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Dual Diagnosis Worker | Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 14 August 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £37,338 - £44,962 per annum pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 13 September 2024 |
| Location: | Peterborough, PE1 1HJ |
| Company: | Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6522497/310-MASMH-6522497 |
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.
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.
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
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.
This advert closes on Wednesday 28 Aug 2024