Op COURAGE Veterans Dual Diagnosis Lead

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust; Colchester; Hybrid; GBP 43,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday + bank holidays rising

Excellent pension (up to 14.5%)

Staff discounts

£8K relocation package

Season ticket loans

Job summary

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Band 7 Dual Diagnosis Lead for Op COURAGE to lead partnership working for veterans with dual diagnosis and to drive access to local services across the East of England. The role combines leadership, clinical expertise and a commitment to reducing risk and improving recovery for service users.

The post supports a mix of face-to-face and remote working, with travel across the region for meetings in person as required, and a focus on

Qualifications

• Senior clinical leader with experience in dual diagnosis
• Ability to lead across multiple partner organisations
• Strong understanding of risk management and recovery principles

Responsibilities

• Lead on partnership working for veterans with mental health and substance use issues.
• Develop and maintain relationships with local drug and alcohol services across the East of England.
• Build staff capability within Op COURAGE to support veterans with dual diagnosis.
• Implement specialist therapeutic groups to support motivation and behaviour change.

Skills

Leadership

Dual diagnosis expertise

Clinical assessment

Harm minimisation

Job description

Job Overview

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 organization

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

• 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.

Please be aware that, due to current allocation constraints, Certificates of Sponsorship (CoS) are being prioritised for registered roles at this time.

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 [e-mail] 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.