Dual Diagnosis Specialist

3 weeks ago


Manchester, United Kingdom Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT Full time
Job Summary

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Manchester-based integrated discharge team, supporting the safe and rapid discharge of service users who no longer require a hospital setting.

The Manchester Care Group has developed a multi-disciplinary hospital-based integrated discharge team to facilitate timely discharge from inpatient units across the locality and wider GMMH footprint, reducing wasted bed days in a hospital setting for Manchester locality patients.

Main Duties

The successful candidate will specialise in the facilitation of a co-occurring conditions clinical model, offering dual assessment, formulation, brief intervention, extended intervention, and planning for clients with complex dual diagnosis disorders.

They will work collaboratively with colleagues and service leaders to develop and implement dual diagnosis plans, ensuring high-quality practice within the service and embedding performance reporting into service monitoring systems.

The role will also involve developing dual diagnosis champions, group work initiatives, and policy and practice within host wards, as well as providing specialised dual diagnosis assessments and advice for referred patients.

About Us

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust employs over 7,000 members of staff, delivering services from more than 160 locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, Manchester, Salford, Trafford, and Wigan, as well as specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England, and beyond.

Greater Manchester is a vibrant and innovative place to live and work, offering a great northern welcome and a wide range of opportunities for learning and development.

Staff Benefits

We offer a range of benefits, including:

  • 30% pay enhancement for evenings and Saturdays, and 60% for Sundays and bank holidays
  • 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
  • Excellent pension scheme
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Salary sacrifice car scheme
  • Wellbeing programme
  • Blue Light Card Discounts


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