Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen, employed by Foundations at START Hartlepool, for a full time Clinical Support Worker.
The role is to review, support and prescribe for clients in opiate substitute and alcohol treatment. Please see the attached job description and person specification for further details.
Main duties of the job
Main
Duties
·
To
transcribe, review and support patients to manage their medically assisted
treatment package with direct supervision from a specialist nurse.
·
To ensure
patients are aware of the risks associated with their substance use and support
them to develop strategies to reduce the associated harm of their substance use.
·
To support
patients to access appropriate health care, supporting them to address often
complex health needs and reduce incidents of drug related death.
·
Liaise and
communicate with multi-agency staff.
·
Employed
by Foundations at START Hartlepool, however may be required to support other
Foundations sites.
About us
The integrated service, START, which is a
partnership between Foundations and Hartlepool Borough Council provide
specialist opiate substitute prescribing and alcohol treatment services for
those in the community that require support.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Line Manager: Team Lead
Main Duties
· To transcribe, review and support patients to manage their medically assisted treatment package with direct supervision from a specialist nurse.
· To ensure patients are aware of the risks associated with their substance use and support them to develop strategies to reduce the associated harm of their substance use.
· To support patients to access appropriate health care, supporting them to address often complex health needs and reduce incidents of drug related death.
· Liaise and communicate with multi-agency staff.
· Employed by Foundations at START Hartlepool, however may be required to support other Foundations sites.
Job description continued on attached job description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Line Manager: Team Lead
Main Duties
· To transcribe, review and support patients to manage their medically assisted treatment package with direct supervision from a specialist nurse.
· To ensure patients are aware of the risks associated with their substance use and support them to develop strategies to reduce the associated harm of their substance use.
· To support patients to access appropriate health care, supporting them to address often complex health needs and reduce incidents of drug related death.
· Liaise and communicate with multi-agency staff.
· Employed by Foundations at START Hartlepool, however may be required to support other Foundations sites.
Job description continued on attached job description.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge and Experience;
- An understanding of substance use; how it can have an impact on mental, physical, and social health.
- An understanding / awareness of current national policies on substance use.
- Knowledge and understanding of the recovery agenda.
- Knowledge and understanding of policies related to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults and how these influence practice.
- Experience of working with Mental Health Services
- Demonstrable experience of working independently.
- Excellent communication and influencing skills
- Risk assessment and treatment care planning.
- Skills and aptitude;
- Computer literate.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Respond flexibly to the demands of the post.
- Understanding of issues surrounding risk and risk management.
- Ability to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients.
- Ability to maintain accurate and detailed case records within given guidelines.
- A demonstrable understanding of the need for, and ability to, deliver high quality services.
- Show commitment to facilitating positive outcomes for service users.
- Work effectively with a diverse range of stakeholders.
- Show a capacity to work alone and the ability to keep calm under pressure.
- Understand and have a commitment to the principles of equal opportunity and diversity.
- Employ an empathetic and non-judgemental attitude towards service users.
- Other requirements;
- Covid vaccinated.
- High level of enthusiasm and motivation.
- Ability to critically reflect and evaluate.
- Experience of and a commitment to, working positively in partnership with a range of statutory and voluntary agencies.
- Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships.
- Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Respond flexibly to the demands of the post.
- Regards for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality.
- To work flexibly within and outside of office hours
Desirable
- Knowledge and Experience;
- Experience in physical / mental health and social inclusion.
- Knowledge of medication and psychosocial techniques used in the treatment of substance use.
- Knowledge and understanding of drug related harms / trends
- Knowledge and understanding of drug overdoses.
- Experience of crisis intervention.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge and Experience;
- An understanding of substance use; how it can have an impact on mental, physical, and social health.
- An understanding / awareness of current national policies on substance use.
- Knowledge and understanding of the recovery agenda.
- Knowledge and understanding of policies related to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults and how these influence practice.
- Experience of working with Mental Health Services
- Demonstrable experience of working independently.
- Excellent communication and influencing skills
- Risk assessment and treatment care planning.
- Skills and aptitude;
- Computer literate.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Respond flexibly to the demands of the post.
- Understanding of issues surrounding risk and risk management.
- Ability to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients.
- Ability to maintain accurate and detailed case records within given guidelines.
- A demonstrable understanding of the need for, and ability to, deliver high quality services.
- Show commitment to facilitating positive outcomes for service users.
- Work effectively with a diverse range of stakeholders.
- Show a capacity to work alone and the ability to keep calm under pressure.
- Understand and have a commitment to the principles of equal opportunity and diversity.
- Employ an empathetic and non-judgemental attitude towards service users.
- Other requirements;
- Covid vaccinated.
- High level of enthusiasm and motivation.
- Ability to critically reflect and evaluate.
- Experience of and a commitment to, working positively in partnership with a range of statutory and voluntary agencies.
- Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships.
- Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Respond flexibly to the demands of the post.
- Regards for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality.
- To work flexibly within and outside of office hours
Desirable
- Knowledge and Experience;
- Experience in physical / mental health and social inclusion.
- Knowledge of medication and psychosocial techniques used in the treatment of substance use.
- Knowledge and understanding of drug related harms / trends
- Knowledge and understanding of drug overdoses.
- Experience of crisis intervention.
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.
