Dual Diagnosis Nurse

Change Grow Live; England; On-site; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Regular national nurse forums

6 days CPD per year

RCNi learning platform access

NMC fee paid

Apprenticeship Levy funding

Weekly wellbeing hour

Job summary

Change Grow Live is a leading UK health and social care charity. The Dual Diagnosis Nurse role involves supporting people with complex issues related to substance use and health.

As part of a multidisciplinary team you will deliver specialist clinical interventions and take a holistic, person-centred approach. You will work to engage service users with the most suitable services, contribute to joint protocols with CMHTs and IAPT teams, and provide case management where appropriate.

Qualifications

• NMC registration as a nurse is required.
• Experience delivering bespoke interventions for service users.
• Ability to assess mental health needs within dual diagnosis.
• Willingness to train others and provide support.

Responsibilities

• Provide bespoke interventions for identified service users to engage them with appropriate services.
• Develop joint working protocols with mental health and substance misuse services.
• Review service users and undertake specialist mental health assessments.
• Identify training needs of colleagues and deliver or support training.
• Address gaps in dual diagnosis provision and share best practices.
• Improve referral pathways between substance misuse and mental health teams.
• Carry out case management for dual diagnosis service users.

Skills

Clinical nursing

Dual diagnosis

Mental health assessment

Training delivery

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Listening and communication

Education

Registered Nurse (NMC)

Tools

RCNi learning platform

Job description

Change Grow Live is one of the UKs leading health and social care charities and the Dual Diagnosis Nurse role is a varied one. You will be supporting people with multi-faceted issues related to the impact of substance use on their physical and mental health. Nurses working are an integral member of our multidisciplinary teams, offering specialist clinical interventions to people who use our services. Every person who comes into our service is treated as an individual, so understanding the importance of a whole person approach along with being curious, a good listener, a clinically robust practitioner and having a flexible approach are essential skills.

• At Change Grow Live we want to support you to recognise and achieve your goals:
• We hold regular national nurse and HCA forums, and you will have regular 1:1s and appraisals.
• We actively support our nurses to revalidate with protected continuing professional development time, which totals up to 6 days per year.
• We also have a wide range of educational opportunities including free access to the RCNi learning platform and we pay for your NMC fee.
• We offer you the opportunity to use the government backed Apprenticeship Levy fund to develop nursing practice in line with your specific role.
• All our staff are encouraged to take a wellbeing hour every week and access personal well -being resources.

Main duties of the job Work to the core CGL substance misuse nurse job description with additional role specific requirements:

• Provide bespoke interventions for identified service users, with the aim of engaging people in the most appropriate service for their needs, reducing re-presentations and bringing about positive outcomes.
• Support the development of joint working protocols with mental health services and substance misuse services (including Community Mental Health Teams (CMHTs), Improving Access to Psychological Therapies services).
• Review service users presenting to services and undertake specialist mental health assessments as required.
• Identify the training and support needs of colleagues working with this group of service users and deliver training or provide support as appropriate.
• Identify any gaps in dual diagnosis provision and provide examples of good practice to inform future pathway and service design.
• Improve communication and referral pathways between substance misuse and mental health teams and other services involved in the care and treatment of people with dual diagnosis.
• Provide a case management role for identified dual diagnosis service users as appropriate.

At Change Grow Live, above all else we believe in people. It's the one thing that acts as a foundation for all our work. If you use our services: we understand what you're going through. We won't judge. We believe you can make positive changes in your life. If you work or volunteer for us: we believe in your potential. We believe you can do brilliant, life-changing work.

Our mission and vision Our mission is to help people change the direction of their lives, grow as individuals, and live life to its full potential. The vision we're working towards is to develop, deliver and share a whole person approach that changes society. We believe that having diverse people working as part of our team makes us the organisation that we are. We actively encourage applications from people from all backgrounds to help us to provide the best possible experience for the people who use our services and to make Change Grow Live a great place to work. The safety of vulnerable children, young people and adults is our absolute priority. We will support you in your role to make sure that you are equipped to support the safety of people who use our services and those around them, to the highest standard possible.