Dual Diagnosis Recovery Navigator

North London NHS Foundation Trust; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A local health authority in London is seeking a Dual Diagnosis Recovery Navigator to join their energetic dual diagnosis team. The candidate must have experience working with individuals facing substance misuse and mental health issues, focusing on providing care packages in various mental health teams. This fixed-term position offers a supportive environment with opportunities for professional development and NHS benefits.

Benefits

NHS Discounts

Generous annual leave

NHS pension scheme

Flexible working opportunities

Qualifications

• Experienced in key working individuals having problems with substance misuse.
• Desirable experience with concomitant substance misuse and mental health problems.

Responsibilities

• Devising and implementing packages of care for clients.
• Providing specialist liaison between mental health and substance misuse teams.

Skills

Experience in key working individuals with substance misuse

Knowledge of mental health issues

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen within BEH-MHT Substance Misuse services, for suitably qualified individuals to join our established and highly energetic dual diagnosis team in Haringey, as a Dual Diagnosis Recovery Navigator on a fixed term contract.

The post holder should be experienced in key working individuals having problems with substance misuse (essential requirement). Experience of working with individuals presenting concomitant substance misuse and mental health problems is desirable. You will be responsible for devising and implementing packages of care for clients with dual diagnosis presentations in a variety of mental health teams (Acute/inpatient, and community), and local Substance Misuse services and other partner agencies, under the line management/ supervision of the Senior Practitioner and oversight of the service Operational Manager.

The post holder will provide specialist liaison between mental health teams, substance misuse teams, and other providers in the borough of Haringey, focusing on Unmet Mental Health Need.

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.

Our Five-Year Strategy

• We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
• With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
• We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
  
  

Why NLFT?

• We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
• We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
• NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme
• Excellent internal staff network
  
  

In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Eleni Kyriakidou Job title: DDN Operational Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 0208 21 37561