Job summary
To provide a dedicated comprehensive healthcare function to the Clinical team to support improved health care for people who use drugs and alcohol and their families and friends within the organisational framework of Telford STARS
Responsibilities include:
- Provision of substance misuse treatment within Princess Royal Hospital Telford and community to Service Users within the locality.
- Working to reduce unplanned substance misuse related admissions and attendances to the Hospital setting.
- Supporting the levelling up of health inequalities agenda by supporting health checks and accessing other supports for the services
- Holding a small caseload of service users and being responsible for offering/accessing a range of interventions to that individual
- Supporting a service user through their treatment journey from beginning to end within Hospital settings.
- Embracing the concept of recovery and demonstrating this in your clinical work
- Ensuring that your work is evidence based, up to date and in accordance with current policy and legislation.
- Keeping up to date and accurate records and documentation.
Main duties of the job
You will be responsible for managing a defined caseload of substance misuse patients, according to care plans agreed with the service user, carers and responsible Clinician, conducting baseline health checks for all new referrals, assessing need and making appropriate recommendations as part of the healthcare team.
You will provide a range of interventions for substance misuse clients and clinical assessment within Princess Royal Hospital Telford and A&E and provide harm reduction advice, information and support with an emphasis on health improvements, safer drug use, safer sex, HIV, Hepatitis A,B and C and other blood borne infections You must be flexible in seeing service users in a variety of community venues as well as making home visits consistent with need.
About us
Inclusion, created in 2002 is part of the Specialist Services Care Group of Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT). We provide caring and effective services across England, including, West Yorkshire, West Midlands, East Midlands, West Mercia, Thames Valley, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Thurrock, Essex.
We support individuals, families and communities who are affected by addiction, crime, mental health or need treatment for their sexual health. We believe that the individuals and families who use our services should receive high quality, committed and inclusive care, realising all the benefits a modern NHS organisation can provide.
We work with patients and our staff teams to achieve the best outcomes we can. We invest heavily in training and development, and the wellbeing of our people, both staff and service users is central to who we are. Here at MPFT, we are proud of the comprehensive wellbeing and lifestyle support offer available, in addition to in-house training and coaching support.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The postholder will be part of our high performing team in Telford (Telford STARS) and will predominantly be based at the Princess Royal Hospital Telford. In a team of two the postholder will provide a liaison role for drug and alcohol users who are in treatment in the hospital, providing assessment and transitional care into community services. There is also a training element of the post to raise awareness in the hospital.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The postholder will be part of our high performing team in Telford (Telford STARS) and will predominantly be based at the Princess Royal Hospital Telford. In a team of two the postholder will provide a liaison role for drug and alcohol users who are in treatment in the hospital, providing assessment and transitional care into community services. There is also a training element of the post to raise awareness in the hospital.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ 3 in health and Social Care or equivalent qualification
Desirable
- Foundation Degree Relevant training / Qualification in associated field oPrincipals of health assessment oBlood pressures oBMI recording oCBT oMotivational Interviewing oBrief solution focussed therapy
- A professional qualification in Social Work, Probation, Nursing, Psychology, Youth and Community etc.
Experience
Essential
- A minimum of two years' experience of working with individuals who experience drug or alcohol difficulties
- Experience of community and hospital based interventions
- Experience of developing and delivering health initiatives
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ 3 in health and Social Care or equivalent qualification
Desirable
- Foundation Degree Relevant training / Qualification in associated field oPrincipals of health assessment oBlood pressures oBMI recording oCBT oMotivational Interviewing oBrief solution focussed therapy
- A professional qualification in Social Work, Probation, Nursing, Psychology, Youth and Community etc.
Experience
Essential
- A minimum of two years' experience of working with individuals who experience drug or alcohol difficulties
- Experience of community and hospital based interventions
- Experience of developing and delivering health initiatives
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
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).
