Edie

Specialist Addiction Practitioner

Shared by Edie - 15 March 2023
Originally posted by Edie - 15 March 2023

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

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Specialist COMHAD Practitioner to join the multidisciplinary team. The team consists of a Consultant Psychiatrist, Consultant Psychologist, Mental Health Nurses, Cognitive Behavioural Therapist, Social Worker, Specialist Health Visitor and a Specialist Midwife.

There are excellent specialist training opportunities such as Dialectical Behaviour Therapy 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.