Specialist Family Worker

Job description

Job responsibilities

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Client Work

• To deliver a range of interventions to families and carers through structured and unstructured 1-2-1 and group interventions

• To undertake ongoing assessment of substance misuse, individual and whole family needs. For assessment to include assets, potentials & strengths as well as risks, concerns & specific dangers relating to safeguarding issues.

Where needed to effectively link families with structured services and recovery opportunities for substance misuse

• To promote Recovery opportunities and link families and carers with Peer support and mutual aid as appropriate

• Monitor, review and reassess Recovery plans and Risk Management plans with clients.

To provide appropriate leaflets, information and promotional material to clients.

• Plan, develop and oversee interventions tailored to meet identified needs and agreed goals within the overall support package.

• Keep records of all work, produce reports as required and contribute, to the monitoring and evaluation of the FIT project.

• Make an assessment of social care needs of any carers, including identifying young carers

• Devise individual care plans with the person, which will be part of the family care plan, based on assessed needs

• Provide 1:1 support to enable the person to understand and deal with their substance misuse and its impacts on their children and other family members.

• Provide brief interventions to enable the person to understand and deal with their substance misuse and its impact on their children and other family members.

• Provide group-work to enable the person to understand and deal with their substance misuse and its impact on their children and other family members.

• Identify and link with HCC to procure appropriate rehabilitation care packages for eligible individuals

• Safeguard adults and children at risk

• Refer individuals to other appropriate services, with the necessary consent.

Liaison

• Promote partnership work and develop integrated care pathways with local family focused agencies, including Social Care, Young Carers, Carers services, LSCB, Family support Groups

• To develop and sustain links with multi-disciplinary services including statutory and non statutory providers of Tier 2,3,4 drug services, safeguarding services, criminal justice services and providers of wrap around services.

To deliver specialist training and educational sessions to a range of relevant professionals.

Update and develop pathways and protocols specific to the role in conjunction with the management team.

• To attend relevant meetings to represent Inclusion and the FIT team when required.

• To act as a lead link between local hub and FIT teams ensuring up to date communication is maintained and use of resources is maximized.

Administration

• To keep up to date records and information for the purpose of internal and external evaluation.
• To make appropriate use of substance misuse and childrens social care database and electronic case management systems.
• To provide information and statistics consistent with the Drug Action Team (DAT), FIT Team and Inclusions requirements.

General

• To participate in regular supervision.
• To take part in annual appraisal and review based on the NHS knowledge and Skills Framework (KSF)
• To attend relevant internal and external meetings.
• To be prepared to work some evenings, weekends and bank holidays.
• To demonstrate commitment to evidenced based practice and keep up to date with trends and changes in the alcohol & drug field.
• A commitment to the equal opportunities and confidentiality policies of SSSFT & HCC.
• To be committed to anti-discriminatory practice.
• To be prepared to travel to various locations consistent with service and client needs.
• To take part in all relevant training provided by Inclusion, South Staffordshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, the DAT and any other relevant agency.
• To contribute towards training others involved with the client group and provide consultation sessions with individual workers involved with the client group as appropriate.
• Develop and co-ordinate the FIT Substance Misuse Group Work Programme.
• To provide supervision & mentoring support for B5 Family Recovery Workers and/or new inexperienced workers and peer mentors
• To co-ordinate and support participation in HRDA meetings.

The post holder may be exposed to verbal and non-verbal aggressive or challenging behaviours, patients under the influence of drugs and alcohol abuse and patients in vulnerable or distressing situations.

To be responsible for your own security and safety and be fully compliant with trust policies.

• To undertake any other duty relevant to the role as directed by the manager.

SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT

To contribute to the development of systems and interventions as and when required.

To familiarise and use I.T. equipment as provided by Inclusion and HCC and accurately record all required information.

DECISIONS AND JUDGEMENTS

To make decisions based on effective communication and risk management. To seek management advice where appropriate

To identify training needs and utilise supervision effectively.

To be aware of boundaries at all times.

To be responsible for identifying individual training needs and keep abreast of new trends

COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS

To effectively communicate and work collaboratively with a range of people including service users, colleagues, external partners/providers to ensure the service users needs are met.

To work within and promote an integrated services.

To be professional at all times, including whilst representing Inclusion at internal and external events.

To take part in appropriate training and development.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS OF THE JOB

To use IT equipment on a daily basis.

To attend training and meetings in different geographical areas from the service

To work flexible hours in line with service needs (i.e. evening, weekend and bank holidays as and when required).

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Foundation Degree / HNC in related field which may include counselling, social work, nursing, psychology, human resources, social studies Or Equivalent experience

Desirable

• Relevant training / Qualification in associated field oCBT oMotivational Interviewing oBrief solution focussed therapy oMapping techniques (ITEP/BTEI)

Skills

Essential

• A sound knowledge of drugs including alcohol and their effects: Knowledge of blood borne viruses and sexual health.

Desirable

• Experience of working with children, families and/or carers.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Inclusion

Address

Darby House/Telford STARS

Whitechapel House, Whitechapel Way, Priorslee

Telford

TF2 9FN

Employer's website

https://www.mpft.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)