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SalaryThe role of the specialist team within Forward Leeds is to provide assessment, treatment, and aftercare for people who misuse alcohol and other drugs and who also have complex needs. It provides the following specialist functions: Dual Diagnosis (Co-Occurring Mental Health Alcohol and Drugs or COMHAD), Pregnancy and Parenting, Specialist Psychosocial Interventions, Hospital In-Reach to Leeds Teaching Hospital Trust, a primary care team of non-medical prescribers for alcohol dependence, and a Street Therapeutic Outreach Team. The primary roles of the post-holder will be to provide assessment, diagnosis and treatment of patients within the service. The post-holder will form an integral part of the MDT and support formulation and decision making regarding appropriate treatment. There will be an expectation that the post-holder contributes to the clinical management of the service and shares supervision duties for doctors in training with the clinical lead.
