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At Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT), we strive to provide high-quality mental health and learning disability services as an employer of choice. We can only achieve this by putting our staff and the people using our services at the centre of everything we do. This starts with the people we employ. We recruit based on values and qualifications (where required) and believe lived experience is an advantage. We look for potential, not perfection, and this means that together, we are as diverse as the communities we care for.
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Job overview
The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Trust has a national and international reputation in Addiction and Co-Occurring Mental Health Alcohol and Drugs (COMHAD) treatment. The COMHAD team, as part of Addictions Plus, LYPFT, works alongside other partners that make up Forward Leeds, a CQC outstanding rated organisation. Following OHID (Office for Health Improvement and Disparities) investment and expansion of the service, an exciting opportunity has arisen for Band 6 Specialist COMHAD Practitioners to join our multi-disciplinary team. You will be joining a diverse and skilled team that consists of a Consultant Psychiatrist, Consultant Psychologist, Clinical Psychologists, Mental Health Nurses, Cognitive Behavioural Therapists, Social Workers, Occupational Therapists and Specialist Midwives. Main duties of the job
The job role will include providing specialist addiction treatment, including psychosocial and pharmacological interventions, harm reduction, & risk management to service users with co-existing mental health and/or pregnancy needs. The LYPFT team is trauma-informed and offers a formulation driven, psychological model. The successful candidate will hold a caseload as well as delivering psychosocial interventions to service users and consultancy to support the wider service. Excellent training from both Forward Leeds and LYPFT, supervision in a variety of forms and support from an experienced team will be offered. There are excellent specialist training opportunities such as Dialectical Behaviour Therapy and a focus on career development. The successful candidate will also have opportunities to facilitate specialist psychosocial group work and an involvement with service development. We welcome applications from Registered Mental Health Nurses, Social Workers and Occupational Therapists. If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of those struggling with addiction and co-occurring mental health issues and/or pregnancy, we would love to hear from you. Working for our organisation
The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development. There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers. We also have an incredible bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank. Applicants should be aware that for any individual who requires a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only. This is an essential requirement of the role, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you are unable to meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa. Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Liaising with other teams within and external to Forward Leeds, other professionals, statutory and non-statutory bodies. To work effectively within the multi-disciplinary team. To develop and maintain excellent links with other agencies so as to ensure effective quality care for service users. Able to communicate with service users who may be distressed and who may, on occasion, present with challenging behavior. Advise healthcare professionals on the management of patients with co-existing physical health and substance misuse problems. To ensure safe practice and ensure that the service is effective and safe for service users, staff and visitors. To use clinical and line management supervision, as well as ad-hoc supervision if and when required, supporting decision making and managing complex situations. To report incidents in a timely manner using the Hub reporting system in line with Forward Leeds and Trust policies. Provide specialist clinical expertise with the provisions of assessments, care planning evaluation, risk assessment and follow up to patients. Manage a caseload and also deliver psychosocial interventions to service users within the wider service. Deliver a range of evidence led psychosocial interventions and support pharmacotherapy as appropriate with support from senior staff. Perform physical health checks and interventions such as venepuncture, immunisation, wound care, urine sampling. Participate in clinical supervision based on video recording of practice. Person specification
Qualifications
Registered with professional body i.e. RMN/OT/Social worker Experience
Worked across life course, care settings, with ‘difficult to treat’ populations Experience of undertaking risk assessment and management of clients with complex needs and trauma Skills
Car driver with Full clean driving licence Applications are welcomed from candidates who wish to apply for a position based on a smarter (Hybrid) or flexible working arrangement – please contact the Recruitment Team if you have any queries regarding this in terms of your initial application. Where candidates are successful at interview, flexible working arrangement requests will be taken into consideration and may be accommodated where the needs of the service allow. Please note that from 1st July 2018, all new employees are required to subscribe to the DBS Update Service, DBS checks for volunteers remain free of charge. Patient Safety is a priority at LYPFT with a focus on system-based improvement and creating opportunities for learning. We will ensure compassionate engagement with all those involved in an incident and all incidents are met with a proportionate response. LYPFT is committed to upholding its statutory responsibilities in relation to safeguarding adults and children. Please refer to job description for further information. LYPFT is a member of the Disability Confident scheme and is committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. As part of the Trust's commitment to its Gold Standard Armed Forces Covenant status, members of the Armed Forces Community are entitled to a guaranteed interview subject to meeting the role criteria. Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if enough applications are received. It is in the candidate’s best interest to apply as soon as possible. In submitting an application form, you authorise Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process should you be appointed to the post. Please note: The Trust does not offer reimbursement of interview expenses. You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Trust has a national and international reputation in Addiction and Co-Occurring Mental Health Alcohol and Drugs (COMHAD) treatment. The COMHAD team, as part of Addictions Plus, LYPFT, works alongside other partners that make up Forward Leeds, a CQC outstanding rated organisation. Following OHID (Office for Health Improvement and Disparities) investment and expansion of the service, an exciting opportunity has arisen for Band 6 Specialist COMHAD Practitioners to join our multi-disciplinary team. You will be joining a diverse and skilled team that consists of a Consultant Psychiatrist, Consultant Psychologist, Clinical Psychologists, Mental Health Nurses, Cognitive Behavioural Therapists, Social Workers, Occupational Therapists and Specialist Midwives. Main duties of the job
The job role will include providing specialist addiction treatment, including psychosocial and pharmacological interventions, harm reduction, & risk management to service users with co-existing mental health and/or pregnancy needs. The LYPFT team is trauma-informed and offers a formulation driven, psychological model. The successful candidate will hold a caseload as well as delivering psychosocial interventions to service users and consultancy to support the wider service. Excellent training from both Forward Leeds and LYPFT, supervision in a variety of forms and support from an experienced team will be offered. There are excellent specialist training opportunities such as Dialectical Behaviour Therapy and a focus on career development. The successful candidate will also have opportunities to facilitate specialist psychosocial group work and an involvement with service development. We welcome applications from Registered Mental Health Nurses, Social Workers and Occupational Therapists. If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of those struggling with addiction and co-occurring mental health issues and/or pregnancy, we would love to hear from you. Working for our organisation
The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development. There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers. We also have an incredible bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank. Applicants should be aware that for any individual who requires a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only. This is an essential requirement of the role, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you are unable to meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa. Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Liaising with other teams within and external to Forward Leeds, other professionals, statutory and non-statutory bodies. To work effectively within the multi-disciplinary team. To develop and maintain excellent links with other agencies so as to ensure effective quality care for service users. Able to communicate with service users who may be distressed and who may, on occasion, present with challenging behavior. Advise healthcare professionals on the management of patients with co-existing physical health and substance misuse problems. To ensure safe practice and ensure that the service is effective and safe for service users, staff and visitors. To use clinical and line management supervision, as well as ad-hoc supervision if and when required, supporting decision making and managing complex situations. To report incidents in a timely manner using the Hub reporting system in line with Forward Leeds and Trust policies. Provide specialist clinical expertise with the provisions of assessments, care planning evaluation, risk assessment and follow up to patients. Manage a caseload and also deliver psychosocial interventions to service users within the wider service. Deliver a range of evidence led psychosocial interventions and support pharmacotherapy as appropriate with support from senior staff. Perform physical health checks and interventions such as venepuncture, immunisation, wound care, urine sampling. Participate in clinical supervision based on video recording of practice. Person specification
Qualifications
Registered with professional body i.e. RMN/OT/Social worker Experience
Worked across life course, care settings, with ‘difficult to treat’ populations Experience of undertaking risk assessment and management of clients with complex needs and trauma Skills
Car driver with Full clean driving licence Applications are welcomed from candidates who wish to apply for a position based on a smarter (Hybrid) or flexible working arrangement – please contact the Recruitment Team if you have any queries regarding this in terms of your initial application. Where candidates are successful at interview, flexible working arrangement requests will be taken into consideration and may be accommodated where the needs of the service allow. Please note that from 1st July 2018, all new employees are required to subscribe to the DBS Update Service, DBS checks for volunteers remain free of charge. Patient Safety is a priority at LYPFT with a focus on system-based improvement and creating opportunities for learning. We will ensure compassionate engagement with all those involved in an incident and all incidents are met with a proportionate response. LYPFT is committed to upholding its statutory responsibilities in relation to safeguarding adults and children. Please refer to job description for further information. LYPFT is a member of the Disability Confident scheme and is committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. As part of the Trust's commitment to its Gold Standard Armed Forces Covenant status, members of the Armed Forces Community are entitled to a guaranteed interview subject to meeting the role criteria. Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if enough applications are received. It is in the candidate’s best interest to apply as soon as possible. In submitting an application form, you authorise Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process should you be appointed to the post. Please note: The Trust does not offer reimbursement of interview expenses. You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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