Job summary
To support citizens of Dudley who are under the community mental health team and have a dual diagnosis.
To support the wider multi-disciplinary team with people with a dual diagnosis.
Please see job description for more details
Main duties of the job
To support citizens of Dudley who are under the community mental health team and have a dual diagnosis.
To support the wider multi-disciplinary team with people with a dual diagnosis.
Please see job description for more details
About us
Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust supports people of all ages with mental health needs and learning disabilities.
We offer a wealth of well-being support for staff such as supervision, reflective practice, professional development, car and bike schemes.
Our values our care, accountable, respectful and empowered.
We provide high quality care within a multi-disciplinary team
Job description
Job responsibilities
To support citizens of Dudley who are under the community mental health team and have a dual diagnosis.
To support the wider multi-disciplinary team with people with a dual diagnosis.
Please see job description for more details
Job description
Job responsibilities
To support citizens of Dudley who are under the community mental health team and have a dual diagnosis.
To support the wider multi-disciplinary team with people with a dual diagnosis.
Please see job description for more details
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- oNMC - RMN Registration
- oCommitment to undertake continuing Personal development
Desirable
- oHigher qualification at least to degree level in a relevant subject
- oPost graduate training relevant to Mental Health
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within mental health services
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
Desirable
- Recent and relevant experience of working with clients experiencing issues with substance misuse
- Experience of assessment of people with substance misuse and related problems
- Experience of working in community settings
- Evidence of working with complex mental health and substance misuse service users within in-patient and/or community settings
Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of continued development or training
- Knowledge of NHS issues and current policies and practices in mental health
- Awareness of local and national influences on service provision for secondary mental health service users
Skills/Personal qualities
Essential
- Professional approach
- Evidence of commitment to promoting service user and carer values
- Commitment to personal development
- Flexible approach to work
- Ability to manage own time and work under pressure
- Desire to work with other professionals/ departments and service users to enhance service delivery and meet organisational objectives
- Self-motivated and an interest in chosen field
- Good communication skills, both verbal and written.
- To be able to communicate in English, both verbally and in writing
Desirable
- Evidence of managing change and supporting service development
- Participation in research and audit to improve practice and contribute to on-going service delivery
Trust Behaviours
Essential
- Compassionate, Accountable, Respectful and Empowered
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- oNMC - RMN Registration
- oCommitment to undertake continuing Personal development
Desirable
- oHigher qualification at least to degree level in a relevant subject
- oPost graduate training relevant to Mental Health
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within mental health services
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
Desirable
- Recent and relevant experience of working with clients experiencing issues with substance misuse
- Experience of assessment of people with substance misuse and related problems
- Experience of working in community settings
- Evidence of working with complex mental health and substance misuse service users within in-patient and/or community settings
Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of continued development or training
- Knowledge of NHS issues and current policies and practices in mental health
- Awareness of local and national influences on service provision for secondary mental health service users
Skills/Personal qualities
Essential
- Professional approach
- Evidence of commitment to promoting service user and carer values
- Commitment to personal development
- Flexible approach to work
- Ability to manage own time and work under pressure
- Desire to work with other professionals/ departments and service users to enhance service delivery and meet organisational objectives
- Self-motivated and an interest in chosen field
- Good communication skills, both verbal and written.
- To be able to communicate in English, both verbally and in writing
Desirable
- Evidence of managing change and supporting service development
- Participation in research and audit to improve practice and contribute to on-going service delivery
Trust Behaviours
Essential
- Compassionate, Accountable, Respectful and Empowered
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).
