Specialist Addictions Practitioner
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 28/08/2026
- Closes
- 13/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship is not clearly stated in this advert.
The advert didn't contain a clear role-specific sponsorship line, so HiveMind can't confirm eligibility. Verify with the recruiting manager or trust HR before you apply.
Role summary
This role is for a Band 6 Specialist COMHAD Practitioner within the Leeds and York Partnership NHS Trust's Addictions Plus service. The successful candidate will provide specialist addiction treatment, including psychosocial and pharmacological interventions, harm reduction, and risk management. The role involves working with service users who have co-existing mental health and/or pregnancy needs, within a trauma-informed, formulation-driven psychological model. The practitioner will manage a caseload, deliver psychosocial interventions, and offer consultancy to the wider service.
Key responsibilities
- Provide specialist addiction treatment, including psychosocial and pharmacological interventions.
- Deliver harm reduction strategies and risk management to service users.
- Work with service users who have co-existing mental health and/or pregnancy needs.
- Hold a caseload and deliver psychosocial interventions.
- Provide consultancy to support the wider service.
- Facilitate specialist psychosocial group work and be involved in service development.
Essential criteria
- Professional Registration - RNMH/OT/Social Worker
- Significant post qualification experience
- Interest in the client group
Desirable criteria
- Tell us about a time when you showed someone kindness or understanding.
- Tell us about a time when you realised a colleague or someone you know needed a bit of support and you offered to help.
- Tell us about a time when you spotted something small going wrong and did something to stop it becoming a bigger issue.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 6d ago · Closes in 11d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
Full advert · preview
Job summary
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.
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.
Main duties of the job
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.
There are excellent specialist training op
Join the community to read the full pack, responsibilities and person-specification in one place.
Your seat is reserved — activate it
CareerHive is included with your CareerHive Skool community membership. If you haven't claimed your account yet, join the community (or sign in with the same email you joined with) to unlock the full advert, the apply link, HiveMind AI interview & application suite, your private vault, and daily sponsorship alerts.