Apprentice Recovery Worker

Job summary

Are you looking to move into a career in the health and social care field? We have an exciting opportunity for a passionate and caring individual to join our teams within Inclusion Recovery Hampshire, a drug and alcohol treatment and support service for individuals impacted by their own or someone else's use of alcohol or drugs.

We are currently recruiting for four B3 Apprentice Recovery Workers, each on a fixed term 21 month contract for 37.5 hours per week. There is some weekend and evening working involved, but this is on a rotational basis.

Each apprentice will be required to work across up to three sites during their contract in hubs located through Hampshire, so a willingness to travel will be essential.

The apprenticeship opportunity will lend itself to someone who is looking to work in a health and social care setting. It would suit someone who hasn't previously worked in this type of setting and is looking to start a career.

The apprenticeship aims for the successful candidates to receive high levels of mentorship, training and opportunities for experiential learning through the course. Alongside this learning and development, you will be required to successfully complete a Level 3 Diploma in Adult Care with Eastleigh College.

Main duties of the job

Inclusion aims to combine public service values, which drive the most progressive elements within the NHS, with the commitment to tackling social exclusion shown by the best of the voluntary sector.

Inclusion as part of an NHS Trust, offers excellent career and development opportunities and the potential to really make a difference to the people using our services and the wider communities in which we serve

Apprentice Recovery Workers will be trained and supported to undertake the following duties over the duration of their contract term:

• Work collaboratively as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Demonstrate a commitment to service user involvement
• develop skills in delivering brief interventions including CBT based brief solution focused therapy and motivational enhancement techniques.

Assess and support people accessing our services who use drugs and/or alcohol

About us

Inclusion Thurrock are innovative and expanding, providing mental health services across Thurrock. In additional to our high performing NHS Talking Therapies service, we have also developed a trailblazing Psychological Therapies Service for more complex needs, a Recovery College, and IPS Employment service, as well as partnership working in Early Intervention in Psychosis, and At Risk Mental States (ARMS).

Inclusion, created in 2002 is part of the Specialist Services Care Group of Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT).

We believe that the individuals and families who use our services should receive high quality, committed and inclusive services realising all the benefits a modern national NHS organisation can bring. To do this, we need a well-trained and supported workforce and place significant investment in training and development opportunities. We have market-leading opportunities and terms and conditions.

We are proud to have dedicated, passionate, and professional staff across our services. We employ a broad spectrum of roles to ensure we meet the needs of those we work with. This includes Doctors, Nurses, Therapists, Allied Health Professionals, Psycho-social Workers, Peer Mentors and Volunteers.

There has never been a better time to join Inclusion (and the Trust)!