Job summary
You will provide clinical leadership across the service supporting the staff team to work with this challenging client group and to ensure that the service is always delivering the best possible, evidence based care. The role will involve taking lead responsibility for specific treatment pathways within the service and for leading on service improvement initiatives agreed with the Management and Leadership Group.
Main duties of the job
Working as a Senior Recovery Practitioner at Kingston Wellbeing Service you will have responsibility for managing all clients on your caseload and for supporting quality improvement and safe practice across the service.
The post holder will, using a range of generic and profession specific tools, be responsible for providing individual service user assessment and identifying, delivering and evaluating care interventions. This will include providing direct care to a caseload of complex service users.
Working as a Senior Recovery Practitioner at Kingston Wellbeing Service you will have responsibility for managing all clients on your caseload and for supporting quality improvement and safe practice across the service.
About us
The post holder will, using a range of generic and profession specific tools, be responsible for providing individual service user assessment and identifying, delivering and evaluating care interventions. This will include providing direct care to a caseload of complex service users.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will have a designated case load of service users, delegated by the Clinical Leads or designated supervisor. They may also take on a care coordination role for a specific group of service users.
This job description is written as an indication of the nature and scope of duties and responsibilities. Additional competencies may be required to fulfil the needs of specific areas and client groups. It is not intended as a fully descriptive list and does not include specific skills or therapeutic interventions that may be required of the specialist service area. The post holder will be expected to carry out other duties assigned by the Clinical Leads, which are appropriate to the grade.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will have a designated case load of service users, delegated by the Clinical Leads or designated supervisor. They may also take on a care coordination role for a specific group of service users.
This job description is written as an indication of the nature and scope of duties and responsibilities. Additional competencies may be required to fulfil the needs of specific areas and client groups. It is not intended as a fully descriptive list and does not include specific skills or therapeutic interventions that may be required of the specialist service area. The post holder will be expected to carry out other duties assigned by the Clinical Leads, which are appropriate to the grade.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Possession of an appropriate qualification or relevant experience and can demonstrate its relevance to this role (E)
- Evidence of recent academic study relevant to working in substance misuse (E)
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable understanding and experience of utilising a variety of assessment tools as well as service
- Demonstrable experience of working successfully with complex clients, preferably in an an SMS setting
Desirable
- Demonstrate a clear understanding of their own role and that of others within the multi-professional
Skills/Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrable skills in leading clinical practice and improving outcomes across a team
- Knowledge and understanding of the needs of people with mental health and substance misuse problems and their relatives/carers and how these can be met using a range of resources (E)
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Possession of an appropriate qualification or relevant experience and can demonstrate its relevance to this role (E)
- Evidence of recent academic study relevant to working in substance misuse (E)
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable understanding and experience of utilising a variety of assessment tools as well as service
- Demonstrable experience of working successfully with complex clients, preferably in an an SMS setting
Desirable
- Demonstrate a clear understanding of their own role and that of others within the multi-professional
Skills/Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrable skills in leading clinical practice and improving outcomes across a team
- Knowledge and understanding of the needs of people with mental health and substance misuse problems and their relatives/carers and how these can be met using a range of resources (E)
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
