Inclusion Healthcare CIC

Activity Recovery Worker

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Job summary

The Activity Recovery Worker (ARW) will be part of the No5 Recovery Hub Team. Working with service users, the ARW will initiate activities to aid recovery, utilising clients individual recovery capital, and support reintegration and sustained long term recovery from substance misuse. You will be responsible for the development of Activity Recovery Plans for individual service users and group activity planning, and for liaising with other service providers relevant to the individuals needs to support them into available treatment pathways. The ARW overall purpose is to provide meaningful activities to service users which in turn may lead to them making alternative positive choices regarding their substance misuse issue

Main duties of the job

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Performance Working in accordance with the treatment matching model regarding client segmentation. To undertake individual assessments on clients entering the service. To be aware of, and contribute to, the achievement of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that Open Road is required to deliver. To be responsible for accurately recording and maintaining client data, records and information onto a case management system, and to maintain up to date and professional case files in accordance with Inclusion Health Cares policy and procedures.

Please look at the job description for more details.

About us

Vision

To improve the health and wellbeing of homeless and other marginalised groups of people by the delivery of responsive and high-quality healthcare services.

To be a national leader in the delivery of responsive, high-quality healthcare with a demonstrable record of improving the health and wellbeing of the marginalised groups we serve.

Values

*Partnership

*Quality

*Efficiency

*Compassion

*Respect

Details

Date posted

03 November 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£24,000 to £27,000 a year depending on experience

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

15 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working

Reference number

B0148-23-0004

Job locations

No 5

5 Hill Street

Leicester

LE1 3PT


Job description

Job responsibilities

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Performance

Working in accordance with the treatment matching model regarding client segmentation.

To undertake individual assessments on clients entering the service.

To be aware of, and contribute to, the achievement of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that Open Road is required to deliver.

To be responsible for accurately recording and maintaining client data, records and information onto a case management system, and to maintain up to date and professional case files in accordance with Inclusion Health Cares policy and procedures

MAIN TASKS

Clinical Governance

To provide effective activity recovery management, ensuring all areas of risk, problematic behaviour, housing, social functioning, employability, psychological and physical health are addressed.

To devise and develop with the client, their individualised and person-centred activity plan, ensuring that all their needs are identified and met. The plan will be activity focused and strengths based, incorporating, and identifying all resources available to the client to support their recovery journey. Day to Day Operations

To work with partnership organisations to develop and sustain effective and comprehensive treatment pathways to ensure delivery of a cohesive service provision to all clients.

To arrange and co-ordinate clients individual activity/interventions sessions with relevant workers and other service providers.

To assist the development of clients individual recovery capital and support the clients in accessing support within the wider recovery community, including actively linking clients to peer support and mutual aid.

To promote and support clients into both abstinence based and medically assisted forms of recovery.

To develop a therapeutic relationship with clients, and to deliver low intensity Psychosocial Structured Interventions (PSI) in line with best practice and partner agencies.

To deliver harm reduction interventions, information, and advice to all clients, in line with national best practice and local guidance. This will include needle exchange, Blood Borne Virus (BBV) and other health interventions linked to substance misuse.

To actively case manage and key work clients, undertaking regular reviews of the activity plan, risk assessment and Outcomes.

To ensure that all safeguarding issues including child protection and protection of vulnerable adults, are dealt with in accordance with Inclusion Health Cares policy and procedures, and in line with local and national statutory requirements.

To maintain and develop productive working relationships with management, team members, volunteers, and clients, and to maintain personal and professional boundaries, and work within Inclusion Health Cares clinical framework always, including confidentiality.

To attend team meetings, supervision and other events organised by Inclusion Health Care.

To facilitate appropriate and effective client consultation, feedback, and involvement in all your work, to ensure effective communication regarding improvement of services.

To actively participate in individual supervision and appraisal.

To actively participate in continued professional development.

To work flexibly across operational sites as required Health & Safety Adhere to all health and safety policies of the organisation and take responsibility for the health and safety of yourself and others.

EQUALITY & DIVERSITY

Promote and protect the equality, diversity, rights, and responsibilities of individuals Behaviours.

Adhere to the requirements and principles of Inclusion Health Cares Behaviours Framework and demonstrate these in your day-to-day responsibilities.

DATA PROTECTION

Adhere to the requirements of Inclusion Health Cares Information Governance and Data Protection policies.

GENERAL

Undertake any other reasonable duties as requested by your Line Manager, the Chief Executive or other members of the Senior Management Team

Confidentiality

While seeking treatment, patients entrust us with or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately.

In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff, and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation.All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential.

Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers, or the business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

PHYSICAL ELEMENT OF THE ROLE

o The post requires some physical effort depending on the area of work.

SAFEGUARDING RESPONSIBILITIES

Inclusion takes the issues of Safeguarding Children, Adults and addressing domestic violence very seriously. All employees have a responsibility to support Inclusion in our duties by:

o Attending mandatory training on Safeguarding children and adults.

o Making sure they are familiar with their requirements under relevant legislation; o Adhering to all relevant national and local policies, procedures, practice guidance (e.g., LSCB Child Protection Procedures and Practice Guidance) and professional codes.

o Reporting any concerns to the appropriate authority/Safeguarding Lead

INFECTION CONTROL

To support Inclusion in achieving a reduction in Health Care associated infections i.e.

o to carry out duties placed on employees by the Health Act 2006.

o to be familiar with, and comply with Trust Policies / guidelines on infection control; and

o to attend all mandatory training in relation to infection control.

RISK MANAGEMENT / HEALTH AND SAFETY

Employees must be aware of the responsibilities placed on them under the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974, ensure that agreed safety procedures are carried out and maintain a safe environment for employees, patients, and visitors.

SMOKING AT WORK

Inclusion operates a non-smoking policy. Employees are not permitted to smoke anywhere within the premises or smoke during working time and when representing Inclusion.

POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

Inclusion employees are expected to follow policies, procedures, and guidance as well as professional standards and guidelines. Copies of Inclusions policies can be accessed via Trello, Staff Handbook, or via your Manager/ HR Department

REVIEW OF THIS JOB DESCRIPTION

This job description is intended as an outline indicator of general areas of activity and will be amended in the light of changing service needs to meet the needs of the care of our patients.

Dignity at Work Statement

Inclusion Healthcare is committed to treating all our staff with dignity and respect. You are responsible for behaving in a way that is consistent with the aims of our Equality and Diversity Policy. This includes not discriminating unfairly in any area of your work and not harassing or otherwise intimidating other members of staff.

Job description

Job responsibilities

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Performance

Working in accordance with the treatment matching model regarding client segmentation.

To undertake individual assessments on clients entering the service.

To be aware of, and contribute to, the achievement of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that Open Road is required to deliver.

To be responsible for accurately recording and maintaining client data, records and information onto a case management system, and to maintain up to date and professional case files in accordance with Inclusion Health Cares policy and procedures

MAIN TASKS

Clinical Governance

To provide effective activity recovery management, ensuring all areas of risk, problematic behaviour, housing, social functioning, employability, psychological and physical health are addressed.

To devise and develop with the client, their individualised and person-centred activity plan, ensuring that all their needs are identified and met. The plan will be activity focused and strengths based, incorporating, and identifying all resources available to the client to support their recovery journey. Day to Day Operations

To work with partnership organisations to develop and sustain effective and comprehensive treatment pathways to ensure delivery of a cohesive service provision to all clients.

To arrange and co-ordinate clients individual activity/interventions sessions with relevant workers and other service providers.

To assist the development of clients individual recovery capital and support the clients in accessing support within the wider recovery community, including actively linking clients to peer support and mutual aid.

To promote and support clients into both abstinence based and medically assisted forms of recovery.

To develop a therapeutic relationship with clients, and to deliver low intensity Psychosocial Structured Interventions (PSI) in line with best practice and partner agencies.

To deliver harm reduction interventions, information, and advice to all clients, in line with national best practice and local guidance. This will include needle exchange, Blood Borne Virus (BBV) and other health interventions linked to substance misuse.

To actively case manage and key work clients, undertaking regular reviews of the activity plan, risk assessment and Outcomes.

To ensure that all safeguarding issues including child protection and protection of vulnerable adults, are dealt with in accordance with Inclusion Health Cares policy and procedures, and in line with local and national statutory requirements.

To maintain and develop productive working relationships with management, team members, volunteers, and clients, and to maintain personal and professional boundaries, and work within Inclusion Health Cares clinical framework always, including confidentiality.

To attend team meetings, supervision and other events organised by Inclusion Health Care.

To facilitate appropriate and effective client consultation, feedback, and involvement in all your work, to ensure effective communication regarding improvement of services.

To actively participate in individual supervision and appraisal.

To actively participate in continued professional development.

To work flexibly across operational sites as required Health & Safety Adhere to all health and safety policies of the organisation and take responsibility for the health and safety of yourself and others.

EQUALITY & DIVERSITY

Promote and protect the equality, diversity, rights, and responsibilities of individuals Behaviours.

Adhere to the requirements and principles of Inclusion Health Cares Behaviours Framework and demonstrate these in your day-to-day responsibilities.

DATA PROTECTION

Adhere to the requirements of Inclusion Health Cares Information Governance and Data Protection policies.

GENERAL

Undertake any other reasonable duties as requested by your Line Manager, the Chief Executive or other members of the Senior Management Team

Confidentiality

While seeking treatment, patients entrust us with or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately.

In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff, and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation.All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential.

Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers, or the business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

PHYSICAL ELEMENT OF THE ROLE

o The post requires some physical effort depending on the area of work.

SAFEGUARDING RESPONSIBILITIES

Inclusion takes the issues of Safeguarding Children, Adults and addressing domestic violence very seriously. All employees have a responsibility to support Inclusion in our duties by:

o Attending mandatory training on Safeguarding children and adults.

o Making sure they are familiar with their requirements under relevant legislation; o Adhering to all relevant national and local policies, procedures, practice guidance (e.g., LSCB Child Protection Procedures and Practice Guidance) and professional codes.

o Reporting any concerns to the appropriate authority/Safeguarding Lead

INFECTION CONTROL

To support Inclusion in achieving a reduction in Health Care associated infections i.e.

o to carry out duties placed on employees by the Health Act 2006.

o to be familiar with, and comply with Trust Policies / guidelines on infection control; and

o to attend all mandatory training in relation to infection control.

RISK MANAGEMENT / HEALTH AND SAFETY

Employees must be aware of the responsibilities placed on them under the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974, ensure that agreed safety procedures are carried out and maintain a safe environment for employees, patients, and visitors.

SMOKING AT WORK

Inclusion operates a non-smoking policy. Employees are not permitted to smoke anywhere within the premises or smoke during working time and when representing Inclusion.

POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

Inclusion employees are expected to follow policies, procedures, and guidance as well as professional standards and guidelines. Copies of Inclusions policies can be accessed via Trello, Staff Handbook, or via your Manager/ HR Department

REVIEW OF THIS JOB DESCRIPTION

This job description is intended as an outline indicator of general areas of activity and will be amended in the light of changing service needs to meet the needs of the care of our patients.

Dignity at Work Statement

Inclusion Healthcare is committed to treating all our staff with dignity and respect. You are responsible for behaving in a way that is consistent with the aims of our Equality and Diversity Policy. This includes not discriminating unfairly in any area of your work and not harassing or otherwise intimidating other members of staff.

Person Specification

Qualifications

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Desirable

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Experience

Essential

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Desirable

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Job description

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Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

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Desirable

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Experience

Essential

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Desirable

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Job description

Essential

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Desirable

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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.

Employer details

Employer name

Inclusion Healthcare CIC

Address

No 5

5 Hill Street

Leicester

LE1 3PT


Employer's website

https://inclusionhealthcare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Inclusion Healthcare CIC

Address

No 5

5 Hill Street

Leicester

LE1 3PT


Employer's website

https://inclusionhealthcare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Director of Nursing and Substance Misuse

Wayne Henderson

wayne.henderson@nhs.net

01164647003

Details

Date posted

03 November 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£24,000 to £27,000 a year depending on experience

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

15 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working

Reference number

B0148-23-0004

Job locations

No 5

5 Hill Street

Leicester

LE1 3PT


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