Dual Diagnosis Nurse - Clinical Lead & Care Coordinator

NHS Jobs; Chipping Barnet; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Change Grow Live (CGL) is recruiting for a role based at one of our West Sussex delivery hubs to deliver high quality dual diagnosis care. You will assess, plan and coordinate care for service users with co-morbid mental health and substance misuse, ensuring safe, effective pathways across community and primary care settings.

You will work within a multidisciplinary team, provide training and maintain up-to-date knowledge of guidelines, policies and NICE recommendations to support best practice.

Qualifications

• Experience in substance misuse and/or mental health settings.
• Experience working with people with co-morbid mental health and substance misuse.
• Managing a caseload with complex needs.
• Knowledge of therapeutic interventions for dual diagnosis.
• Knowledge of current mental health, substance misuse policy and legislation.

Responsibilities

• Provide bespoke interventions to engage service users and improve outcomes.
• Support joint working protocols with mental health and substance misuse services.
• Review service users and undertake specialist mental health assessments.
• Identify training needs and deliver or provide support.
• Improve referral pathways between substance misuse and mental health teams.

Skills

Experience in substance misuse and/or

Dual diagnosis

Caseload management

Therapeutic interventions knowledge

Policy/legislation knowledge

Education

Qualification in Mental Health Treatment

Registered qualification in Mental Health

Job description

Change Grow Live (CGL) is recruiting for a role based at one of our West Sussex delivery hubs to deliver high quality dual diagnosis care. You will assess, plan and coordinate care for service users with co-morbid mental health and substance misuse, ensuring safe, effective pathways across community and primary care settings.

You will work within a multidisciplinary team, provide training and maintain up-to-date knowledge of guidelines, policies and NICE recommendations to support best practice.