Job summary
To work as a member of a multidisciplinary disciplinary specialist drug team, providing information, advice, assessment, caseload management, recovery and harm reduction services to drug users.
Main duties of the job
To work as a member of a multidisciplinary disciplinary specialist drug team, providing information, advice, assessment, caseload management, recovery and harm reduction services to drug users.
About us
This appointment is subject to the terms and conditions of employment of the Barnet Enfield and Haringey Mental Health Trust.
-HEALTH AND SAFETY
Employees must be aware of their responsibilities under the Health and Safety at Work Act [1974] to ensure that agreed safety procedures are carried out to maintain a safe environment for employees and visitors.
-DATA PROTECTION
If required to do so, to obtain, process and/or use information held on computer or word processor in a fair and lawful way. To hold only for specific registered purpose and not to use or disclose it in any way incompatible with such purposes. To disclose data only to authorised persons or organisations as instructed.
-EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
It is the aim of the Trust to ensure that no job applicant receives less favourable treatment on ground of sex, race, colour, nationality, or ethnic or national origins or is placed at a disadvantage by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable. To this end the Trust has an Equal Opportunities Policy and it is for each employee to contribute to its success.
-ACCESS
The post holder will be based at The Grove
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To carry out initial screening and triage assessment for new clients, and to follow up immediate risk/needs appropriately.
- To provide crisis intervention and duty services on a rota basis, for clients whose Keyworker is not available
- To 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 carry out Dry Blood Spot testing for clients at risk from Hepatitis C, and to discuss and support service user with possible outcomes both before and after testing
- To work closely with the nursing team and refer clients who test positive for BBVs
- To manage a caseload, this may include service users with less complex needs
- In consultation with service users and multi-disciplinary team, to develop flexible and realistic strengths-based recovery plans
- In consultation with multi-disciplinary team, to review care plans at agreed intervals, with the focus on service user input and participation, according to service policy
- To provide one to one Key working with service users, ensuring that strength-based assessment and care and recovery planning is conducted on an individual basis according to the specific needs of the service user
- To be fully familiar with treatment tools, including any tools that measure the cycle of change and the phasing and layering of treatment, to use in Key working sessions and in supervision, and to be able to provide training on such tools
- To provide information about, signpost to and facilitate access to Recovery-focussed activities such as Mutual Aid, Peer Support, ETE, etc
- To support prescribers with substitute prescribing for service users. This includes testing service users for illicit drug use, liaising with pharmacies regarding dispensing and supervised consumption, GP liaison and producing/issuing prescriptions under the supervision of a medical prescriber
- To liaise with the GP Shared Care Team to identify and support suitable clients into GPSC
- To follow local Safeguarding procedures in order to promote the safety and well being of children and vulnerable adults
- To support the production of reports necessary for social services, courts or other external organisations
- To make home visits consistent with need and in line with Trust policies
- To provide harm reduction services, such as Needle Exchange, in line with NICE guidelines
- To support services users to become involved in local service user activities, planning and review of services
- Where appropriate, to engage friends and family of the service user in their treatment, where explicit consent has been given.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To carry out initial screening and triage assessment for new clients, and to follow up immediate risk/needs appropriately.
- To provide crisis intervention and duty services on a rota basis, for clients whose Keyworker is not available
- To 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 carry out Dry Blood Spot testing for clients at risk from Hepatitis C, and to discuss and support service user with possible outcomes both before and after testing
- To work closely with the nursing team and refer clients who test positive for BBVs
- To manage a caseload, this may include service users with less complex needs
- In consultation with service users and multi-disciplinary team, to develop flexible and realistic strengths-based recovery plans
- In consultation with multi-disciplinary team, to review care plans at agreed intervals, with the focus on service user input and participation, according to service policy
- To provide one to one Key working with service users, ensuring that strength-based assessment and care and recovery planning is conducted on an individual basis according to the specific needs of the service user
- To be fully familiar with treatment tools, including any tools that measure the cycle of change and the phasing and layering of treatment, to use in Key working sessions and in supervision, and to be able to provide training on such tools
- To provide information about, signpost to and facilitate access to Recovery-focussed activities such as Mutual Aid, Peer Support, ETE, etc
- To support prescribers with substitute prescribing for service users. This includes testing service users for illicit drug use, liaising with pharmacies regarding dispensing and supervised consumption, GP liaison and producing/issuing prescriptions under the supervision of a medical prescriber
- To liaise with the GP Shared Care Team to identify and support suitable clients into GPSC
- To follow local Safeguarding procedures in order to promote the safety and well being of children and vulnerable adults
- To support the production of reports necessary for social services, courts or other external organisations
- To make home visits consistent with need and in line with Trust policies
- To provide harm reduction services, such as Needle Exchange, in line with NICE guidelines
- To support services users to become involved in local service user activities, planning and review of services
- Where appropriate, to engage friends and family of the service user in their treatment, where explicit consent has been given.
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- Experience required to do the Job
Desirable
- Experience of working in substance misuse and mental health settings
Essential
Essential
- Demonstrate relevant knowledge gained in previous employment
- Specific skills that will enable candidate to fulfill job role, including IT Skills
Desirable
- Team working, interpersonal skills and written and verbal skills
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- Experience required to do the Job
Desirable
- Experience of working in substance misuse and mental health settings
Essential
Essential
- Demonstrate relevant knowledge gained in previous employment
- Specific skills that will enable candidate to fulfill job role, including IT Skills
Desirable
- Team working, interpersonal skills and written and verbal skills
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
