Job summary
To provide a dedicated comprehensive Tier 2/3 service to people with drug use problems their families and friends within the organisational framework of the Inclusion Recovery Hampshire.
Based at Inclusion Aldershot or Fareham or Havant or Basingstoke.
* We do not accept CVs. Applications will only be considered if made via the website.****
*This vacancy may close early if a sufficient number of applications are received.*
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Main duties of the job
- To accept referrals, assess need and make appropriate recommendations as part as a robust 'duty system'.
- Provide harm reduction advice, information and support with an emphasis on safer drug use, safer sex, HIV, Hepatitis A,B and C and other blood borne infections
- To carry out comprehensive assessments, construct care packages with multi disciplinary colleagues where required, review care plans in a structured format and manage onward referral.
- To assist and support medical and nurse prescribers during harm reduction and prescribing clinics.
- To provide a range of structured psycho-social interventions including CBT based brief solution focused therapy and motivational enhancement techniques.
- Make domiciliary visits to service users particularly for those with disabilities and to those with family responsibilities.
- Retain contact with service users whilst they are accommodated in residential rehabilitation units including visits when required.
- To create and facilitate group work interventions.
- To provide a needle exchange service.
- Demonstrable commitment to service user involvement.
- To work with a range of professional in ensuring service users' needs in terms of safeguarding and mental health are met.
- Carryout needle exchanges, home visits and the running of clinics.
- Encourage and work with service users to move forward in their recovery
- Encourage and work intensively with service users to support them move away from maintenance treatment where appropriate
About us
Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust is an award winning organisation with over 9000 employees. We are one of the largest integrated Health and Social Care providers, covering services across North & South Staffordshire, Shropshire, Hampshire, Buckinghamshire, Isle of Wight and Essex.
We pride ourselves on the services provided to support with the well-being of all of our employees both physically and mentally and offer counselling support and lifestyle information. Opportunities for flexible working are also available depending on the role.
We encourage career development provided by in house training programs and coaching support.
As part of our strong commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, we welcome applications from candidates who meet the specific criteria, regardless of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, physical and/or mental disability or offending background.
We are embedding values based and inclusive recruitment practices to ensure that all applicants, from any backgrounds, have an equal chance of success in achieving a role with us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Client Work
- To accept referrals, assess need and make appropriate recommendations as part as a robust duty system.
- Provide harm reduction advice, information and support with an emphasis on safer drug use, safer sex, HIV, Hepatitis A,B and C and other blood borne infections
- Be responsible for maintaining a full case load of complex clients as the key worker.
- To make home visits consistent with need.
- To carry out comprehensive assessments, construct care packages with multi disciplinary colleagues where required, review care plans in a structured format and manage onward referral.
- To assist and support medical and nurse prescribers during harm reduction and prescribing clinics.
- To provide a range of structured psycho-social interventions including CBT based brief solution focused therapy and motivational enhancement techniques.
- Make domiciliary visits to service users particularly for those with disabilities and to those with family responsibilities.
- Retain contact with service users whilst they are accommodated in residential rehabilitation units including visits when required.
- To create and facilitate group work interventions.
- To provide a needle exchange service.
- Demonstrable commitment to service user involvement.
- To work with a range of professional in ensuring service users needs in terms of safeguarding and mental health are met.
- Carryout needle exchanges, home visits and the running of clinics.
- Encourage and work with service users to move forward in their recovery
- Encourage and work intensively with service users to support them move away from maintenance treatment where appropriate
Liaison
- To develop and sustain links with multi-disciplinary services including statutory and non statutory providers of Tier 2,3,4 drug services, criminal justice services and providers of wrap around services.
- To develop a network of contacts with relevant agencies to promote service accessibility for the client group.
- To attend relevant meeting to represent Inclusion and the team when required
Administration
- To keep up to date records and information for the purpose of internal and external evaluation.
- To provide information and statistics consistent with the Drug Action Team (DAT) and Inclusions requirements.
- To prepare and present reports when required to do so.
- Demonstrate an understanding of a patients physical health needs and be able to carry out blood pressure checks, infections control checks and ensure the service is in line with COSHH standards.
- Stock check/inventory re clinical items such as aprons gloves, drug testing kit, vaccines, oxygen bottles & masks etc (duty of care re H&S, infection control these items).
General
- To participate in regular supervision.
- To take part in annual appraisal and review based on the NHS knowledge and Skills Framework (KSF)
- To attend relevant internal and external meetings.
- To undertake any other duty relevant to the role as directed by the manager.
- To be prepared to work some evenings and weekends.
- To demonstrate commitment to evidenced based practice and keep up to date with trends and changes in the drug field.
- A commitment to the equal opportunities and confidentiality policies of South Staffordshire and Shropshire Healthcare Foundation NHS Trust.
To be committed to anti-discriminatory practice.
To hold a full driving license and be prepared to travel to various locations consistent with service and client needs.
- To take part in all relevant training provided by Inclusion, South Staffordshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, the DAT and any other relevant agency.
- To contribute towards training others involved with the client group.
- To provide clinical supervision
- To provide mentoring support for new and/or inexperienced workers
- Line Manager provides supervision with objective for each worker to work individually on objectives, in line with Trust and occupational guidelines. Freedom to interpret how to achieve objectives. Work from offices without direct management support.
- Continuous exposure to verbal and non-verbal aggression. De- Escalation techniques, debrief sessions for incidents e.g. relating to overdoses occurring on site and off site. Exposed to patients under the influence of drugs and alcohol abuse.
SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT
To contribute to the development of systems and interventions as and when required.
To familiarise and use I.T. equipment as provided by Inclusion and to include ILLY (or any other introduced) and accurately record all required information.
DECISIONS AND JUDGEMENTS
To make decisions based on effective communication and risk management. To seek management advice where appropriate
To identify training needs and utilise supervision effectively.
To be aware of boundaries at all times.
To be responsible for identifying individual training needs and keep abreast of new trends
COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS
To effectively communicate and work collaboratively with a range of people including service users, recovery champions, volunteers, colleagues, prison staffs, external partners/providers to ensure the service users needs are met.
To work within and promote an integrated drug and alcohol recovery service.
To be professional at all times, including whilst representing Inclusion at internal and external events.
To take part in appropriate training and development.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS OF THE JOB
To use IT equipment on a daily basis.
To attend training and meetings in different geographical areas from the service
To work flexible hours in line with service needs (i.e. evening and weekend As part of a rota system.
MOST CHALLENGING / DIFFICULT PART OF THE JOB
To be responsible for your own security and safety and be fully compliant with trust policies.
Job description
Job responsibilities
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Client Work
- To accept referrals, assess need and make appropriate recommendations as part as a robust duty system.
- Provide harm reduction advice, information and support with an emphasis on safer drug use, safer sex, HIV, Hepatitis A,B and C and other blood borne infections
- Be responsible for maintaining a full case load of complex clients as the key worker.
- To make home visits consistent with need.
- To carry out comprehensive assessments, construct care packages with multi disciplinary colleagues where required, review care plans in a structured format and manage onward referral.
- To assist and support medical and nurse prescribers during harm reduction and prescribing clinics.
- To provide a range of structured psycho-social interventions including CBT based brief solution focused therapy and motivational enhancement techniques.
- Make domiciliary visits to service users particularly for those with disabilities and to those with family responsibilities.
- Retain contact with service users whilst they are accommodated in residential rehabilitation units including visits when required.
- To create and facilitate group work interventions.
- To provide a needle exchange service.
- Demonstrable commitment to service user involvement.
- To work with a range of professional in ensuring service users needs in terms of safeguarding and mental health are met.
- Carryout needle exchanges, home visits and the running of clinics.
- Encourage and work with service users to move forward in their recovery
- Encourage and work intensively with service users to support them move away from maintenance treatment where appropriate
Liaison
- To develop and sustain links with multi-disciplinary services including statutory and non statutory providers of Tier 2,3,4 drug services, criminal justice services and providers of wrap around services.
- To develop a network of contacts with relevant agencies to promote service accessibility for the client group.
- To attend relevant meeting to represent Inclusion and the team when required
Administration
- To keep up to date records and information for the purpose of internal and external evaluation.
- To provide information and statistics consistent with the Drug Action Team (DAT) and Inclusions requirements.
- To prepare and present reports when required to do so.
- Demonstrate an understanding of a patients physical health needs and be able to carry out blood pressure checks, infections control checks and ensure the service is in line with COSHH standards.
- Stock check/inventory re clinical items such as aprons gloves, drug testing kit, vaccines, oxygen bottles & masks etc (duty of care re H&S, infection control these items).
General
- To participate in regular supervision.
- To take part in annual appraisal and review based on the NHS knowledge and Skills Framework (KSF)
- To attend relevant internal and external meetings.
- To undertake any other duty relevant to the role as directed by the manager.
- To be prepared to work some evenings and weekends.
- To demonstrate commitment to evidenced based practice and keep up to date with trends and changes in the drug field.
- A commitment to the equal opportunities and confidentiality policies of South Staffordshire and Shropshire Healthcare Foundation NHS Trust.
To be committed to anti-discriminatory practice.
To hold a full driving license and be prepared to travel to various locations consistent with service and client needs.
- To take part in all relevant training provided by Inclusion, South Staffordshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, the DAT and any other relevant agency.
- To contribute towards training others involved with the client group.
- To provide clinical supervision
- To provide mentoring support for new and/or inexperienced workers
- Line Manager provides supervision with objective for each worker to work individually on objectives, in line with Trust and occupational guidelines. Freedom to interpret how to achieve objectives. Work from offices without direct management support.
- Continuous exposure to verbal and non-verbal aggression. De- Escalation techniques, debrief sessions for incidents e.g. relating to overdoses occurring on site and off site. Exposed to patients under the influence of drugs and alcohol abuse.
SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT
To contribute to the development of systems and interventions as and when required.
To familiarise and use I.T. equipment as provided by Inclusion and to include ILLY (or any other introduced) and accurately record all required information.
DECISIONS AND JUDGEMENTS
To make decisions based on effective communication and risk management. To seek management advice where appropriate
To identify training needs and utilise supervision effectively.
To be aware of boundaries at all times.
To be responsible for identifying individual training needs and keep abreast of new trends
COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS
To effectively communicate and work collaboratively with a range of people including service users, recovery champions, volunteers, colleagues, prison staffs, external partners/providers to ensure the service users needs are met.
To work within and promote an integrated drug and alcohol recovery service.
To be professional at all times, including whilst representing Inclusion at internal and external events.
To take part in appropriate training and development.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS OF THE JOB
To use IT equipment on a daily basis.
To attend training and meetings in different geographical areas from the service
To work flexible hours in line with service needs (i.e. evening and weekend As part of a rota system.
MOST CHALLENGING / DIFFICULT PART OF THE JOB
To be responsible for your own security and safety and be fully compliant with trust policies.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Foundation Degree / HNC in related field which may include counselling, social work, nursing, psychology, human resources, social studies Or Equivalent experience
Experience
Essential
- Considerable experience of working with drug users.
Skills
Essential
- A thorough knowledge of substances and their effects
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Foundation Degree / HNC in related field which may include counselling, social work, nursing, psychology, human resources, social studies Or Equivalent experience
Experience
Essential
- Considerable experience of working with drug users.
Skills
Essential
- A thorough knowledge of substances and their effects
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Inclusion Locations throughout Hampshire
Alexandra Terrace
Aldershot
GU11 3HU
Employer's website
https://www.mpft.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
