Substance Misuse Recovery Worker

Overview

To work as a member of a multidisciplinary specialist drug team, providing information, advice, assessment, caseload management, recovery and harm reduction services to drug users. To work across the treatment pathways to provide a range of interventions including duty cover, substitute prescribing, 1:1 keywork sessions, facilitation of groups, community care and GPSC.

Responsibilities

• Act as an effective member of the multidisciplinary team, actively participating in team meetings, group supervision and clinical team meetings.
• Manage a caseload of service users with complex needs, completing comprehensive assessments, risk management and treatment plans, and co producing care plans with service users.
• Work with service users who are in opioid substitute treatment, including testing for illicit drug use, liaising with pharmacies regarding dispensing and supervised consumption, GP liaison, and producing/issuing prescriptions under the supervision of a medical prescriber.
• Adhere to local safeguarding protocols to safeguard children and vulnerable adults, including completion of safeguarding assessment tools, referrals to social services and producing reports.
• Work effectively with partner agencies and other professionals to ensure a joined up approach to treatment and care planning.

This is not an exhaustive list; please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information on the role requirements and duties.

Person Specification Education and Qualifications

• NVQ Health and Social Care
• Basic education
• Drug and alcohol related qualification

Experience and Knowledge

• Required experience to perform the job.
• Demonstrated relevant knowledge gained in previous employment or elsewhere.

Skills and Abilities

• Specific skills that will enable the candidate to fulfill the job role, including IT skills.

Personal Qualities

• Teamworking, interpersonal skills, written and verbal communication skills, a positive "can do" attitude and an openness to change.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Salary

£35,763 to £43,466 a year (per annum including Outer London Allowance)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full time

Location

Old Court House, Enable Alcohol and Drug Services

Reference number

455 NLFT 0704 B