Band 6 Drug and Alcohol Practitioner - South West
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 15/09/2026
- Closes
- 29/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a Band 6 Drug and Alcohol Practitioner within the Op Courage Integrated Veterans Mental Health and Wellbeing Service, covering the Southwest region. The post-holder will deliver a defined drug and alcohol service to an allocated caseload, focusing on assessment, planning, and implementation of treatment and care. The service operates a hybrid working model, requiring strong clinical skills in assessment and therapeutic interventions. The practitioner will work autonomously within legislative frameworks and contribute to multidisciplinary team efforts.
Essential criteria
- Appropriate health / social care professional qualification and registration
- Evidence of continuing professional development relevant to the post
- Post registration experience working with service users and carers in the delivery of services to address complex alcohol/drug problems, preferably in a specialist substance misuse service
- The ability to demonstrate high level skills and sound professional judgement in assessment, risk assessment and risk management, care planning, care co-ordination and evaluation of care for this client group
- The ability to deliver a range of psychosocial interventions appropriate to the needs of this client group
- Up to date working knowledge of current developments in the drug/alcohol field and related aspects of general / mental health, including research and audit
- Ability to work autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Cope with behaviour which may be challenging at times
- Able to travel easily and frequently around the region which will include attending face-to-face appointments, Trust training and team meetings as required
- Effective communication, presentation, interpersonal and liaison skills, both verbal and written
Desirable criteria
- Is a veteran, has lived experience of the veteran community or has experience of caring for veterans
- Education, Qualification Experience, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities,
- Appropriate health / social care professional qualification and registration
- Evidence of continuing professional development relevant to the post
- Post registration experience working with service users and carers in the delivery of services to address complex alcohol/drug problems, preferably in a specialist substance misuse service
- The ability to demonstrate high level skills and sound professional judgement in assessment, risk assessment and risk management, care planning, care co-ordination and evaluation of care for this client group
- The ability to deliver a range of psychosocial interventions appropriate to the needs of this client group
- Up to date working knowledge of current developments in the drug/alcohol field and related aspects of general / mental health, including research and audit
- Ability to work autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Cope with behaviour which may be challenging at times
- Able to travel easily and frequently around the region which will include attending face-to-face appointments, Trust training and team meetings as required
- Effective communication, presentation, interpersonal and liaison skills, both verbal and written
- Is a veteran, has lived experience of the veteran community or has experience of caring for veterans
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
Band 6 Drug and Alcohol Practitioner - South West
The closing date is 29 September 2026
Job summary
Southwest Op Courage Integrated Veterans Mental Health and Wellbeing Service covers Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Bristol, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Dorset; our operational base is in Weston-super-Mare. The service is one of six national NHS England-commissioned Op Courage services.
Op Courage provides a complete pathway and is delivered by a multi-disciplinary team which includes nurses, psychologists, pharmacists, psychiatrists, occupational therapists, support workers, and operational and administrative staff. This starts with a comprehensive needs-led conversation in line with Your Team, Your Care and Your Plan; it is followed by evidence-based interventions and treatment for a wide range of need and complexity, from the early signs of mental health problems through to complex mental health difficulties and psychological trauma.
The service is delivered via a hybrid working model which entails a mix of homeworking and utilising clinical spaces or hot-desks. Clinical care and interventions are delivered face to face or virtually, in line with patient choice and clinical and/or operational need. The post-holder will need to live within the Southwest and cover an agreed area, and will be assigned to their near
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