Project Manager Substance Misuse / Co Occurring Conditions

Role Responsibility

This is a full time 2 year fixed term (funding dependent) post for Project Manager for Substance Misuse / Co Occurring Conditions in Kent.

This is an exciting opportunity for a person committed to improving the lives of people with complex vulnerabilities including addictions, mental illness, housing, social and emotional trauma and physical health problems. Working in a client focused way, they will help the client and the health system work together to create better outcomes for vulnerable people. The worker will co-ordinate multi agency leads to create shared care plans for vulnerable people identified by both substance misuse and mental health providers. The post holder will be familiar with the NHS co occurring conditions quality standards and hold all partners to account as part of on going public health quality improvement to enable people to access the right care/treatment at the right time. They will work in a client focused way alongside local commissioners, public health services, mental health and substance misuse workers to ensure the care for service users is safe, appropriate and co-ordinated.

The person in the role will advocate for the client and ensure that the service user has a shared care plan in place and that any barriers to care are highlighted, and documented and where appropriate - removed in order for the service user to get the care they need. The post holder will be familiar with and able to work across a range of agencies and also demonstrate commitment to the needs of this client group. The post holder will be supported by the public health team and have good access to leaders in the mental health system. The post will also contribute to Kent and Medway's award  winning suicide prevention programme. Kent and Medway CCG and Kent County Council are committed to transforming the way mental health services are provided and the safeguarding of vulnerable people.

Kent operates safer recruitment procedures.

Kent County Council is committed to promoting equality, challenging discrimination and developing community cohesion.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community.
We are committed to the Investors in People Standard.

This post is subject to a Basic Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Interview date: week commencing 22nd February 2021

Contact Details

For further information on this role please contact Jessica Mookherjee on 07787295363.

About the Company

Please note – if you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.