Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Dual Diagnosis Practitioner
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Dual Diagnosis Practitioner
As a Dual Diagnosis Practitioner, you will improve the care provided to people with co-occurring substance use & mental health conditions within adult mental health services impacting on patient experience & outcomes.
You will need to support the implementation of the co-occurring conditions strategy & NICE best practice guidance, ensuring that all staff have the knowledge & confidence needed to provide safe & effective care. You will need to be able to challenge stigma & build strong relationships with Neighbourhood MH Teams, urgent care services & wards as well as drug & alcohol & other services.
Role Responsibilities
- Support the implementation of the co-occurring conditions strategy & NICE best practice guidance
- Ensure all staff have the knowledge & confidence needed to provide safe & effective care
- Challenge stigma & build strong relationships with various services
The role will be largely clinical and involve joint assessment, review, consultation and advice. You will support on the development of robust care plans in collaboration with patients, carers and drug and alcohol services.
- Joint assessment, review, consultation, and advice
- Support the development of robust care plans in collaboration with patients, carers, and services
A proportion of your time will also be devoted to service improvement through delivery of a programme of training and audit. You will need to work within leadership teams to understand and meet the challenges of busy services.
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- Service improvement through training and audit
- Work within leadership teams
You will be embedded within mental health services and receive clinical supervision from the Dual Diagnosis Nurse Consultant and be a key member of the co-occurring conditions service development and reflective practice group.
- Embedded within mental health services
- Clinical supervision from the Dual Diagnosis Nurse Consultant
- Key member of the co-occurring conditions service development and reflective practice group
This post is particularly suitable for those seeking career development with opportunities for additional training and education.
Clinical Practice
- Improve the quality of assessments and treatments for people with both mental health and substance misuse issues
- Have experience in and specialist knowledge of evidence-based practice and lead on dissemination across clinical areas
- Establish professional relationships with other system partners and professionals to shape better care
Practice Development
- Provide specialist training and advice to other professionals and agencies
- Clinically supervise other members of the team
- Facilitate area communities of practice to promote skills sharing, reciprocity and clinical network development
Research and Development
- Develop teaching and training sessions for staff and professionals on specialist subject area
- Develop joint working protocols and pathways and contribute to continuous service improvement
- Undertake research, service evaluation and clinical audit and participate in clinical quality and governance forums as required
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Leadership and Management
- Provide effective leadership and supportive management which promotes high performance standards both individually and as a team
- Understand the Trust’s priorities and those of our external partners and translate these into opportunities to improve outcomes for the populations we serve
About Us
As we work towards our goal of providing an integrated service across primary and secondary care, our community mental health services are being transformed to recognise the changes in how people want to access them. We are working in close partnership with a range of partners and our 'experts by experience' to develop and improve our service offer.
What does this mean for you?
Because we need to recruit a diverse range of people and skillsets to join us, the job (and training & development) opportunities we have on offer are as broad as they are interesting.
To protect the health and safety of our staff/workers, patients, and those attending our sites, we encourage our workforce to get fully vaccinated against COVID.
Contact Us
For an informal chat and to find out more about our range of vacancies, send us your contact details to CommunityTransformation@sussexpartnership.nhs.uk
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Becky Marshall
- Job title: Nurse Consultant Dual Diagnosis
- Email address: becky.marshall5@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 07471034200
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