Rough Sleeper Recovery Coordinator
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT
The closing date is 11 May 2025
Job summary
The Rough Sleeper Drug and Alcohol (RSDA) Team is an exciting and innovative team which provides a bespoke, assertive outreach, trauma informed addictions treatment model to those with substance misuse needs for those at risk of becoming homeless or are homeless.
The team is a Multi-Disciplinary Team of Consultant Psychiatry, Non-Medical Prescribers, Assertive Outreach workers, Recovery Coordinators, Neuropsychology and a Mental Health Practitioner.
The service is aimed at supporting people facing multiple needs and exclusion leading to them having difficulty in finding and sustaining suitable accommodation and increasing their risk of recurring homelessness.
As the post holder you have demonstrable experience of working in a health or social care setting and level 3 NVQ in health or equivalent experience. Knowledge of substance misuse and and its affects.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide community-based engagement, assessment and brief interventions to service users with substance misuse needs. The post holder will be part of the RSDA Team and will work alongside Local Authority staff, Rough Sleeper Initiative and Housing First Dual Diagnosis Practitioners, police and homeless outreach workers providing support to rough sleepers both through drop-in clinics at day centres or directly on the street whilst working alongside outreach workers.
To actively outreach to the homeless by connecting with them in their communities.
You willoffer advice, information, advocacy and support tohomelesssubstancemisusers, providinga range of interventions dependent on the needs of theindividual.
Within the bounds ofsafeguarding andconfidentiality youwilluse amultidisciplinary assessment approachwhen assessing the needs of the individual, taking care to build trustto increase their engagement with services.
Tocase managea small case load ofidentifiedservice userswith substance misuse problems, keeping them fully informed of the range of services,support available to them and the choices they have.Whilst ensuring thattheyare involved in developing realisticrecoveryplans and facilitating access toclinical,psychosocial, health, housinginterventionsand other services in their own communities.
About us
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over6,400members of staff, who deliver services from more than160locations.
We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford,Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.
Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.
Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.
Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.
Date posted
02 May 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum pro rata
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
9 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
437-7073293
Job locations
Salford
Salford
M1 2WR
Employer details
Employer name
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT
Address
Salford
Salford
M1 2WR
Employer's website
https://www.gmmh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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