Dual Diagnosis Recovery Worker

An exciting opportunity has arisen for suitably qualified individuals to join our established and highly energetic dual diagnosis team in Haringey, as a Dual Diagnosis Recovery Worker on a permanent basis.

The service comprises clinical and psychosocial elements of substance misuse treatment which will be delivered within an exciting new model of delivery focused upon recovery and underpinned by a key working system based upon a variety of skills around structured psychosocial and recovery consistent packages of care.

The Dual Diagnosis Network is a specialist Tier 3 treatment service working with service users who have complex mental health and concurrent drug and alcohol problems. Dual Diagnosis Recovery workers are embedded into local mental health (acute/community) services and can be accessed at those services.

Main duties of the job

The post holder should be enthusiastic and experienced in key working individuals having problems with substance misuse. Experience of working with individuals presenting co-occurring substance misuse and mental health problems is a bonus. 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), under the guidance and supervision of the Senior Practitioner and oversight of the Dual Diagnosis Network Service Manager.

Job responsibilities

The post holder will take a lead in developing and delivering dual diagnosis services, ensuring that high quality services are delivered to service users with a dual diagnosis. The post holder will act as a specialist resource to mental health and substance misuse teams, in statutory and voluntary sectors. The post holder will be responsible for undertaking substance misuse triage of service users, implementing and managing complex management plans in joint partnership with other teams in Haringey ensuring that effective and responsive plans are in place.

Benefits

• NHS Discounts
• Generous annual leave
• NHS pension scheme
• Excellent internal staff network
• Flexible working
• Health and wellbeing initiatives

Requirements

• Relevant Substance Use Qualification / Experience
• Recent experience working directly with adults who experience drug and/or alcohol use problems
• Experience undertaking assessments, recovery planning, support planning, keyworking, or structured interventions with individuals affected by substance use and/or co-occurring substance use and mental health conditions
• Ability to work independently if necessary and as part of a team
• Understanding of the principles and practice of harm minimisation
• Commitment to working within the harm reduction model of practice