Trosolwg o'r swydd

The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Trust has a national and international reputation in Addiction and Co-Occurring Mental Health Alcohol and Drugs (COMHAD) treatment. The COMHAD team, as part of Addictions Plus, LYPFT, works alongside other partners that make up Forward Leeds, a CQC outstanding rated organisation.

Following OHID (Office for Health Improvement and Disparities) investment and expansion of the service an exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Specialist COMHAD Practitioner to join our multi-disciplinary team. You will be joining a diverse and skilled team that consists of a Consultant Psychiatrist, Consultant Psychologist, Clinical Psychologists, Mental Health Nurses, Cognitive Behavioural Therapists, Social Workers, Occupational Therapists and Specialist Midwives. 

The job role will include providing specialist addiction treatment, including psychosocial and pharmacological interventions, harm reduction, & risk management to service users with co-existing mental health and/or pregnancy needs. The LYPFT team is trauma-informed and offers a formulation driven, psychological model. 

Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd

• Liaising with other teams within and external to Forward Leeds, other professionals, statutory and non-statutory bodies. To work effectively within the multi-disciplinary team
• To develop and maintain excellent links with other agencies so as to ensure effective quality care for service users.

The successful candidate will hold a caseload as well as delivering psychosocial interventions to service users and consultancy to support the wider service.  Excellent training from both Forward Leeds and LYPFT, supervision in a variety of forms and support from an experienced team will be offered. 

If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of those struggling with addiction and co-occurring mental health issues and/or pregnancy, we would love to hear from you.

There are excellent specialist training opportunities and a focus on career development. The successful candidate will also have opportunities to facilitate specialist psychosocial group work and an involvement with service development. 

We welcome applications from Registered Mental Health Nurses, Social Workers and Occupational Therapists. 

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development.

There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.

We also have an incredible bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank. 

Applicants should be aware that any individual requiring a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only (this does not include Healthcare Support Workers). This is an essential requirement, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you do not meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.