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Job overview

The service supports working-age adults who have moderate to severe affective and psychotic disorders. The teams offer support in a number of ways, drawing from the expertise of such a variety of disciplines. 

To be right for this job: 

The role of Co-occurring Conditions Community Care co-ordinator is to work in partnership with service users who are experiencing both mental health and substance use issues, developing servicer user care plans and recovery plans to enable them to lead fulfilling lives. The post holder will demonstrate an understanding of clinical interventions relevant to the locality teams protocols to include assessments, harm minimisation, motivational interviewing, psycho-education, risk management, relevant aspects of social inclusion, recovery, care plans and discharge planning,  working closely with the local drug and alcohol services, carers, families and partner agencies to facilitate this

You will  have a degree or relevant professional registration as a Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social worker or equivalent substantial working experience with the designated client group,  You will be an active member of a dynamic, highly motivated, skilled and creative team

You will be working in a supportive environment that values your supervision and professional development

You will have a voice and role to play in service development.

Main duties of the job

The ideal candidate will work at all times to promote the safety and the wellbeing of service users and their families/carers. The post holder will assess, plan and implement care, and provide specialist harm minimisation and reduction of substance use  advice and carry out specialist clinical skills and procedures. They will provide clinical supervision to staff and students. The post holder will ensure that the locality NICE interventions and ethos are adhered to.

The ideal candidate will promote a positive culture of integrated working with substance misuse services for service users, carers and family.

The ideal candidate will have a strong team work ethic, sense of accountability, accompanied by an ability to work under pressure  and with a desire for innovation. We are able to support agile working for staff, using all appropriate I.T equipment and support, and have a secure area for staff bicycles. The city provides a good opportunity to be active at work, with staff being able to cycle to local appointments.

You will be involved in the delivery of care-coordination to a specified caseload operating under the CPA framework, a daily duty service, ongoing risk management, care planning, support around benefits and housing, carers’ assessments, physical health care and a wide variety of therapeutic interventions for which you can access training and supervision. 

Working for our organisation

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.