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This is a new post within the service, so you have an exciting opportunity to be part of developing and evaluating Op COURAGE's approach to supporting veterans with dual diagnosis needs, ensuring effective partnership working and timely access to appropriate local services.
As the Band 7 Dual Diagnosis Lead, you will be part of the management team within Op COURAGE, utilising both leadership skills and your specialist knowledge and clinical experience of dual diagnosis.
This team is unique in that we cover the six counties of the East of England and comprise of six contracted clinical and non-clinical partner organisations, to deliver high-quality mental health care to Veterans, Reservists, and Service Leavers. The team offer a blend of face-to-face and remote working, so you will need to be comfortable with working with staff and patients remotely. You will also need to be able to drive to relevant meetings across the East of England region, where face-to-face attendance is required.
Main duties of the job
You will be responsible for leading on partnership working for service users who experience both mental health and problematic alcohol and substance use. You will understand clinical interventions and local and national protocols regarding the formulation of effective assessments, harm minimisation, risk management, and recovery.
You will lead on developing and maintaining relationships with local drug and alcohol services across the East of England, to help ensure that Op COURAGE are helping our Veterans to access the right care for their needs.
You will lead on developing staff capability within Op COURAGE to build confidence, knowledge and skills in supporting Veterans with dual diagnosis.
You will lead on implementing specialist therapeutic groups within Op COURAGE, to provide a motivational space to help Veterans get ready for making positive changes. You will be provided with support from leadership, and specialist training, to deliver these groups.
Working for our organisation
Valuing you. Recognising your dedication. At EPUT, we look after you.
This is a new post within the service, so you have an exciting opportunity to be part of developing and evaluating Op COURAGE's approach to supporting veterans with dual diagnosis needs, ensuring effective partnership working and timely access to appropriate local services.
As the Band 7 Dual Diagnosis Lead, you will be part of the management team within Op COURAGE, utilising both leadership skills and your specialist knowledge and clinical experience of dual diagnosis.
This team is unique in that we cover the six counties of the East of England and comprise of six contracted clinical and non-clinical partner organisations, to deliver high-quality mental health care to Veterans, Reservists, and Service Leavers. The team offer a blend of face-to-face and remote working, so you will need to be comfortable with working with staff and patients remotely. You will also need to be able to drive to relevant meetings across the East of England region, where face-to-face attendance is required.
Main duties of the job
You will be responsible for leading on partnership working for service users who experience both mental health and problematic alcohol and substance use. You will understand clinical interventions and local and national protocols regarding the formulation of effective assessments, harm minimisation, risk management, and recovery.
You will lead on developing and maintaining relationships with local drug and alcohol services across the East of England, to help ensure that Op COURAGE are helping our Veterans to access the right care for their needs.
You will lead on developing staff capability within Op COURAGE to build confidence, knowledge and skills in supporting Veterans with dual diagnosis.
You will lead on implementing specialist therapeutic groups within Op COURAGE, to provide a motivational space to help Veterans get ready for making positive changes. You will be provided with support from leadership, and specialist training, to deliver these groups.
Working for our organisation
Valuing you. Recognising your dedication. At EPUT, we look after you.
- Receive supervision and support to help you fulfil your potential.
- Join an inclusive EPUT community and connect with others through engagement events and equality or champion networks.
- If you need help, we provide mental health and wellbeing services, occupational health advice and counselling.
Benefits
Important note: please ensure that as part of your application, you include professional references with business contact information covering your last three years of employment history. We are unable to accept personal or character references.
As a newly appointed employee, you are responsible for incurring the cost of your initial DBS check relevant to your post; the amount will be deducted from your first salary with the Trust.
Our Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We particularly welcome applications from people with experience of using mental health services. We also hold the Disability two tick symbol and have made the pledge to commit to employing more people with learning disabilities, we encourage people with a disability to apply. If you require this application form in another format i.e. Braille or audio tape etc, please contact the Recruitment Department on 01375 364513 or email epunft.recruitment.adverts@nhs.net and we can arrange for this to be dispatched to you.
The Trust has the right to expire vacancies prior to the closing date if they so wish. The Trust makes every attempt to contact all applicants and we strongly advise that you check the email account which is registered with NHS Jobs regularly, we would advise however due to the high number of applications we receive that if you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expect all staff to undertake this commitment. Applicants will be subject to robust safer recruitment processes.
Important Notice: Recently the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 (the Regulations) which amended on 22 July 2021 and come into force on 11 November 2021 that anyone directly employed to work in a Care Home or who are required as part of their role to be deployed to a CQC registered care home are required to have had both their COVID vaccinations, unless they are exempt. This is therefore a requirement of this role and will form part of our pre-employment checks.
Please note - staff who are formally at risk within the organisation will be given priority in securing alternative employment. Should it come to light that a post being advertised by the Trust is considered ‘suitable alternative employment’ to an individual who is at risk, the recruiting manager will be advised and the post will be withdrawn from NHS Jobs.
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
- 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years’ service.
- Excellent pension of up to 14.5% of your pensionable pay.
- Staff discounts include Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits.
- £8K relocation package if you move to Essex to join us
- Season ticket loans are interest-free to cover the cost of travelling to and from work via tram, rail, or bus.
- Job share: Applications for job shares are welcomed.
Important note: please ensure that as part of your application, you include professional references with business contact information covering your last three years of employment history. We are unable to accept personal or character references.
As a newly appointed employee, you are responsible for incurring the cost of your initial DBS check relevant to your post; the amount will be deducted from your first salary with the Trust.
Our Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We particularly welcome applications from people with experience of using mental health services. We also hold the Disability two tick symbol and have made the pledge to commit to employing more people with learning disabilities, we encourage people with a disability to apply. If you require this application form in another format i.e. Braille or audio tape etc, please contact the Recruitment Department on 01375 364513 or email epunft.recruitment.adverts@nhs.net and we can arrange for this to be dispatched to you.
The Trust has the right to expire vacancies prior to the closing date if they so wish. The Trust makes every attempt to contact all applicants and we strongly advise that you check the email account which is registered with NHS Jobs regularly, we would advise however due to the high number of applications we receive that if you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expect all staff to undertake this commitment. Applicants will be subject to robust safer recruitment processes.
Important Notice: Recently the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 (the Regulations) which amended on 22 July 2021 and come into force on 11 November 2021 that anyone directly employed to work in a Care Home or who are required as part of their role to be deployed to a CQC registered care home are required to have had both their COVID vaccinations, unless they are exempt. This is therefore a requirement of this role and will form part of our pre-employment checks.
Please note - staff who are formally at risk within the organisation will be given priority in securing alternative employment. Should it come to light that a post being advertised by the Trust is considered ‘suitable alternative employment’ to an individual who is at risk, the recruiting manager will be advised and the post will be withdrawn from NHS Jobs.
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
