Community Mental Health Practitioner Dual Diagnosis - Brecon, United Kingdom - Powys Teaching Health Board

Powys Teaching Health Board
Powys Teaching Health Board
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Brecon, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Tom O´Connor

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As a Dual Diagnosis Mental Health Practitioner, you will work within a proactive and positive multidisciplinary team, focusing upon individuals (including young people) with severe and enduring mental health problems who have co-occurring Substance Misuse issues.


You will have responsibility for the care co-ordination and management of a defined caseload of clients with complex and challenging needs, providing liaison between statutory and other services particularly with colleagues providing substance misuse, housing and homelessness support and working closely with social workers and disability teams (social services).


You will be an integral member of the Team, providing training and specialist advice as and when needed to other staff and undertaking interventions as defined within Parts 2 and 3 of the Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010.

Assisting the CMHT Team Manager with the management and organisation, including advice and support, of their clinical area associated with dual diagnosis will be an essential element of the role.


You will benefit from:

A friendly, supportive working environment and feeling valued.

A leadership and governance structure and responsibilities to ensure supervision and development.

Regular managerial supervision and opportunities for CPD.


Working in a beautiful County the rurality of which offers opportunities to develop professionally within a unique context in Wales.


You will benefit others by:

Having an opportunity to contribute to the development of services.

Participating in the education, development and supervision of junior staff, student nurses and student social work colleagues.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.


Powys is cited as being a wonderful place to live and work; a rural health setting where you can personally and professionally grow, where patients are at the heart of care provision.

If you are an ambitious professional in search of job satisfaction, Powys is the place to be. Whatever your career aspirations, we are committed to supporting and developing you.

Powys Teaching Health Board is responsible for meeting the health and wellbeing needs of the population of Powys.

Powys is the largest county in Wales with Snowdonia to the North and the Brecon Beacons to the South, the spectacular scenery is something to behold.

Working in partnership, we commission and provide award-winning hospital, community, mental health and learning disability services, so our portfolio is varied and diverse.

We are proud to offer patients an unrivalled level of care and range of careers for professionals who want to make a real difference.

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