We are The Forward Trust (formerly RAPt and Blue Sky), the social enterprise with charitable status that empowers people to break the often interlinked cycles of crime and addiction to move forward with their lives. For more than 25 years we have been working with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past. We believe that anyone is capable of lasting change. Our services have supported thousands of people to make positive changes and build productive lives with a job, family, friends and a sense of community.
Dual diagnosis is an all-encompassing cross sector and cross-agency concern. The sheer breadth and complexity of issues makes it essential that people using, providing and working in services all work together. Dual diagnosis needs to become a bigger priority at all levels.
The Dual Diagnosis practitioner will operate across HMP Brixton and HMP Wormwood Scrubs with a focus on establishing an effective dual diagnosis pathway and integrated framework that enables services to meet the complex and changing needs of people experiencing co-existing mental health and substance misuse issues. This role requires leadership and ability to manage strategic partnerships. There is particular emphasis on partnership working with mental health services.
Key Deliverables:
The post holder will promote an agenda of recovery from drugs and/or alcohol dependence which supports client group goals in reducing re-offending, increasing re-integration into meaningful and sustained occupation, improving social and family relationships.
The post holder will works seamlessly across healthcare and substance misuse services to ensure that the delivery and management of the service meets contractual obligations. This includes ensuring that all data and information requirements (HJIPs/KPIs) are submitted within agreed deadlines and data is utilised to manage the performance of the team and individual staff – taking corrective action in the case of underperformance.
Please note some flexibility may be required for evening/weekend working on a rota basis.
The post holder will be directly line management by service manager with offer of clinical supervision facilitated by service clinical leads that can be tailored appropriately to the needs of individual post holder.
Management and Leadership
Clinical Activities
Service and Policy/Protocol Development Activities
Educational Activities
Performance and Information Management Activities
Improving the Patient Experience
Security Awareness
Freedom to Act
Infection Control
Alongside Simply Health coverage, and a contributory pension scheme to assist employees with their general health and well-being. We offer:
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