Dual Diagnosis Worker

5 days ago

Croydon, United Kingdom The Social Interest Group Full time

ABOUT THE ROLE We have a new opportunity for a specialist Dual Diagnosis Worker to join the team in Croydon on a 12 month fixed term contract. This is a new role to the team and you will deliver evidence-based interventions based on holistic assessments to support personalised recovery, integration, and promotion of independent living skills. You will work to the long term support needs of our residents and work towards facilitating improved outcomes. Our service has 27 residents across 4 sites, which specialise in Forensic Mental Health aiming to enable and empower our residents to achieve their maximum levels of functional independence and enhance their sense of wellbeing.

**Shift Pattern**: This role is full time 37.5 hours per week. Hours to be discussed, you will be based in service. Finding us: East Croydon Train and Tram Link. Benefits, including Non-Contractual Perks 25 days annual leave, increasing with the length of service Training and Development, including access to courses, upskilling, and progression plans Medicash includes discount gym memberships, routine optometry care, dental treatments, and physiotherapy treatments Employee Assistance Programme, including counselling Reflective Practice regular sessions with a therapist provided by an external provider to support Mental Health and Wellbeing.

Life Assurance Scheme Cycle-to-work scheme Annual Staff Awards If you have the passion, creativity, and tenacity to make a real difference in people's lives, challenge stigma and make our communities safer, we would love to hear from you ABOUT YOU This role is perfect for someone who is driven to provide high quality, effective and person-centred support to others. We are passionate about what we do and welcome the same drive, values, and interest in performing in our field. We are looking for someone who has a trauma-informed approach in everything they do, who thrives when working as part of a team, be effective at communicating, and able to build long-term purposeful relationships.

Initiative, adaptability, and proactiveness will be essential in this role, being able to follow processes and policies and resolve any challenges face on. If you are compassionate, supportive and empowering to others do keep reading OVERVIEW OF KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Set up realistic and flexible strengths-based support plans, working closely with colleagues and support teams to support and advise on interventions and approaches to meet resident/participant needs. Include appropriate substance misuse interventions within support plans for those with co-occurring substance dependence and mental health need devising systematic plans for care; implementing this plan; coordinating the input of others and evaluating effectiveness.

Undertake joint holistic assessments and risk assessments with residents/participants to help determine service and support needs and identify where these can be met. Provide outcome-based support measured against goals, recovery, and achievements. Encourage residents/participants to identify and define their own goals and work towards being resilient and independent as possible, support with reducing reliance on clinical interventions and hospitalisations. Promote active involvement of those with dual diagnosis, assist residents/participants to identify their own strengths, personal interests and goals and support them to access and participate in activities of their choice.

Undertake time-limited, SMART, and a range of evidence-based interventions such as 1-1s, including harm minimisation, increasing awareness and motivation through stages of change and relapse prevention. Support in creating and maintaining a welcoming, psychologically informed home environment for residents/participants, ensuring a continuous focus on safety, health, and wellbeing. Positively promote and support connections with local communities and boroughs of SIGs services and liaise with other teams to maintain and share knowledge and links to support people to access resources which include print, personal and digital. Develop community links and liaise regularly with a range of agencies and individuals across voluntary and third sector services in the community including but not limited to; drug and alcohol services, supported employment schemes, gyms and healthy living programmes, recovery colleges, and benefits and advice agencies.

Act as a role model for staff of all disciplines and grades working with people with co-occurring mental health, alcohol and/or drug problems. Share knowledge and skills to help enhance awareness around dual diagnosis and best practice, challenges, and services available with other services of Social Interest Group. Other responsibilities than those described above may be required to be undertaken from time to time and will be expected to be performed to as long as it is within the capability and level of the position. KEY CRITERIA What we are looking for: Knowledge, understanding and

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