Addictions Therapist

Job summary

Priory Hospital Bristol is recruiting a Full Time and Part Time Addictions Therapist.

The salary for this role is£27k to £31k pro rata (Unaccredited) £32k to £35k pro rata (Accredited).

You will be working 2 Saturday per month, and be prepared to work flexibly with early and evening appointments and groups.

Main duties of the job

We are recruiting an Addiction Therapist to join our Addiction Treatment Team at Priory Hospital Bristol. You will need to have some experience of working in the Drug & Alcohol field and an understanding of behavioural addictions. You will need to demonstrate you meet the Drugs & Alcohol National Occupational Standards (DANOS) by being an FDAP member or equivalent, you will also be registered with, and working towards accreditation with BACP, UKCP, or BABCP and have specialist training and/or CPD in addiction. The successful candidate will be working as part of a Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) providing in-patient detox and rehabilitation treatment in a Psychiatric Hospital setting.

The Addiction Therapy Team provide One to One Therapy, Group Therapy, and Psycho-Education as part of a robust programme for in-patients, day patients and out-patients. Understanding of addiction treatment models and evidence-based therapies such as MI, CBT, and DBT would also be useful.

You will be involved in delivering the Addiction Treatment group Programme and managing a case load of individual cases. Reporting to the ATP Therapy Lead, the successful candidate will be responsible for a caseload of 1:1 patients while also delivering groups as part of the ATP programme, including process groups and aftercare. You will be responsible for your clinical record keeping and be expected to maintain the highest standards of clinical and information governance

About us

Bristol Hospital is rated Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

There are 77 beds spread over seven wards offering a diverse range of services including Psychiatric Intensive Care (PICU), eating disorders, acute and rehab and recovery. This offers opportunities to gain experience of working in a number of different services.

The hospital is overseen by an approachable and dynamic senior management team and has excellent links with local universities, which provides plenty of opportunities to gain experience of dealing with complex cases.

Get in touch with Farah Gigani today for further details or if you have any questions!