Band 5 Recovery Nurse - Recovery Near You

Job summary

This post is part of a new initiative within substance misuse and part of new OHID money, the post holder will be working closely within primary care settings and will be offering assessments and referrals to services that are identified by clients needs. |The post holder will also be offering brief interventions within primary care and training GPS and other professionals within that setting around alcohol consumption, safe drinking levels and referral pathways into Recovery Near you

Main duties of the job

To facilitate service users to enter and move through integrated recovery based services and enhance opportunities for service users to achieve identified goals and sustained The post holder will provide case management to a designated caseload of service users ensuring that a comprehensive assessment is completed. Based on assessment the focus of the role will be to provide recovery based interventions to enhance service user recovery and service experience. The post holder will engage service users in health promotion and provide low intensity psychosocial interventions as appropriate to service user need.

About us

Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.

Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people's lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.