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We Are With You

Senior Dual Diagnosis Nurse - Integrated Trauma Service

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Job summary

If you are an enthusiastic, motivated, caring and creative registered mental health nurse with a psychotherapy qualification, we want you to join us and work within an exciting and fast paced environment that provides high quality recovery care to a diverse service user group. If you want to bridge the gap between Substance Misuse treatment Providers & Mental Health, then read on!

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for ensuring that individuals with serious mental illness are assessed and have access to support and treatment. You will take forward a small caseload of complex cases requiring ongoing support. Clinical recording keeping is a key component of the role, as is monitoring the effectiveness of care delivery. It will be vital for you to develop strong and positive relationships with key stakeholders and commissioners for the continuity of service. You will also provide supervision for mental health recovery workers and bring dual diagnosis expertise with you.

About us

Everyone should feel comfortable getting the support they need for issues with drugs, alcohol or mental health. At We Are With You we work with people on their own goals, whether that's staying safe and healthy, making small changes or stopping an unwanted habit altogether. We give people support in a way that's right for them either face to face in their local service, community or online. We provide a free and confidential service without judgement to more than 100,000 people a year. We use our expertise to improve the help available and raise awareness around drugs, alcohol and mental health so that more people can get support. We Are With You.

Details

Date posted

09 August 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£40,000 to £51,000 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

recroot-5495-45757-04

Job locations

Lincoln

Lincoln

LN1 1XG


Job description

Job responsibilities

The role will be to provide advice, guidance, and support to individuals with mental health, substance misuse and homeless issues. Here's an opportunity to work collaboratively as a core member of multi-disciplinary teams with other professionals, for the provision of ongoing assessment, care planning, treatment and support of people with drug or alcohol issues who also experience mental health issues. This role is a great opportunity to promote health, independence and recovery. Please note access to a vehicle is required for this role as you will be required to travel to our services across Lincolnshire We welcome applicants who wish to be considered for a part-time position. Please ensure this is outlined in your covering letter. Benefits: There are a number of staff benefits of working for We Are With You that include:

  • 28 days holiday plus a bank holiday allowance (pro rata for part time staff)
  • Enhanced employer pension contribution
  • Life assurance benefit scheme
  • Flexible working patterns to help with work life balance
  • Diverse package of training and development opportunities
  • 24/7 access to employee assistance programme
  • Cycle to work scheme
    • We have an excellent Refer a Friend scheme which offers you a £500 bonus for any recommendations, any role! Our scheme allows you to recommend your friends and family to work with us and earn a £500 bonus payment for every successful referral you make. Please note, the Refer a Friend scheme is only applicable if your recommended friend completes their 6 months probation period. As an organisation, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports and celebrates the diverse voices and experiences of our staff. We know that representing the communities we serve is key to us meeting our goals of radically improving people's lives. We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring and we encourage people from underrepresented communities and backgrounds to apply to join our team, including people with lived experience, people with disabilities, people from racialised communities, LGBTQ+ people and armed forces veterans. As part of our commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant we provide a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates that are veterans and meet all the essential criteria for a role. With You is also Disability Confident Committed and we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with a disability and meet all the essential criteria for a role. If you have a disability, a learning difficulty such as dyslexia or a medical condition which you believe may affect your performance during any aspect of our selection process, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best.

    Job description

    Job responsibilities

    The role will be to provide advice, guidance, and support to individuals with mental health, substance misuse and homeless issues. Here's an opportunity to work collaboratively as a core member of multi-disciplinary teams with other professionals, for the provision of ongoing assessment, care planning, treatment and support of people with drug or alcohol issues who also experience mental health issues. This role is a great opportunity to promote health, independence and recovery. Please note access to a vehicle is required for this role as you will be required to travel to our services across Lincolnshire We welcome applicants who wish to be considered for a part-time position. Please ensure this is outlined in your covering letter. Benefits: There are a number of staff benefits of working for We Are With You that include:

  • 28 days holiday plus a bank holiday allowance (pro rata for part time staff)
  • Enhanced employer pension contribution
  • Life assurance benefit scheme
  • Flexible working patterns to help with work life balance
  • Diverse package of training and development opportunities
  • 24/7 access to employee assistance programme
  • Cycle to work scheme
    • We have an excellent Refer a Friend scheme which offers you a £500 bonus for any recommendations, any role! Our scheme allows you to recommend your friends and family to work with us and earn a £500 bonus payment for every successful referral you make. Please note, the Refer a Friend scheme is only applicable if your recommended friend completes their 6 months probation period. As an organisation, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports and celebrates the diverse voices and experiences of our staff. We know that representing the communities we serve is key to us meeting our goals of radically improving people's lives. We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring and we encourage people from underrepresented communities and backgrounds to apply to join our team, including people with lived experience, people with disabilities, people from racialised communities, LGBTQ+ people and armed forces veterans. As part of our commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant we provide a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates that are veterans and meet all the essential criteria for a role. With You is also Disability Confident Committed and we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with a disability and meet all the essential criteria for a role. If you have a disability, a learning difficulty such as dyslexia or a medical condition which you believe may affect your performance during any aspect of our selection process, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best.

    Person Specification

    Qualifications

    Desirable

    • UK Registered Mental Health Nurse with current NMC registration
    • Relevant healthcare experience working with clients affected by substance misuse
    • Qualification in Trauma Therapy i.e. (tfCBT/EMDR)
    • A successful track record of providing high quality care
    • Demonstrable experience of comprehensive assessment of need including risk assessments
    • Demonstrable experience of working with trauma
    • Understanding of the roles, responsibilities and structures of agencies involved in responding to drug and alcohol issues
    • Ability to plan and prioritise own workload
    • Ability to positive engage service users
    • Ability to provide and accept feedback, support, clinical/managerial supervision
    • Ability to treat patients with respect and dignity
    • Effective written and communication skills
    • Ability to assess plans, implement and evaluate patient care and act accordingly if untoward changes occurred

    Experience

    Desirable

    • Post basic study covering substance misuse and blood borne viruses
    • Qualified to perform immunisation and vaccinations
    • Experience of planning and providing harm reduction initiatives and recovery solutions in a substance misuse setting
    Person Specification

    Qualifications

    Desirable

    • UK Registered Mental Health Nurse with current NMC registration
    • Relevant healthcare experience working with clients affected by substance misuse
    • Qualification in Trauma Therapy i.e. (tfCBT/EMDR)
    • A successful track record of providing high quality care
    • Demonstrable experience of comprehensive assessment of need including risk assessments
    • Demonstrable experience of working with trauma
    • Understanding of the roles, responsibilities and structures of agencies involved in responding to drug and alcohol issues
    • Ability to plan and prioritise own workload
    • Ability to positive engage service users
    • Ability to provide and accept feedback, support, clinical/managerial supervision
    • Ability to treat patients with respect and dignity
    • Effective written and communication skills
    • Ability to assess plans, implement and evaluate patient care and act accordingly if untoward changes occurred

    Experience

    Desirable

    • Post basic study covering substance misuse and blood borne viruses
    • Qualified to perform immunisation and vaccinations
    • Experience of planning and providing harm reduction initiatives and recovery solutions in a substance misuse setting

    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.

    Employer details

    Employer name

    We Are With You

    Address

    Lincoln

    Lincoln

    LN1 1XG


    Employer's website

    https://www.wearewithyou.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

    Employer details

    Employer name

    We Are With You

    Address

    Lincoln

    Lincoln

    LN1 1XG


    Employer's website

    https://www.wearewithyou.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

    Employer contact details

    For questions about the job, contact:

    Recruitment Manager

    Emily Frost

    Emily.frost@wearewithyou.org.uk

    07811056955

    Details

    Date posted

    09 August 2023

    Pay scheme

    Other

    Salary

    £40,000 to £51,000 a year

    Contract

    Permanent

    Working pattern

    Full-time

    Reference number

    recroot-5495-45757-04

    Job locations

    Lincoln

    Lincoln

    LN1 1XG


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