Job summary
The role of a Co-occurring Mental Health, Alcohol & Drugs (COMHAD) Practitioner has been specifically designed to provide holistic and integrated care between The Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Hub and local drug and alcohol services. You can encourage, inspire, motivate people who access the service. Working alongside the team in the Wellbeing Hub and partners as part of the Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT), you provide recovery orientated, solution focused and person-centered care.
Main duties of the job
Provide flexible support
based on individual need and preferences, enabling individuals to make informed
decisions and choices (face to face, telephone, community venues)
Arrange 121 mental health
and wellbeing appointments
Undertake mental health and
wellbeing assessments using motivational interviewing and coaching techniques
Support individuals to
develop wellbeing plans using the Dialog Plus tool
Conduct timely full assessments
of individuals substance use and how this related to their mental health symptoms
Provide substance misuse
interventions
Contribute to the provision of
a range of therapeutic social, occupational and leisure activities relevant to
the service user group, through a community setting programme
Encourage and support
individual advocacy, user forums, carers groups and patient councils
Work collaboratively and
sensitively with individuals with a range of mental health needs to develop
skills to manage their own health, in accordance with their personal recovery
plan
To effectively manage risk
To carry out administration
work, which could include but is not limited to report writing, screening
referrals, completing triages and risk assessments
To maintain and develop professional
links with all external agencies, enabling effective signposting
About us
In response to NHS Long Term Plan priorities and
building on established local partnerships and place-based system
transformation, our vision in Bexley is to transform our model of mental health
and wellbeing care and support. We aim to provide accessible, responsive, and
inclusive mental health support across the local area. This system-wide
transformation will redesign how community mental health services are delivered
and experienced, placing communities and individuals at the heart of what we do
and how we do it.
The Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Hub will sit alongside and compliment those
provided by primary and secondary care ensuring that by working together
anybody who needs a service sees the right person at the right time, through a
single point of entry. Together, were making sure were walking alongside
people who need support every step of the way, making sure they are ok, making
sure theyre accessing relevant support and then thinking about their next
steps. This delivers against the NHSs vision for mental health care and
support through more local, community mental health services and how community
services should offer whole-person, whole-population health approaches.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job description
The role of a Co-occurring Mental Health, Alcohol & Drugs (COMHAD) Practitioner has been specifically designed to provide holistic and integrated care between The Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Hub and local drug and alcohol services. You can encourage, inspire, motivate people who access the service. Working alongside the team in the Wellbeing Hub and partners as part of the Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT), you provide recovery orientated, solution focused and person centered care.
Key responsibilities:
- To provide flexible support based on individual need and preferences, enabling individuals to make informed decisions and choices (face to face, telephone, community venues).
- To arrange 121 mental health and wellbeing appointments.
- Undertake mental health and wellbeing assessments using motivational interviewing and coaching techniques.
- To support individuals to develop wellbeing plans using the Dialog Plus tool
- Conduct timely full assessments of individuals substance use and how this related to their mental health symptoms.
- Provide substance misuse interventions
- To work with service users in a recovery orientated, solution focused, person centred and holistic way.
- To promote a person-centered service, building effective communication with all individuals, partnership organisations and others.
- Contribute to the provision of a range of therapeutic social, occupational and leisure activities relevant to the service user group, through a community setting programme.
- Encourage and support individual advocacy, user forums, carers groups and patient councils.
- Work collaboratively and sensitively with individuals with a range of mental health needs to develop skills to manage their own health, in accordance with their personal recovery plan.
- To effectively manage risk.
- To carry out administration work, which could include but is not limited to report writing, screening referrals, completing triages and risk assessments.
- To maintain and develop professional links with all external agencies, enabling effective signposting. If you are a proactive change-maker who enjoys big challenges and rewarding work, we can offer a collaborative, supportive working environment, and the opportunity to be at the heart of creating new systems of care and support which go beyond the job description.
Interviews will take place week commencing 25th March 2024.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with Adults with Mental Health, Alcohol and Drug use
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.
Employer details
Employer name
Mind in Bexley Ltd.
Address
2a Devonshire Road
Bexleyheath
DA6 8DS