Job summary
This is an exciting time to join the team at Stockport drug and alcohol service. We provide a non-discriminatory and user friendly service, offering recovery focused interventions to reduce substance misuse related harm for individuals, their families, and the local community. We work in partnership with wider health and wellbeing services to meet the diverse needs of Stockport residents, and to deliver a high standard of care.
All new starters to Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust who are appointed to a post which requires a Disclosure Barring Certificate check (DBS) will be recharged for the full cost of the check. Substantive staff will have the amount deducted from their first months' salary.
Main duties of the job
The key remit of this post is to identify people and work more intensively with clients with co-occurring conditions, and also to support the wider workforce around this area. The post will take direct referrals from mental health wards and support discharge plans. Follow up and community engagement with treatment (for Drug and Alcohol, not mental health) is undertaken by the post holder who will carry a reduced caseload.
- To actively manage the recovery journeys of a reduced case load of drug and alcohol clients with complex needs.
- To actively manage clients receiving OST
- To support both drug and alcohol clients through community and in-patient detoxification programs.
- To provide comprehensive initial and on-going assessment of need.
- To formulate, implement and review care plans.
- To support group work programs.
- To actively engage with carers and significant others both in advising their own needs, and where appropriate as part of the service users care.
- To provide reports in relation to Child and Adult Safeguarding and attend Child In Need and other safeguarding meetings
About us
We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.
Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We're really proud of our#PennineCarePeopleand do everything we can to make sure we're a great place to work.
All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.
If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:
- Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
- Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
- Access to Continued Professional Development
- Involvement in improvement and research activities
- Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
- Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification to support your application for this post. Please refer to the essential criteria in the person specification which will highlight the skills, knowledge and experience you will need to demonstrate in your application, by way of example, to give yourself the best opportunity to be shortlisted.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification to support your application for this post. Please refer to the essential criteria in the person specification which will highlight the skills, knowledge and experience you will need to demonstrate in your application, by way of example, to give yourself the best opportunity to be shortlisted.
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Level 3 training in Community Health or Drug and Alcohol Use Practitioner course)
- Ability to use information technology systems
- Evidence of or willingness to work towards recognised substance misuse qualification.
- Short courses and experience to graduate level
Desirable
- Relevant training in specialist area
- Training in sexual health/blood borne viruses.
- Relevant Professional qualification e.g. RGN / RMN / DipSW./ Substance misuse Practitioners certificate
Experience
Essential
- Experience of assessing clients' health and social care needs in a drug or alcohol setting.
- The provision of advice and support on health and/or social issues.
- Experience of working with individuals who have drug and/or alcohol problems
- Experience of providing support to vulnerable/socially excluded individuals/groups
- Experience of working as part of a team in order to achieve a shared vision/goal
Desirable
- Experience of community engagement and service user and carer involvement
- Experience of group programme design and facilitation
- Experience of working with mental health issues
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of the physical, psychological, emotional, and mental health effects of drug and alcohol use and appropriate interventions.
- Experience of multi-disciplinary working.
- Experience of working with clients on a one to one and/or group work
- Ability to acknowledge diversity and promote anti-discriminatory practice / equal opportunities
- Knowledge of issues relating to drug, alcohol and mental health and an understanding of the principles of harm minimisation
- Knowledge of the importance of mutual aid and peer support networks
- Understanding of local communities and their diverse health and wellbeing needs
- Understanding of the recovery agenda and ability to apply this to practice.
- An awareness of policies & procedures in relation to confidentiality, information sharing, and child safeguarding
Desirable
- Knowledge of national substance misuse strategy and mental health frameworks
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Case management skills.
- Awareness of own limitations and how to approach others.
- Ability to work with policies and procedures relating to the organisation.
- Effective time management skills
- Able to demonstrate full understanding of confidentiality issues and the ability to interpret policy into practice.
- Ability to act calmly in emergencies and to respond in a professional manner to stressful and challenging behaviour
- Effective and coherent oral and written communication skills
- Able to facilitate and devise education and training programmes
- Ability to communicate drug and alcohol specific knowledge and expertise
- Understanding of recovery capital, asset-based frameworks, building social networks and importance of mutual Aid.
- Ability to work with policies and procedures relating to the organisation.
- Effective time management skills
- IT skills in relation to data input and statistical monitoring.
Desirable
- Ability to deliver training
- Experience of user involvement in service development
- Venepuncture
- Ability to undertake education and training initiatives
- Alternative therapies
- Experience of group work design and delivery
Work Related Circumstances
Essential
- Ability to work evenings and weekends as required.
- Ability to work in different locations
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Level 3 training in Community Health or Drug and Alcohol Use Practitioner course)
- Ability to use information technology systems
- Evidence of or willingness to work towards recognised substance misuse qualification.
- Short courses and experience to graduate level
Desirable
- Relevant training in specialist area
- Training in sexual health/blood borne viruses.
- Relevant Professional qualification e.g. RGN / RMN / DipSW./ Substance misuse Practitioners certificate
Experience
Essential
- Experience of assessing clients' health and social care needs in a drug or alcohol setting.
- The provision of advice and support on health and/or social issues.
- Experience of working with individuals who have drug and/or alcohol problems
- Experience of providing support to vulnerable/socially excluded individuals/groups
- Experience of working as part of a team in order to achieve a shared vision/goal
Desirable
- Experience of community engagement and service user and carer involvement
- Experience of group programme design and facilitation
- Experience of working with mental health issues
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of the physical, psychological, emotional, and mental health effects of drug and alcohol use and appropriate interventions.
- Experience of multi-disciplinary working.
- Experience of working with clients on a one to one and/or group work
- Ability to acknowledge diversity and promote anti-discriminatory practice / equal opportunities
- Knowledge of issues relating to drug, alcohol and mental health and an understanding of the principles of harm minimisation
- Knowledge of the importance of mutual aid and peer support networks
- Understanding of local communities and their diverse health and wellbeing needs
- Understanding of the recovery agenda and ability to apply this to practice.
- An awareness of policies & procedures in relation to confidentiality, information sharing, and child safeguarding
Desirable
- Knowledge of national substance misuse strategy and mental health frameworks
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Case management skills.
- Awareness of own limitations and how to approach others.
- Ability to work with policies and procedures relating to the organisation.
- Effective time management skills
- Able to demonstrate full understanding of confidentiality issues and the ability to interpret policy into practice.
- Ability to act calmly in emergencies and to respond in a professional manner to stressful and challenging behaviour
- Effective and coherent oral and written communication skills
- Able to facilitate and devise education and training programmes
- Ability to communicate drug and alcohol specific knowledge and expertise
- Understanding of recovery capital, asset-based frameworks, building social networks and importance of mutual Aid.
- Ability to work with policies and procedures relating to the organisation.
- Effective time management skills
- IT skills in relation to data input and statistical monitoring.
Desirable
- Ability to deliver training
- Experience of user involvement in service development
- Venepuncture
- Ability to undertake education and training initiatives
- Alternative therapies
- Experience of group work design and delivery
Work Related Circumstances
Essential
- Ability to work evenings and weekends as required.
- Ability to work in different locations
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
