Band 6 Senior Practitioner - COMPASS Dual Diagnosis
Go back Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
The closing date is 26 April 2026
To work within a team which provides a community-based service to patients and BSMHFT clinical inpatient and community teams who deliver care to patients experiencing co-occurring severe mental illness and problematic drugs/alcohol use.
To develop and upskill patient facing staff to ensure patients experiencing co-occurring severe mental health and problematic substance use receive appropriate assessment and timely interventions wherever they access BSMHFT care.
To model and work to create a positive attitudinal change, tackling stigma, in the care of patients experiencing co-occurring severe mental health and problematic substance use patient presentations.
This is provided via writing, reviewing and delivering a range of training to clinical patient facing staff alongside supervision and consultation around dual diagnosis and delivery of direct interventions to patients.
Main duties of the job
* To be responsible and accountable in the completion and delivery of activities required within and reflective of the role of Senior Practitioner.
* To provide supervision to COMPASS Wellbeing Practitioner.
* To role model positive attitudes in the care of patients presenting with co-occurring mental health and substance experiences and challenge negative, stigmatising attitudes for patient care and experiences.
* Contribute toward a positive learning and developmental culture for COMPASS and through contact with wider teams to promote professional standards, quality and skill.
* To contribute towards developing and building effective relationships between COMPASS, BSMHFT clinical services and external partners.
* To act and represent COMPASS in meetings as required and in absence of Hub Manager/Clinical Lead.
* Research, write, review and deliver a range of evidence-based training package to inpatient and community patient facing staff and contribute towards the evaluation of training.
* To deliver individual staff and team consultation and supervision in the delivery of Cognitive Behavioural Integrated Therapy (C-BIT) interventions.
* Patient screening, C-BIT assessment and formulation, care planning delivery of interventions in conjunction with care coordinators, as required.
Person Specification
Education
* Hold a professional health/allied health care qualification/registration.
Experience
* Experience of working in a mental health setting.
* Experience of developing and delivering training material.
Knowledge
* Knowledge of relationship between mental health and substance use.
* Knowledge of substance use interventions.
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.
£39,959 to £48,117 a year, pro rata
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