Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work for Achieve Bolton, Bury, Salford and Trafford. The post holder will form part of a busy Criminal Justice Team, working as a Recovery Coordinator to support the engagement and retention of service users accessing support, promoting their recovery, offering one to one support and negotiating achievable recovery plans with service users and their family and carers where appropriate.
Main duties of the job
The post holder with have excellent knowledge regarding a range of substances and treatment options available and demonstrable experience in case management of service users with complex needs associated with substance misuse and be able to manage their time effectively and ensure timely submission of service data and professional reports.
About us
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH) is one of the leading mental health trusts in the UK.
Serving a population of 1.2million people, the Trust employs around 4750 people who make a difference across 130 locations. Situated in one of the most exciting and affordable cities in Europe, GMMH provides community and inpatient mental health care, alongside substance misuse services across the North West.
GMMH is one of the most active research trusts in the UK, with one of the highest levels of recruitment to clinical trials for mental health. This puts our staff and service users at the leading edge of new mental health treatments.
The Trust provides a range of specialist services including prison in reach across the North of England, a specialist centre for mental health and deafness and in patient perinatal mental health care.
We have been rated Good overall by the Care Quality Commission. Our substance misuse services and leadership were rated as Outstanding
Job description
Job responsibilities
To offer advice, information, advocacy and support to substance misusers accessing or seeking to access the service, and to provide a range of interventions dependent on the needs of the service and the service user. To case manage identified service users with substance misuse problems, keeping them fully informed of the range of services and support available to them and the choices they have. Ensuring that are involved in developing realistic recovery plans and facilitating access to psychosocial interventions and support both within and external to the service.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To offer advice, information, advocacy and support to substance misusers accessing or seeking to access the service, and to provide a range of interventions dependent on the needs of the service and the service user. To case manage identified service users with substance misuse problems, keeping them fully informed of the range of services and support available to them and the choices they have. Ensuring that are involved in developing realistic recovery plans and facilitating access to psychosocial interventions and support both within and external to the service.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Nursing qualification/Health and social care level 4
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of working directly with substance misuse service users
Desirable
- knowledge and understanding of criminal justice
- experience of working with other professionals and liaison experience
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of the physical, psychological and social effects of substance misuse and appropriate interventions
Skills and ability
Essential
- To have a positive regard for substance misusers and to understand the importance of working in partnership with them and other services to encourage independence
Desirable
- previous experience of working with service users with a history or present criminality
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Nursing qualification/Health and social care level 4
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of working directly with substance misuse service users
Desirable
- knowledge and understanding of criminal justice
- experience of working with other professionals and liaison experience
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of the physical, psychological and social effects of substance misuse and appropriate interventions
Skills and ability
Essential
- To have a positive regard for substance misusers and to understand the importance of working in partnership with them and other services to encourage independence
Desirable
- previous experience of working with service users with a history or present criminality
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).
