Dual Diagnosis Senior Practitioner

Job overview

This is a new and exciting post created within the Bolton Specialist CMHT's to enhance the support offered to service users with an SMI and a co-occurring condition.

This senior practitioner post will lead a cluster team within the CMHT, in line with the Community Transformation transformed model offer, to offer an flexible and proactive approach to supporting this client group

Main duties of the job

The Senior Practitioner role will provide assessment, formulation, brief and extended interventions, and collaborative care planning with the MDT and wider substance misuse services. The post will strengthen pathways into substance misuse support, improve continuity of care between inpatient and community teams, and between specialist CMHT and external providers.

Key responsibilities include delivering and embedding training, supporting CMHT keyworkers, leading the co‑occurring conditions cluster within th...