Job summary
- Main area
- Community Dual Diagnosis Practitioner
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 334-NUR-6440707-LF
- Employer
- South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Denmark Hill
- Town
- Camberwell
- Salary
- £27,948 - £29,468 pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Community Dual Diagnosis Practitioner
NHS AfC: Band 3
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We deliver specialist services in the London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark, Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Wandsworth and Richmond.
We are committed to provide a high quality and specialist care to our service users and we are recognised for our care and treatment we provide. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’.
We launched our five-year strategy, Aiming High; Changing Lives in 2021 together with Our Care Improvement System as our quality management system methodology to make a positive impact on patient care, outcomes and staff experience. By joining SLaM, all staff will get the opportunity to be part of this exciting improvement journey supported with learning and development to harness everyone’s potential as change makers.
The trust recognises the unique and valuable contribution that people with lived experience of mental illness can bring to a role. We therefore welcome applications from people with lived experience and consider them as an asset to the Trust.
Our Values
We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values and our promise to be caring, kind, polite, prompt, honest, listen and do what I say I’m going to do is at the heart of everything we do. When you join us, you’ll be part of something special.
As a Trust we are happy to talk flexible working.
Job overview
We are looking for enthusiastic, motivated, caring, and creative people to come and join us and work within this newly developed clinical service, the first and only in UK to offer an intervention to reduce/stop cannabis use to young adults with co-morbid psychotic disorders. The Cannabis Clinic for Patients with Psychosis combines expertise in addiction with experience in working with young adults with psychosis to deliver high quality addictions and recovery care to the diverse service user group that represent the trust catchment area.
Main duties of the job
This is a permanent clinical position that also gives the opportunity to be involved in research alongside world leading experts in addiction and psychosis.
The post holder will form part of a team aiming to:
a) Work closely with the Trust dual diagnosis pathway practitioners to promote aware of the service and coordinate new referrals
b) Complete the assessment of the patients referred for intervention
c) Deliver the one to one intervention and participate in the weekly clinical group supervision where all the cases under the care of the service are presented
d) Take part in the organization and expansion of the weekly PEER group open to the clinical population served by the CCP. The PEER group runs on ZOOM every Tuesday pm.
b) being involved in the further development of the service : a) reaching out to carers and b) collaborating with the smoking cessation team and c) dual diagnosis practitioners working in CAMHS services.
In exchange, you will be working within a highly skilled and knowledgeable multi-disciplinary team who will support you in your development and your ability to deliver the best care you can to our service users while offering you the opportunity to take part in research activities.
Working for our organisation
The post holder will form part of a team aiming to:
a) Work closely with the Trust dual diagnosis pathway practitioners to promote aware of the service and coordinate new referrals
b) Complete the assessment of the patients referred for intervention
c) Deliver the one to one intervention and participate in the weekly clinical group supervision where all the cases under the care of the service are presented
d) Take part in the organization and expansion of the weekly PEER group open to the clinical population served by the CCP. The PEER group runs on ZOOM every Tuesday pm.
b) being involved in the further development of the service : a) reaching out to carers and b) collaborating with the smoking cessation team and c) dual diagnosis practitioners working in CAMHS services.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To be involved under senior colleagues supervision in the clinical management of a care package to the young adults with cannabis use and psychotic disorders who use our services, as a member of a multi-disciplinary team.
In conjunction with senior staff, co-ordinate new referral and join the delivery of care with a person centred healthcare model, learning to use complex clinical decision making where appropriate and responding to changes in presentation/ situation appropriately. To promote shared decision making with patients/relatives/carers, as appropriate, in terms of involvement in all aspects of their care.
To deliver individual and group therapy utilising vocational skills as well as developing skills in using other therapy approaches used in addiction.
To deliver the one to one sessions proving emotional support and stability to ensure effective engagement whilst maintaining professional boundaries.
To maintain regular contact with the referring mental health team to manage risk and promote consistency of care
To collect and collate data/ information effectively for the purpose of audit, research and service performance.
To work in compliance with the Trust’s Policies, Procedures and Guidelines, including taking all reasonable steps to manage and promote a healthy working and diverse working environment.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- GSCE English and Maths or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Experience within a psychiatric and/or addictions setting
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in a mental health setting
- Experience of using word processing and database use as well as a willingness to improve existing skill base
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in an addictions setting
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of potential physical, psycho-social problems among this clinical group and appropriate interventions to address them
- Understanding of harm reduction, and relapse prevention in relation to substance misuse and planning recovery
- Effective assessment and engagement skills
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Ability to organise and manage time effectively and work autonomously
- IT skills in relation to clinical notes and report writing
Desirable criteria
- Experience in working with carers
- Up to date knowledge of psychiatric disorders including standard treatment offers
- Knowledge of cannabis use disorders related issues
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Marti Di Forti
- Job title
- Consultant Psychiatrist
- Email address
- [email protected]
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