Recovery Worker

Job summary

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. If it is identified that you require sponsorship to undertake this role your application may be withdrawn

Are you committed to making a positive change and empowering service users to achieve a better quality of life?

With new investment boosting our service we have an exciting opportunity for a compassionate and motivated individual to join Inclusion Recovery Hampshire, a drug and alcohol treatment and support service.

In this role, you will manage your own caseload and deliver high-quality, person-centred care throughout each service user's treatment and recovery journey. This will include completing assessments, care planning, delivering a range of interventions, and supporting individuals to achieve their recovery goals from referral through to discharge.

You will work as part of a dedicated, multi-disciplinary team, alongside prescribers and other professionals, to provide health support including blood-borne virus (BBV) testing clinics. You will embrace a recovery-focused approach and ensure all records and documentation are accurate, timely, and up to date.

We welcome applications from individuals with an interest in, and experience of, working within the drug and alcohol field.

When completing your application, please clearly demonstrate how you meet the essential and desirable criteria listed below.Shortlisting will be based on this information.

Main duties of the job

Two full time Recovery Workers (working 37.5 hours per week) for Inclusion Recovery Hampshire's Aldershot Service.

Everyone should feel comfortable getting the support they need for issues relating to drugs and alcohol and as a Recovery Worker, you will have a duty of care to those in need, providing high quality, inclusive and non-judgemental support. You will be motivated to support service users to develop the social networks and skills that they require to develop positive coping mechanisms, to guide them towards reintegrating successfully into the wider community.

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!