# Specialist Addictions Practitioner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-addictions-practitioner/985346be-a148-477e-9954-704deaa2f3a4 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-addictions-practitioner/985346be-a148-477e-9954-704deaa2f3a4.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** St Mary's Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Mental health professionals - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 Per Annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-13T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-28T13:41:02.233Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8262972 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8262972?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.leedsandyorkpft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview 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 opportunities 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. We welcome applications from Registered Mental Health Nurses, Social Workers and Occupational Therapists. If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of those struggling with addiction and co-occurring mental health issues and/or pregnancy, we would love to hear from you. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities We recruit people based on their values and qualifications (where required) and believe that their lived experience is an advantage, this means that together we are as diverse as the communities we care for. Simply put, when we employ caring people who act with integrity and have the right skills, we can give those with mental health challenges, learning disabilities and neurodiversity high-quality care and support to live fulfilling lives, and make our staff feel purposeful, happy and valued. All our information is available in accessible formats. Please contact the Recruitment team recruitment.lypft@nhs.net Attached to this advert is our candidates guide to values-based recruitment and supporting guidance on how to make a successful application. If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Recruitment Team or see the attached candidate guide to reasonable adjustments. To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the Candidate Guide to Values Based Recruitment. This document provides you with information to help you apply. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Values **Essential** - Interest in the client group **Desirable** - 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. ### Experience **Essential** - Significant post qualification experience ### Qualifications **Essential** - Professional Registration - RNMH/OT/Social Worker ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 392.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10576966) - [person specification (pdf, 416.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10576967) - [reasonable adjustments (pdf, 296.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2928) - [guide to values based recruitment (pdf, 498.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2929) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.