09 Oct
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT
Manchester
Job description
Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to support the new Manchester based integrated discharge team.
The Manchester Care Group have developed a multi-disciplinary hospital based integrated discharge team to support the safe and rapid discharge of service users who longer require a hospital setting.
The remit of the service will focus on service users from all adult acute, later life and PICU beds across the GMMH Manchester care group footprint, contracted beds within the North West Bed Bureau (NWBB) and out of area placements (OAPs).
The integrated discharge team will ensure the facilitation of timely discharge from the inpatient units across the locality and wider GMMH foot print,
across the NWBB and OAPs to reduce wasted bed days in a hospital setting for Manchester locality patients.
The post holder will lead on facilitating the discharge of complex cases and develop excellent working relationships with external partners to progress barriers in relation to service users deemed clinically ready for discharge.
Main duties of the job
The dual diagnosis worker will specialise in the facilitation of a co-occurring conditions clinical model.
They will offer dual assessment, formulation, brief intervention, extended intervention and planning. This will occur either during inpatient stay or as part of their discharge plan and handover tocommunity mental health and / or substance misuse services or supported accommodation and the role will be pivotal in supporting discharge planning.
This role would enhance pathways to substance use services more broadly ( substance use rehab) and would also support continuity of care between inpatient and community services.
About us
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH)
Foundation Trust employs over7000members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations.
We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford,Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.
Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.
Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.
Our people enjoy their work,
have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Delivery of dual diagnosis case advice, in line with national best practice guidance, NICE and Department of Health guidance, Trust policy, and in consultation with other dual diagnosis colleagues.
Have a good working knowledge of approaches of support to people with co-occurring mental health, alcohol and drugs
Work collaboratively with colleagues and service leaders to agree and implement dual diagnosis plans that address the development and sustenance of high-quality practice within the service, including structures that would help embed performance reporting into service monitoring systems.
Work with colleagues to implement harm minimisation measures that ensure safe environments; minimising substance use on Trust premises and potential harms for service users, visitors, and staff.
To carry a small, specialised caseload, when required, of clients with complex dual diagnosis disorders including clients presenting with high levels of risk and co-morbidity.
To consider development of dual diagnosis champions in their role development, the development of the dual diagnosis group work initiative and the development of policy and practice within their host wards.
To provide specialised dual diagnosis assessments of referred patients, based on appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex information from a variety of sources, including general assessment, self-report measures,
rating scales and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the clients care.
To develop specialised formulations and advice for referred clients, based on an appropriate conceptual framework of the clients problems and drawing upon extensive theoretical knowledge of different explanatory psychological and psychiatric models and specialist expertise in the implementation of evidence-based practice.
See attached detailed job description and person specification :
Staff benefits
Pay Enhancements 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
Excellent pension
Cycle to work scheme
Salary sacrifice car scheme
Wellbeing programme
Blue Light Card Discounts
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oRelevant professional qualification (RMN, Social Work)
- oPsychosocial Intervention qualification cert in MI / diploma in CBT
Desirable
Motivational Interviewing competence assessed
Experience and knowledge
Essential
- oExperience of working with service users in a mental health setting
- oExperience of assessing service users needs and involving them in the planning of their care
- oKnowledge of the physical, psychological and social effects of substance misuse and appropriate interventions
- oUnderstanding of current national policy and initiatives in relation to working in the mental health and substance misuse field
- oAn understanding of the complex needs of this client group