NHS
Dual Diagnosis Mental Health Practitioner
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Job Description
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- Flexible working options to help you balance work and life
- NHS pension scheme for long-term financial security
- Generous annual leave allowance to recharge and relax
- A strong focus on career development to help you grow and achieve your potential
- Short course in relevant subjectCommitment and evidence of Continuing Professional Development
- Motivational Interviewing and Relapse Prevention Training
- Significant experience in working with people with complex clinical and risk presentations, including those diagnosable with dual diagnosis
- Experience of offering clinical supervision to other professionals
- For further information and detail, please see attached full job description and person specification.
- Short course in relevant subjectCommitment and evidence of Continuing Professional Development
- Motivational Interviewing and Relapse Prevention Training
- Significant experience in working with people with complex clinical and risk presentations, including those diagnosable with dual diagnosis
- Experience of offering clinical supervision to other professionals
- For further information and detail, please see attached full job description and person specification.
Job summary
The successful post-holder will offer assessment and treatment for individuals who have severe and enduring mental health problems, this could also be alongside co existing substance misuse disorders. To provide robust and therapeutic treatment as part of the wider community mental health service response to the population of Somerset. We would ideally like the successful applicant to complete the non medical prescribing course but it is not essential.
You will be at the forefront of assessing patients referred to the Older Persons Mental Health Service, using a recovery-oriented approach and strengths model. You will assess, plan, implement and evaluate treatment safely and effectively, in partnership with medical team and nurses, service user and carers, using evidence based practice.
We operate Monday to Friday, but flexibility may be required to meet the needs of our the service. A valid UK driving licence and access to a vehicle is required for the role.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will work as a key worker within the South Somerset 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 difficulties.
To act as a key worker 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 appropriate
The post-holder 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 group.
About us
At Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, we're committed to supporting our employees with a range of benefits designed to enhance your professional and personal life. We offer:
Additionally, you'll gain access to our Blue Light Card, unlocking exclusive discounts on shopping, dining, and leisure activities, as well as NHS-specific perks to support you both inside and outside of work.
We are proud to foster a diverse, skilled, and inclusive workforce, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds.
Why Somerset? Somerset offers the perfect blend of idyllic countryside, outstanding areas of natural beauty, and breathtaking coastlines, with vibrant cities like Bristol, Bath, and Exeter just a short drive away - and only two hours to London.
The region is home to excellent educational facilities, and with affordable housing compared to other parts of the country, it's a great place to build both your career and your future.
Somerset truly has it all - the peaceful countryside and cosmopolitan city life, with something for everyone to enjoy.
Details
Date posted
08 July 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£37,338 to £44,962 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
184-OL-BL-2671
Job locations
Bracken House
Crewkerne Road
Chard
Somerset
TA20 1YA
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56 Preston Road
Yeovil
Somerset
BA20 2BN
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Bernard Way
South Petherton
Somerset
TA13 5EF
Wincanton Community Hospital
Dancing Lane
Wincanton
Somerset
BA9 9DQ
Job descriptionJob description
Job responsibilities
For further information and detail, please see attached full job description and person specification.
Job responsibilities
For further information and detail, please see attached full job description and person specification.
Person SpecificationPerson Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Additional Criteria
Essential
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Additional Criteria
Essential
Additional informationDisclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Bracken House
Crewkerne Road
Chard
Somerset
TA20 1YA
Employer's website
Employer details
Employer name
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Bracken House
Crewkerne Road
Chard
Somerset
TA20 1YA
Employer's website
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.
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