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The position can be based at either Chantry Day Hospital in Frome or Willow Bank, Priory Health Park, Wells, with flexible working arrangements available. The role emphasises collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to promote best practices in the assessment and treatment of service users, and includes ongoing opportunities for professional development. Applicants will have the chance to enhance their clinical skills and support health education initiatives within a supportive environment.
We are looking to recruit a community mental health nurse or Mental health practitioner or Occupational Therapist who has a special interest in Dual Diagnosis for the Mendip Neighbourhood Older persons mental health service, 3 days a weekThe successful applicant will be providing assessment and treatment for individuals who have severe and enduring mental health problems, this could also be alongside coexisting substance misuse disorders. The applicant can be based either in Chantry Day hospital in Frome or Willow Bank, Priory health park, Wells.All training and support will be provided and would suit someone who is looking to develop from a band 5 to a band 6 We are happy to discuss flexible working requirements.
The postholder will work as a key worker within the Mendip locality ensuring the provision of a high quality service, working with individuals over the age of 65 years supporting with moderate to severe mental health difficultiesTo act as a keyworker for a caseload of people with mental health difficulties and developing their care plan, coordinating and reviewing their care and treatment outlined in the plan, at times offering direct individual and group interventions to these and other patients where appropriateThe postholder will carry a clinical caseload and will provide supervision and advice to other mental health staff in relation to their working practice with this service user groupThe post holder will promote awareness and best practice, actively supporting positive attitudes and a consistent approach towards assessment and treatment of this service user group using evidenced based interventions and treatment frameworksTo participate in wider multidisciplinary working across primary and secondary care servicesTo promote health through provision of health education, information and advice
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To provide assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of interventions for people presenting with a severe and enduring mental health problem alongside Dual Diagnosis within a designated geographical area or as required by the ServiceTo work within the principles of the Trusts Dual Diagnosis Policy and to help with early identification of people who might benefit from the service and or who might be diagnosable with coexisting disordersTo act as a key worker for a caseload of, assessing their needs, and developing their recovery care plan, Dialog plus, coordinating and reviewing their care and treatment outlined in the Dialog plusTo coordinate working practices amongst other relevant professionals in the designated locality, including psychologists and psychological therapistsTo develop and maintain ones own clinical skills and expertise in the area of approaches to, and treatment of people with a mental health difficulty, Dual Diagnosis and, to be reflective and responsive to meaningful service user and carer involvement.To be part of the teams duty rota
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