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EI Dual Diagnosis Practitioner • London
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

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1. Can you provide an overview of your experience working with clients who have dual diagnoses, specifically those with psychosis and substance misuse issues? Can you provide an overview of your experience working with clients who have dual diagnoses, specifically those with psychosis and substance misuse issues?

2. What specific knowledge do you have about methamphetamine use and its impact on mental health? What specific knowledge do you have about methamphetamine use and its impact on mental health?

3. Describe your approach to conducting a comprehensive assessment for a client with complex dual diagnosis needs. What factors do you consider essential to incorporate? Describe your approach to conducting a comprehensive assessment for a client with complex dual diagnosis needs. What factors do you consider essential to incorporate?

4. How do you ensure that your assessments are both holistic and tailored to the individual needs of clients? How do you ensure that your assessments are both holistic and tailored to the individual needs of clients?

5. What evidence-based interventions have you successfully implemented in your previous roles to support individuals with co-existing mental health and substance misuse issues? What evidence-based interventions have you successfully implemented in your previous roles to support individuals with co-existing mental health and substance misuse issues?

6. How do you apply motivational interviewing techniques to encourage clients with psychosis to engage in treatment for their substance misuse? How do you apply motivational interviewing techniques to encourage clients with psychosis to engage in treatment for their substance misuse?

7. Can you discuss a time when you had to liaise with multiple professionals or organisations to support a client? What was your strategy, and what challenges did you face? Can you discuss a time when you had to liaise with multiple professionals or organisations to support a client? What was your strategy, and what challenges did you face?

8. How do you involve families and carers in the treatment process for clients with dual diagnoses? How do you involve families and carers in the treatment process for clients with dual diagnoses?

9. What strategies do you use to engage and build rapport with clients who are resistant or reluctant to seek help? What strategies do you use to engage and build rapport with clients who are resistant or reluctant to seek help?

10. How would you approach a situation where a client is experiencing a significant crisis related to their substance use? How would you approach a situation where a client is experiencing a significant crisis related to their substance use?

11. Describe your experience in coordinating peer support groups. How do you ensure that these groups are supportive and effective for participants? Describe your experience in coordinating peer support groups. How do you ensure that these groups are supportive and effective for participants?

12. What do you believe are the key benefits of peer support for individuals dealing with dual diagnoses, and how would you promote these benefits? What do you believe are the key benefits of peer support for individuals dealing with dual diagnoses, and how would you promote these benefits?

13. How do you approach educating both clients and colleagues about the complexities of dual diagnosis and the importance of integrated care? How do you approach educating both clients and colleagues about the complexities of dual diagnosis and the importance of integrated care?

14. Can you share an experience where you had to provide training or support to other staff members? What was the result? Can you share an experience where you had to provide training or support to other staff members? What was the result?

15. What is your understanding of safeguarding processes within mental health services, and how do you apply them in your practice? What is your understanding of safeguarding processes within mental health services, and how do you apply them in your practice?

16. How do you conduct risk assessments, and what key elements do you focus on for clients with dual diagnoses? How do you conduct risk assessments, and what key elements do you focus on for clients with dual diagnoses?

17. Can you discuss your experience with audit activity and data collection in a clinical setting? How do you ensure data is used to improve service delivery? Can you discuss your experience with audit activity and data collection in a clinical setting? How do you ensure data is used to improve service delivery?

18. What metrics do you believe are important to track when evaluating the success of interventions for dual diagnosis clients? What metrics do you believe are important to track when evaluating the success of interventions for dual diagnosis clients?

19. What inspired you to pursue a career as a Dual Diagnosis Practitioner, and what are your long-term goals in this field? What inspired you to pursue a career as a Dual Diagnosis Practitioner, and what are your long-term goals in this field?

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Role: EI Dual Diagnosis Practitioner in London

Interviewed on Wednesday 16 April 2025 at 14:57.

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{"interviewQueryText":"What are some good interview questions in British English for the job description below?\n\n-------------------------------------------\n\nEI Dual Diagnosis Practitioner with South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust in London\n\n We are looking for enthusiastic, motivated, caring, and creative person to come and join us and help pioneer a newly developed clinical service, working with dual diagnosis clients in the UK's founding Early Intervention for Psychosis community team. Specifically, the post holder will work as a dual diagnosis specialist within the Lambeth Early Intervention community service, targeting clients experiencing their first episode of psychosis and using methamphetamines to improve outcomes and provide holistic support. The post holder will provide specialist assessments and evidence based interventions to eligible patients within an Early Intervention team, liaise with other organisations and professionals to promote communication and good practice, undertake audit activity and data collection. The post holder will ensure that high standards of assessment and treatment are provided to people with co-existing mental health and use of methamphetamines, based on the best available evidence and using an assertive outreach approach. The post holder will provide education, training, support to this group of service users as well as supervising a peer support worker and co-ordinating a peer support group. This is a Fixed term clinical position lasting for 2 years that also gives the opportunity to work alongside world leading experts in addiction and psychosis. To provide comprehensive assessment of mental health and substance misuse issues specific to needs of service area. To undertake time-limited treatment specific work with clients with complex dual diagnosis needs namely Psychosis and Methamphetamine use whose care is co-ordinated by other members of the EIS. Undertake holistic assessments and risk assessments to help determine service and support needs and identify where these needs can be met. To be able to communicate with and meet the needs of families and carers as appropriate to the care group and the individual client. To attend reviews, case conferences, network meetings, ward and community based multi-disciplinary meetings. Understand and participate in safeguarding processes. To deliver specialist information, advice, assessment, caseload management, recovery and harm reduction, signposting and support with harm minimization. To coordinate peer support groups alongside a peer support worker. To have experience of and specialist knowledge on methamphetamine use and evidence-based interventions and lead on their dissemination across clinical areas. About us Please see Job Description for more details. Post holder will provide ongoing specialist support and guidance to colleagues to enable staff to work effectively with people with complex needs. They will promote understanding of the effect that substance use can have on community support/treatment such as in engagement and risks to physical health. The post holder will work jointly around assessment, treatment, management and evaluation of support for people who present with dual diagnosis issues.They will provide support to people in line with the clinical pathways and best practice within the Early Intervention and substance misuse services including motivational interventions to enable people to engage with services and encourage change behaviour. Adults with psychotic disorders often struggle to engage with the existing addiction services and therefore someone motivated and some experience in working creatively and assertively with this clinical population would be preferred. "}