Dual Diagnosis Nurse
Dual Diagnosis Nurse
Salary: £26,539 to £34,894
Hays Healthcare are looking to recruit an, experienced, dual diagnosis trained RMN OR RGN nurse either with experience in the substance misuse field or a nurse who is looking to move into the substance misuse field. The role will be working for a new, forward looking and aspirational service in Hull run by one of the UK’s leading substance misuse charities.
As a dual diagnosis nurse the role will be to undertake assessments, assess need, agree and review treatment for clients of the Hull recovery service who have a dual diagnosis, including carrying a caseload of clients with dual diagnosis. You will be able to provide a recovery nursing service to dual diagnosis clients, and additional clients at the direction of the Medically Assisted Recovery coordinator, including supporting clients before, during and after community detoxification. You will also be a lead point of contact for the service on dual diagnosis, including providing expert advice on common mental health conditions.
Experience (through paid or voluntary work)
• Experience in providing a range of evidence-based treatment interventions to substance misusers in a community-based setting (preferred but not required)
• Experience of leading on specific areas of service development or initiatives to improve service delivery within a health and/or social care setting.
• Experience of applying detailed knowledge of Dual Diagnosis and support interventions for clients with common mental health conditions (desirable)
• Experience of using recognised psychosocial techniques in the treatment of substance misuse.
• Independently mobile with the ability to move quickly across the area covered by the service
Knowledge
• An in-depth understanding and knowledge of the harmful effects associated with drug misuse in relation to health, social welfare, housing, employability and personal relationships.
• An understanding/awareness of current national policies on substance misuse and the strategies that influence the priorities of treatment services.
• Knowledge of the developing recovery agenda in the substance misuse field
• Knowledge and understanding of dual diagnosis and common mental health conditions
• Knowledge and understanding of policies related to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults and how these influence practice.
• Knowledge of models of recovery.
Qualifications and Training
• Registered nurse RMN or RGN
• Training in anaphylaxis (desirable)
Skills and abilities
• The ability to quickly establish rapport with service users and to use assertive techniques to engage them in treatment.
• The ability to undertake accurate and comprehensive assessments of need, identifying levels of risk, recovery potential and to establish immediate and longer term recovery goals.
• Ability to use a range of psychosocial techniques and approaches, including programmes of structured and interventions, which are effective in facilitating progress towards recovery-focused goals.
• Ability to produce written reports to a standard that is acceptable to a range of audiences (internal and external), including reports for courts.
• Ability to maintain accurate and detailed case records within given deadlines.
• Ability to use data management systems for the effective recording of performance and service user data.
• Flexibility of approach to problem solving and goal achievement that demonstrates an ability to use a range of treatment and recovery-enhancing resources
• Commitment to working collaboratively with co-workers, colleagues in other agencies, and external services to facilitate positive recovery outcomes for service users.
• Ability to negotiate and work jointly with medical colleagues in the pursuit of appropriate medically assisted recovery for individuals.
• Commitment to sharing knowledge, expertise and learning with colleagues (co-workers, volunteers, other professionals) in order to improve standards of practice within the service and the wider treatment environment.
• Commitment to continuous improvement in professional competence and skills in order to provide a high standard of recovery-focused care to service users.
Additional Factors
• A commitment to equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice that is reflected in professional relationships with service users, colleagues and the general public.
• A desire to work within, and contribute to, a culture that is recovery-oriented positive, dynamic, forward thinking and outcomes-focused.
• Willing and able to work flexibly to cover evening and weekend duties to meet the demands of the service.
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