Dual Diagnosis Practitioner

Job Summary Are you an individual with a passion for supporting people with substance misuse and mental health issues? The Role This exciting role will require a Dual Diagnosis Practitioner to deliver excellent evidence-based drugs and alcohol support to those who use our services, their significant others including family members, friends and carers experiencing substance misuse issues and mental health conditions (dual diagnosis). This role will manage a protected case load of people with a dual diagnosis and coordinate and deliver assessments and evidence-based interventions (brief and structured), recovery planning and aftercare planning. The Service Via Brent, New Beginnings is a fully integrated substance misuse service, providing psychosocial and clinical interventions in partnership with Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL). The service is based across 2 hubs; Cobbold Road and the Willesden Centre for Health. The team actively promotes recovery and works with individuals that are directly and indirectly affected by substance misuse, working with the local community to improve the health, wellbeing and functioning of Brent residents, irrespective of circumstance. Location This post will be based across both New Beginnings Hubs as well as remotely across the borough including at Central Middlesex Hospital at least once a week. To see the generous range of benefits we offer at Via including 30 days annual leave for all new starters, our health and wellbeing initiatives, financial perks and development opportunities – visit our Benefits Package. For an informal chat about the role, contact Max Griffiths, Service Manager, or 07557 393980. The closing date for applications is Sunday 14 July at midnight. Interview will take place week commencing 22 July. We only accept applications via using our application form, sorry we don’t accept CVs. For guidance on how to complete the application visit . Please submit your application as soon as possible as we may close adverts at any time if we receive a sufficient number of applications. Via welcomes enquiries from everyone, and we value diversity in our workplace. Our commitment to promoting diversity and developing a workplace environment where all staff are treated with dignity and respect is central to our recruitment process. We’re a Disability Confident Employer and are committed to the employment and career development of disabled people. We offer an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for our jobs, please confirm in the personal statement part of our application form that you are applying under this scheme. Appointment to all our posts are subject to satisfactory completion of our safeguarding checks including DBS and we follow safer recruiting principles.