Dual Diagnosis Worker

This is an exciting opportunity to support the new Manchester based integrated discharge team.

The Manchester Care Group have developed a multi-disciplinary hospital based integrated discharge team to support the safe and rapid discharge of service users who longer require a hospital setting. The remit of the service will focus on service users from all adult acute, later life and PICU beds across the GMMH Manchester care group footprint, contracted beds within the North West Bed Bureau (NWBB) and out of area placements (OAPs).

The integrated discharge team will ensure the facilitation of timely discharge from the inpatient units across the locality and wider GMMH foot print, across the NWBB and OAPs to reduce wasted bed days in a hospital setting for Manchester locality patients. The post holder will lead on facilitating the discharge of complex cases and develop excellent working relationships with external partners to progress barriers in relation to service users deemed clinically ready for discharge., The dual diagnosis worker will specialise in the facilitation of a co-occurring conditions clinical model.

They will offer dual assessment, formulation, brief intervention, extended intervention and planning. This will occur either during inpatient stay or as part of their discharge plan and handover tocommunity mental health and/or substance misuse services or supported accommodation and the role will be pivotal in supporting discharge planning.

This role would enhance pathways to substance use services more broadly (i.e. substance use rehab) and would also support continuity of care between inpatient and community services.

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over7000members of staff, who deliver services from more than160locations.

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

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.