Drug and Alcohol Mental Health Practitioner

This role is being advertised on behalf of Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Job Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a registered nurse, other healthcare professional or social worker to work across the Bracknell Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) and substance misuse service, New Hope. This is a Band 6 role.

We are looking for a registered professional who is driven, passionate and excited to be working with and the link between two essential community services to make a real difference to our service users’ lives.

The successful candidate will support a caseload of individuals with complex mental illness with substance misuse difficulties. They will also help to support colleagues in both teams to understand the complex interplay of mental health and substance misuse by carrying out assessments and contributing to care plans and Recovery Plans.

The role will offer autonomy and variety, working across two supportive teams. The role will also offer flexibility, with the successful candidate able to benefit from a hybrid approach to working, if desired.

Main duties of the job

• To support a caseload of individuals with mental illness and substance misuse difficulties.
• To work across the CMHT and New Hope (DAAT) teams, providing support via their unique dual specialism.
• To use appropriate, evidence based, therapeutic interventions to address the co-occurring mental health, alcohol and substance use needs of service users and their families.
• Assessment of risk and care needs in line with both team’s models of work and recovery. To use these assessments to then inform the care and support that is provided to the individual.
  
  

Working for our organisation

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.

Our Values At Berkshire Healthcare Are:

• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
  
  

Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:

• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust site
  
  

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

The “must haves” for you to be considered for this role:

• A registered nurse, HCP or social worker with a recognised degree-level qualification and professional registration.
• Previous, significant experience of working with individuals with a dual-diagnosis.
• Dynamic and proactive, and excited to take on a new challenge.
  
  

For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.

We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.

We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Sarah Beaumont on 0118 904 6800 or email [email protected] who’ll be delighted to help.

Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

Person specification

Education/Qualifications/Training

Essential criteria

• Registered Mental Health Nurse OR Other Health Professional OR registered Social Worker
• Evidence of continuing professional development
  
  

Desirable criteria

• IT literate
• Experience supporting student health professionals
  
  

Continuous Professional Development

Essential criteria

• Desire to undertake further training and self-improvement to support patient experience
  
  

Previous Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience within a mental health setting
• Evidence of clinical leadership skills
• Experience of working with patients who also use alcohol or drugs and have a co-existing mental health issue
• In depth knowledge and understanding of addictive substances, the problems they may cause and the interventions/approaches that help.
  
  

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Essential criteria

• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Knowledge of Mental Health legislation, which included the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and DOLs
• Report writing and presentations.
• Team-working and the ability to play an effective part in a wider MDT and specialist partner agencies
• Able to work effectively with clinical teams
• Able to work under pressure
• Ability to work in a stressful environment
  
  

Additional Requirements

Essential criteria

• Car User
  
  

These are the values that we live by at Berkshire Healthcare:

• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
  
  

We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.

Equal Opportunities

Bracknell Forest Council – Working for Equality. We welcome applications from all sections of the community.

How to apply

Please apply online via the link provided.

Drug and Alcohol Mental Health Practitioner

Employer:

Bracknell Forest Council

Salary:

£39,205 - £47,084 per annum (Incl. of HCAS)

Location:

Bracknell

Contract:

Permanent

Working Pattern:

Full Time

Hours:

37.5 hours per week.

DBS Check:

Enhanced

Closing Date:

22/12/2024 at 23:59

Reference:

OTH/24/299789

This role is being advertised on behalf of Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Additional Requirements

Essential criteria

• Car User
  
  

These are the values that we live by at Berkshire Healthcare:

• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
  
  

We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.

Equal Opportunities

Bracknell Forest Council – Working for Equality. We welcome applications from all sections of the community.

How to apply

Please apply online via the link provided.

Further information on this vacancy

• Job Description and Person Specification
• Values and Behaviour Summary
• Working for Us
• Please Read - Help with your application form
  
  

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