Dual Diagnosis Nurse

Change Grow Live is seeking a Dual Diagnosis Nurse to support people with multi-faceted issues related to the impact of substance use on their physical and mental health. As a Dual Diagnosis Nurse, you will be an integral member of our multidisciplinary team, offering specialist clinical interventions to people who use our services.

The salary for this role is £38,114.53 to £44,469.24 per year.

Main duties of the job

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Benefits

• Regular national nurse and HCA forums
• Regular 1:1s and appraisals
• Protected continuing professional development time, which totals up to 6 days per year
• Free access to the RCNi learning platform
• Payment of NMC fee
• Opportunity to use the government-backed Apprenticeship Levy fund to develop nursing practice
• Wellbeing hour every week and access to personal wellbeing resources

Requirements

• Experience of working in substance misuse and/or mental health settings
• Experience of working with people with co-morbid mental health and substance misuse problems
• Knowledge of and skills in appropriate therapeutic interventions for working with people with dual diagnosis
• Qualification in Mental Health Treatment
• Relevant registered qualification in Mental Health