Lived Experience Trainee Recovery Worker - HMP Bullingdon

Job summary

We currently have an exciting opportunity to recruit 2 Lived Experience Trainee Recovery Workers within HMP Bullingdon which is a large, busy CAT B Local Remand Prison.

As a lived experience trainee, you will be provided with excellent training over 2 years and once you have successfully completed this you will then progress to a Band 5 Recovery Worker.

The team in Bullingdon provide psychosocial substance misuse interventions and work closely with the healthcare provider who deliver clinical services. As part of the team you will be involved in completing assessments, delivering group work and building strong relationships with the community services to allow continuity of care on release for our service users.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for individuals with lived experience of substance misuse and the prison system who would like to train as Recovery Workers.

The aim is to provide hope, motivation, and support for men in recovery in HMP Bullingdon and improve continuation of care to remain drug and alcohol free on their release.

Research demonstrates the powerful impact that lived experience has on improving outcomes for recovery from substance misuse.

We are looking for individuals with an understanding and awareness of the effects of substance misuse on an individual and the community.

A commitment to recovery-based interventions and harm reduction approaches for substance misuse and mental health conditions.

About us

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by

Supporting your career development and progression.

Excellent NHS Pension scheme

Generous maternity, paternity, adoption leave

Options for flexible working

Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional annual leave.

Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources

If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients.

Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate

Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates

Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k

Free car parking at all trust sites

Free flu vaccination every year

Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.