Job summary
Working as part of Better Lives team which is the Community Substance Misuse multi-disciplinary team in Islington. For service users with complex substance misuse needs, the post holder will, using a range of generic and or specific tools be responsible for providing individual service user assessment and identifying, delivering, and evaluating care interventions. This will include providing direct care to service users.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will have a designated caseload of service users to Provide high-quality, person-centred care to service users, responding to the individual and diverse needs and to their significant others, delegated by the Clinical Lead or designated supervisor/manager. They may also take on a care co-ordination role for a specific group of service users.
About us
North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.Our Five-Year Strategy:
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We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
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With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
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We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
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We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.
In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will have a designated caseload of service users to Provide high-quality, person-centred care to service users, responding to the individual and diverse needs and to their significant others, delegated by the Clinical Lead or designated supervisor/manager. They may also take on a care co-ordination role for a specific group of service users.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will have a designated caseload of service users to Provide high-quality, person-centred care to service users, responding to the individual and diverse needs and to their significant others, delegated by the Clinical Lead or designated supervisor/manager. They may also take on a care co-ordination role for a specific group of service users.
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- NVQ L3 or Equivalent Experience
Desirable
- Level 2 Safeguarding
- Knowledge and experience of working with individuals with a history of substance misuse
- Experience of working in a recovery oreiented role or setting
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, with clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Demonstrate an ability to liaise with other agencies and carers involved.
- Competent using computers and keyboards for entering personally generated data, generating and responding to emails, conducting web searches, storing data and retrieving data, producing reports etc
Desirable
- Evidence of interest in and ability to contribute to service development
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrate a sound knowledge and understanding of the needs and difficulties of substance misuse clients.
- Demonstrate an understanding and experience of the assessment of risk and the evaluation of care interventions
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- NVQ L3 or Equivalent Experience
Desirable
- Level 2 Safeguarding
- Knowledge and experience of working with individuals with a history of substance misuse
- Experience of working in a recovery oreiented role or setting
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, with clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Demonstrate an ability to liaise with other agencies and carers involved.
- Competent using computers and keyboards for entering personally generated data, generating and responding to emails, conducting web searches, storing data and retrieving data, producing reports etc
Desirable
- Evidence of interest in and ability to contribute to service development
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrate a sound knowledge and understanding of the needs and difficulties of substance misuse clients.
- Demonstrate an understanding and experience of the assessment of risk and the evaluation of care interventions
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).
