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About the Role
Change Grow Live is seeking a Dual Diagnosis Nurse to support individuals with co-existing mental health and substance misuse needs. This role is crucial for improving outcomes by enhancing engagement, strengthening partnerships, and ensuring timely support. The Dual Diagnosis Nurse will provide specialist clinical leadership and interventions within a multidisciplinary team, contributing to the organization's mission of helping people change, grow, and live to their full potential.
Responsibilities
- Identify and support individuals with co-existing mental health and substance misuse needs through comprehensive assessment and care planning.
- Undertake specialist mental health assessments and provide clinically robust interventions to support recovery and improve outcomes.
- Provide bespoke interventions that engage individuals in appropriate services, reducing crisis presentations and promoting sustained recovery.
- Manage a caseload of identified dual diagnosis clients and coordinate care across multiple services.
- Collaborate with Community Mental Health Teams (CMHTs), psychological therapy services, primary care, and other partner agencies to develop integrated care pathways.
- Improve communication, consultation, and referral pathways between mental health services, substance misuse services, and other partner organizations.
- Identify gaps in service provision and contribute to pathway development and implementation of best practice models of dual diagnosis care.
- Provide consultation, training, and support to colleagues to improve confidence and competence in working with people who have dual diagnosis needs.
- Promote harm reduction, safeguarding, physical health monitoring, and health promotion interventions.
- Act as an advocate for service users, supporting informed choice, independence, and recovery while ensuring risk is appropriately identified and managed.
- Work flexibly across locations in Barnet, including evenings and weekends, as per service needs.
Requirements
- Recognised mental health qualification and experience within mental health practice.
- First level registered nurse qualification with a current NMC registration and PIN.
- Relevant experience working within mental health and/or substance misuse services.
- Experience supporting individuals with co-existing mental health and substance misuse needs.
- Experience managing a caseload of clients with complex needs.
- Knowledge and skills in therapeutic interventions appropriate for people with dual diagnosis.
- Strong understanding of current mental health, substance misuse, and dual diagnosis policy, guidance, and legislation.
- Excellent assessment, risk management, and care planning skills.
- Ability to build effective partnerships and work collaboratively across organisational boundaries.
- Professional, empathetic, and non-judgemental approach towards service users and stakeholders.
- Commitment to delivering high-quality, recovery-focused, and person-centred care.
- This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.
Skills
- Clinical leadership
- Specialist clinical interventions
- Comprehensive assessment
- Care planning
- Mental health assessments
- Therapeutic interventions
- Risk management
- Partnership working
- Collaboration
- Communication
- Consultation
- Training
- Harm reduction
- Safeguarding
- Physical health monitoring
- Health promotion
- Advocacy
Location
- Barnet and surrounding areas
Work Type
- Full Time
- Fixed term for 10 months
Experience Level
- Experience within mental health practice
- Relevant experience working within mental health and/or substance misuse services
- Experience supporting individuals with co-existing mental health and substance misuse needs
- Experience managing a caseload of clients with complex needs
Education Level
- Recognised mental health qualification
- First level registered nurse qualification with a current NMC registration and PIN
Salary/Compensations
- CGL points 33 to 39 (£38,114.53 - £44,469.24)
- Outer London Weighting (£2,250.61)
Benefits
- Regular national nurse and HCA forums
- Regular 1:1s and appraisals
- Protected continuing professional development time (up to 6 days per year)
- Free access to the RCNi learning platform
- Payment of NMC fee
- Opportunity to use Apprenticeship Levy fund for development
- Weekly wellbeing hour
- Access to personal well-being resources
- Competitive nursing pay (NHS Agenda for Change pay bands)
- 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years’ service (capped at 30 days)
- Wellness hub
- Employee Assist Programme
- Contributory pension scheme
- Discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.
- Friendly and supportive team
- Training, career development & progression opportunities
- Protected monthly CPD
About the Company
- Change Grow Live is a charity dedicated to making a difference in the lives of Service Users.
- Core values: Be open, be compassionate, be bold.
- Teams offer support and respect in a safe environment, treating each individual as unique.
- Works with individuals to find the right treatment and care options.