East London NHS Foundation Trust

Recovery Worker - Fixed Term

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Job summary

P2R Community substance misuse service in Bedford hub have a fixed term 12 month contract to cover Maternity leave and secondment

Delivering substance misuse interventions in one-to-one and group settings to service users, assessing and managing their care and risk.

Working in one of the following teams within P2R:

  • Assessment Team
  • Recovery Team
  • Short Treatment Team
  • Friends and Families Team
  • Safeguarding Team
  • Homeless Team

Main duties of the job

  1. Manage a caseload of service users, ensuring effective care planning and risk assessment (This includes short and long term work and will be scaled down based on complexity)
  2. Deliver one-to-one and group interventions for substance misuse in line with agreed job plan
  3. Assess service users, identifying strengths and recovery capital and deliver interventions which support and empower the service user to make changes to their substance use

About us

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

Details

Date posted

19 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year No HCAS

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

363-SSLB7054773

Job locations

Recovery Team bedford

21 The Crescent

Bedford

MK40 2RT


Job description

Job responsibilities

  • To manage a caseload of 35-70 service users, depending on complexity and other responsibilities
  • To carry out drug and alcohol misuse assessment including assessment of personal strengths and recovery capital, and risks.
  • To develop recovery plans using a person centred approach to develop, implement and evaluate needs and strengths based care plans and risk management plans in partnership with service users, carers and other professionals.
  • To offer health promotion and deliver harm reduction interventions, including needle exchange and access to physical health care including BBV and health screening
  • To provide IBA, extended IBA, one-to-one and group interventions

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • To manage a caseload of 35-70 service users, depending on complexity and other responsibilities
  • To carry out drug and alcohol misuse assessment including assessment of personal strengths and recovery capital, and risks.
  • To develop recovery plans using a person centred approach to develop, implement and evaluate needs and strengths based care plans and risk management plans in partnership with service users, carers and other professionals.
  • To offer health promotion and deliver harm reduction interventions, including needle exchange and access to physical health care including BBV and health screening
  • To provide IBA, extended IBA, one-to-one and group interventions

Person Specification

Essentail and Desirable

Essential

  • NVQ Level 4 in Health and Social Care (or equivalent demonstrable skill)
  • direct experience of working with substance misuse

Desirable

  • Transferable skills within health care
  • evidence of certificates

Essentail and Desirable

Essential

  • NVQ Level 4 in Health and Social Care (or equivalent demonstrable skill)
  • direct experience of working with substance misuse
  • GCSE Maths and English Essential.
  • Experience of working with complex adults
  • Skills in assessing needs and setting goals
  • Experience of using Information and Communication Technology to deliver clinical practice.

Desirable

  • Transferable skills within health care
  • A Professional Qualification e.g. Nursing, Social Work or Counselling.
  • Able to drive and access to car to travel if necessary.
  • Knowledge of addiction theories and evidence based interventions in substance misuse.
  • Experience of managing a caseload of drug and alcohol users.
Person Specification

Essentail and Desirable

Essential

  • NVQ Level 4 in Health and Social Care (or equivalent demonstrable skill)
  • direct experience of working with substance misuse

Desirable

  • Transferable skills within health care
  • evidence of certificates

Essentail and Desirable

Essential

  • NVQ Level 4 in Health and Social Care (or equivalent demonstrable skill)
  • direct experience of working with substance misuse
  • GCSE Maths and English Essential.
  • Experience of working with complex adults
  • Skills in assessing needs and setting goals
  • Experience of using Information and Communication Technology to deliver clinical practice.

Desirable

  • Transferable skills within health care
  • A Professional Qualification e.g. Nursing, Social Work or Counselling.
  • Able to drive and access to car to travel if necessary.
  • Knowledge of addiction theories and evidence based interventions in substance misuse.
  • Experience of managing a caseload of drug and alcohol users.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

East London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Recovery Team bedford

21 The Crescent

Bedford

MK40 2RT


Employer's website

https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

East London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Recovery Team bedford

21 The Crescent

Bedford

MK40 2RT


Employer's website

https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Bedford Hub Manager

Thomas Mc Menamin

thomas.mcmenamin1@nhs.net

03333324019

Details

Date posted

19 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year No HCAS

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

363-SSLB7054773

Job locations

Recovery Team bedford

21 The Crescent

Bedford

MK40 2RT


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