Dual Diagnosis Project Worker

at  Merchants Quay Ireland

Job Title: Dual Diagnosis Project Worker
Report to: Service Co-ordinator
Objective: To effectively deliver services pertaining to the treatment of addiction and co-existing Mental Health issues while client is experiencing homelessness.
Type of Contract: Permanent contract
Location: Riverbank service Dublin 8
Hours: 39 hours per week
Qualifications & Experience
Have a relevant qualification (minimum QQI Third Level 7 or equivalent) e.g. social care, addiction, community, or youth work together with qualification/training in a mental health course, Motivational Interviewing (MI) and/or Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Relapse Prevention.
Have a minimum of 2 years relevant employed work experience in addiction, community development, health & social care, mental health services, education or related fields including experience of crisis support, key working, case management.
Have an understanding of the current National Drugs Strategy, Substance Misuse Strategy, National Drug Rehabilitation Framework, logic model reporting, QUADS and/or Safer Better Healthcare (SBHC) Standards, Sharing the Vision: A Mental Health Policy for Everyone and Mental Health act 2001.
Additional Training Desirable: STORM, ASIS
Service Delivery
Provide a range of rehabilitation and aftercare supports targeting service users including those exiting drug and/or alcohol treatment programmes, psychiatric hospital care or exiting prison. To establish and develop links between services that ensure service users access the full range of care and treatment services to meet their needs.
Provide education, information, advocacy, and treatment support to service users.
Refer the client to the appropriate agencies I.e. mental health teams, drug treatment services.
Assess the needs of service users and match their needs with the appropriate evidence-based interventions and arrange input from other relevant agencies where necessary.
Have an individual integrated care plan which is based on a comprehensive assessment of their needs, with appropriate treatment, rehabilitation, and recovery goals, agreed with the service user. Ensure service users are case managed and tracked as they move through the continuum of care.
Formulate and implement a referral pathway and plan for those transitioning from the service.
Provide a range of therapies including brief interventions, motivational interviewing, relapse prevention, cognitive behavioural therapy, and any other therapies as appropriate.
Support service users who are engaging with a detoxification programme
Work closely with community, voluntary and statutory services to ensure that service users can access support in relation to other needs i.e. housing, employment, and education etc.
Provide care and support that offer both a harm reduction and recovery ethos reflecting a person-centred approach to care.
Ensure regular service user reviews take place where appropriate with probation, health services and any other agency the service user are engaged with.
Support service users through the process of regaining their capacity for daily life from the impact of problem drug/alcohol use, mental health challenges and reintegrating into their communities.
Responsible for working in partnership to maximise benefits that can be achieved for individuals by utilising wider resources and support networks that are available locally.
Reporting
Produce standard monthly and quarterly reports for the Clinical Nurse Manager and/or Head of Day Services in line with funding agencies requirements and compile any ad hoc information requests relating as required.
Compile and report on complaints and compliments received as required.
Responsible for ensuring that statistics/data are always kept up to date on the CRM system.
Responsible for maintaining a complete, accurate and up to date record for each treatment episode on the HRB on-line web-based system.
General Responsibilities
Comply with all verification visits by funding agencies.
To support and participate in all audits and/or evaluations.
To comply with all requirements in relation to all the appropriate paperwork for the service such as client files, accident reports, service user complaints, minutes of meetings etc.
To communicate effectively and to maintain appropriate accountability to the Clinical Nurse Manager
Attend and participate in relevant committees as advised by the Clinical Nurse Manager
In conjunction with the Clinical Nurse Manager to continuously develop the role to ensure that all aspects of the service are managed effectively and in line with service requirements
To become familiar with and ensure that all MQI’s policies and procedures are being adhered to particularly those relating to Health & Safety, HR, Confidentiality, Boundaries, and staff code of conduct etc.
Compile and report on complaints and compliments received as required.
Undertake any other duties as assigned by the Clinical Nurse Manager
Salary: €33,860 - €38,890 per annum
Hours: 39 hours
Days: Monday to Friday
Location: Riverbank, Dublin 8
If you are interested in applying for this position, please complete the application form at link:
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Management reserve the right to amend or change this job description as required.
This Position is subject to Garda Clearance.
Merchants Quay Ireland is an equal opportunities employer

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