Job summary
Are you committed to making a positive change and empowering service users to achieve a better quality of life? Do you have an interest in tackling complex or challenging cases, whilst supporting people to reduce drug related harm and offending?
We are currently recruiting for an experienced worker to join our criminal justice team within the Hampshire drug and alcohol treatment service. This post is aimed at providing assessment and support for people who are part of the criminal justice system, who also experience difficulties associated with drug use.
The team aims to work collaboratively to reduce the risk of drug related harm, drug related offending and drug related deaths.
The successful candidate will be required to work across one of two areas; South Hampshire (Havant, Fareham and Gosport) or West Hampshire (New Forest, Winchester and Eastleigh). Travel across the whole of Hampshire will occasionally be required in order to support service provision, therefore the ability and a willingness to travel is essential.
Main duties of the job
Full Time Criminal Justice Recovery Worker post, for a period of 12 months.
- Working with people who use drugs in order to reduce harm.
- Overdose awareness and prevention.
- 1-1 Recovery sessions using evidence based interventions.
- Group facilitation.
- Working with partner agencies.
- Working as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Conducting needs assessments and care planning.
- Assess risk and establish risk management plans.
- Take responsibility for safeguarding children and adults.
- Working with people on DRRs.
- Working with people who are subject to MAPPA
- Making onward referrals as necessary.
- Support with drug testing on arrest.
- In-reach into prison and police custody.
What we offer:
- Flexible working.
- Regular supervision.
- 25 days of annual leave, risking to 29 or 33 based on years of continuous service.
- Access to internal and external training courses.
- Ongoing professional development.
About us
Inclusion, created in 2002 is part of the Specialist Services Care Group of Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT). We provide caring and effective services across England, including, West Yorkshire, West Midlands, East Midlands, West Mercia, Thames Valley, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Thurrock, Essex.We support individuals, families and communities who are affected by addiction, crime, mental health or need treatment for their sexual health. We believe that the individuals and families who use our services should receive high quality, committed and inclusive care, realising all the benefits a modern NHS organisation can provide.We work with patients and our staff teams to achieve the best outcomes we can. We invest heavily in training and development, and the wellbeing of our people, both staff and service users is central to who we are. Here at MPFT, we are proud of the comprehensive wellbeing and lifestyle support offer available, in addition to in-house training and coaching support.Our services are robustly governed, evidence-based, inclusive, and designed and provided in conjunction with service users. We are committed to providing the best service we can, and if you share our values, we want you on our team!
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for further details, a summary is below: To accept referrals from other agencies for those engaged with the criminal justice system, assess need and make appropriate recommendations as part as a robust duty system. To provide in-reach to a range of criminal justice settings to engage offenders in drug treatment this includes custody centres, prisons, courts and probation offices Provide interventions with an emphasis on health and wellbeing and interventions aimed at reducing drug use and associated criminal behaviour Provide harm reduction advice, information and support with an emphasis on safer drug use, safer sex, HIV, Hepatitis A,B and C and other blood borne infections To assist and support medical and nurse prescribers during harm reduction and prescribing clinics. To provide a range of structured psycho-social interventions including CBT based brief solution focused therapy and motivational enhancement techniques, with a view to improving health and wellbeing and reducing drug use and associated crime Make domiciliary visits to service users particularly for those with disabilities and to those with family responsibilities. To create and facilitate group work interventions for criminal justice clients To provide a needle exchange service and naloxone. Carryout needle exchanges, home visits and the running of clinics.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for further details, a summary is below: To accept referrals from other agencies for those engaged with the criminal justice system, assess need and make appropriate recommendations as part as a robust duty system. To provide in-reach to a range of criminal justice settings to engage offenders in drug treatment this includes custody centres, prisons, courts and probation offices Provide interventions with an emphasis on health and wellbeing and interventions aimed at reducing drug use and associated criminal behaviour Provide harm reduction advice, information and support with an emphasis on safer drug use, safer sex, HIV, Hepatitis A,B and C and other blood borne infections To assist and support medical and nurse prescribers during harm reduction and prescribing clinics. To provide a range of structured psycho-social interventions including CBT based brief solution focused therapy and motivational enhancement techniques, with a view to improving health and wellbeing and reducing drug use and associated crime Make domiciliary visits to service users particularly for those with disabilities and to those with family responsibilities. To create and facilitate group work interventions for criminal justice clients To provide a needle exchange service and naloxone. Carryout needle exchanges, home visits and the running of clinics.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in the drug and alcohol field
- Experience of working in the criminal justice field or with people involved with the criminal justice system
Qualifications
Desirable
- Qualification in related field which may include counselling, social work, nursing, psychology, social studies
- Relevant training / Qualification in associated field, CBT, Motivational Interviewing, Brief solution focussed therapy, Mapping techniques (ITEP/BTEI)
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in the drug and alcohol field
- Experience of working in the criminal justice field or with people involved with the criminal justice system
Qualifications
Desirable
- Qualification in related field which may include counselling, social work, nursing, psychology, social studies
- Relevant training / Qualification in associated field, CBT, Motivational Interviewing, Brief solution focussed therapy, Mapping techniques (ITEP/BTEI)
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.
