Your personal development priorities will be shared and supported through our appraisal process.
We will support you in maintaining a work-life balance and can support flexible working. The team is currently based at Trust HQ in Ashton but this may be subject to change. As the team is a trust wideservice you will be expected to travel across all five boroughs within the trust footprint.
The team operates during office hours of Monday to Friday 9am-5pm
Main duties of the job
To work with a caseload of service users experiencing complex psychosis who have drug and alcohol difficulties.
To be a specialist resource for the Community Rehabilitation Team, providing expert guidance and support for the MDT regarding dual diagnosis.
To establish links with a range of services to include statutory and third sector agencies offering drug and alcohol support.
To contribute to case formulation based on the most up to date evidence based practice.
About us
About us
We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.
Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We're really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we're a great place to work.
All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Description:
- To be part of the Community Rehabilitation Team, working with acaseload of clients with complex psychosis and drug and alcohol problems.
- To act as a specialist resource for other within the team who will beworking with this client group
- To provide assessment, management and interventions for these clients.
Person Specification:
- Relevant professional qualification as RMN/OT/Social Worker
- Evidence of training (e.g.NVQ Level 3 Community Health or Drug and Alcohol Use Practitioner course) or relevant experienceof working in the mental health and drug and alcohol field
Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification to support your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Description:
- To be part of the Community Rehabilitation Team, working with acaseload of clients with complex psychosis and drug and alcohol problems.
- To act as a specialist resource for other within the team who will beworking with this client group
- To provide assessment, management and interventions for these clients.
Person Specification:
- Relevant professional qualification as RMN/OT/Social Worker
- Evidence of training (e.g.NVQ Level 3 Community Health or Drug and Alcohol Use Practitioner course) or relevant experienceof working in the mental health and drug and alcohol field
Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification to support your application.
Person Specification
Education
Essential
- Relevant professional qualification e.g. RMN /DipSW
- Evidence of training (e.g.NVQ Level 3 Community Health or Drug and Alcohol Use Practitioner course) or relevant experience of working in the mental health and drug and alcohol fields
- Post graduate diploma or experience of assessing clients health and social care needs in a mental health / drug and alcohol setting to post graduate diploma level
Desirable
- Evidence of a recognised substance misuse qualification and/ or evidence of 10 DANOS competencies
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with individuals who have mental health and drug / alcohol problems
- Experience of providing support to vulnerable / socially excluded individuals/ groups.
- Experience of working as part of a team in order to achieve a shared vision / goal.
- Experience of managing a caseload under The Care Programme Approach and legislative frameworks
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of Mental Health issues and how to successfully work with them, including those with formal diagnosis but also with a wide range of presenting mental health and distress issues.
- Awareness of risk assessment and management processes as they relate to complex mental health / substance misuse clients
- An understanding of Mental Health law and broader criminal justice issues as they may be relevant to this client group
- Knowledge of the physical psychological and social effects of mental health/drug and alcohol use and appropriate interventions
- Knowledge of assessment, risk assessment and case management including direct delivery of interventions and working with clients on a one to one and / or group work
- Understanding of the recovery and apply this to practice.
- Knowledge of harm minimisation
- Knowledge of substitute prescribing for substance use, management and treatment interventions
- Experience of multi-disciplinary working
- Ability to acknowledge diversity and promote anti-discriminatory practice / equal opportunities.
- Knowledge and understanding of CPA, The Mental Health Act (1983 updated 2007), The Care Act (2014) and The Mental Capacity Act (2005)
Desirable
- Knowledge of national substance misuse strategy (i.e. Models of Care, DANOS)
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to use information technology systems Assessment, risk assessment and case management skills
- Ability to assess and deliver appropriate packages of care to this challenging client group
- Ability to communicate mental health / drug and alcohol specific knowledge and expertise
- Client facing skills focussed on supporting individuals to achieve stability and recovery at the earliest safe and sustainable point in their treatment journey
- Awareness of own limitations and how to approach others
- Ability to work with policies and procedures relating to the organisation
- Effective time management skills
- Able to demonstrate full understanding of confidentiality issues and the ability to interpret policy into practice
- Ability to act calmly in emergencies and to respond in a professional manner to stressful and challenging behaviour
- IT skills in relation to data input and statistical monitoring
Desirable
- Ability to deliver training
- Experience of user involvement in service development
Person Specification
Education
Essential
- Relevant professional qualification e.g. RMN /DipSW
- Evidence of training (e.g.NVQ Level 3 Community Health or Drug and Alcohol Use Practitioner course) or relevant experience of working in the mental health and drug and alcohol fields
- Post graduate diploma or experience of assessing clients health and social care needs in a mental health / drug and alcohol setting to post graduate diploma level
Desirable
- Evidence of a recognised substance misuse qualification and/ or evidence of 10 DANOS competencies
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with individuals who have mental health and drug / alcohol problems
- Experience of providing support to vulnerable / socially excluded individuals/ groups.
- Experience of working as part of a team in order to achieve a shared vision / goal.
- Experience of managing a caseload under The Care Programme Approach and legislative frameworks
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of Mental Health issues and how to successfully work with them, including those with formal diagnosis but also with a wide range of presenting mental health and distress issues.
- Awareness of risk assessment and management processes as they relate to complex mental health / substance misuse clients
- An understanding of Mental Health law and broader criminal justice issues as they may be relevant to this client group
- Knowledge of the physical psychological and social effects of mental health/drug and alcohol use and appropriate interventions
- Knowledge of assessment, risk assessment and case management including direct delivery of interventions and working with clients on a one to one and / or group work
- Understanding of the recovery and apply this to practice.
- Knowledge of harm minimisation
- Knowledge of substitute prescribing for substance use, management and treatment interventions
- Experience of multi-disciplinary working
- Ability to acknowledge diversity and promote anti-discriminatory practice / equal opportunities.
- Knowledge and understanding of CPA, The Mental Health Act (1983 updated 2007), The Care Act (2014) and The Mental Capacity Act (2005)
Desirable
- Knowledge of national substance misuse strategy (i.e. Models of Care, DANOS)
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to use information technology systems Assessment, risk assessment and case management skills
- Ability to assess and deliver appropriate packages of care to this challenging client group
- Ability to communicate mental health / drug and alcohol specific knowledge and expertise
- Client facing skills focussed on supporting individuals to achieve stability and recovery at the earliest safe and sustainable point in their treatment journey
- Awareness of own limitations and how to approach others
- Ability to work with policies and procedures relating to the organisation
- Effective time management skills
- Able to demonstrate full understanding of confidentiality issues and the ability to interpret policy into practice
- Ability to act calmly in emergencies and to respond in a professional manner to stressful and challenging behaviour
- IT skills in relation to data input and statistical monitoring
Desirable
- Ability to deliver training
- Experience of user involvement in service development
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).
