Keyworker - Needle Exchange NI72/09/26/1v-2

Keyworker - Needle Exchange NI72/09/26/1v-2

Exciting Opportunity to Join Our Team

Post: Keyworker - Needle Exchange NI72/09/26/1v-2

Salary: Grade 5 salary scale: £26,679 - £31,325 per annum

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Contract Status: Permanent

Location: Belfast City Centre

About the service:

Keyworkers in Belfast Extern Needle Syringe Exchange Service (NSES) promote access to clean injecting equipment and exchange of used equipment to people who inject drugs (PWID) using a trauma informed, person-centred ethos. The team provide bespoke harm reduction advice, 1-1 listening ear support, BBV screening and Naloxone (with basic training on how to administer) and respond to opiate overdose in the city centre area. Information about safer injecting practices is a key function of this role with the aim of reducing risks associated with IV/ polysubstance use.

The service operating hours are 9am-9pm Mon-Friday and 9am-5pm Saturday and Sunday. Successful postholders will be included in the project rota. Extern NEX service operates a low threshold, high tolerance approach to practice with service users who are often marginalised and vulnerable. The service promotes core values of respect, support and acceptance.

Full details of the role and the essential criteria are detailed in the Job Description and Person Specification available at the following link;

Keyworker_NEX_JDPS.pdf

The closing date for all completed applications is: 12:00pm on 17th September 2026.

For informal enquiries please contact

EXTERN offer a competitive benefits package including;

• 26 days annual leave, increasing to 28 days after 3 years' service and 32 days after 5 years' service
• 11 statutory holidays
• Generous pension, employer contribution of 6.5%
• Enhanced Occupational Sick Pay,
• Maternity Pay and Paternity Pay
• Life Assurance and Wellbeing Programmes
• Comprehensive induction and training
• Regular Supervision
• Employee Assistance
• Programme Bike To Work Scheme

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EXTERN IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER