Job summary
Are you committed to making a positive change and empowering service users to achieve a better quality of life?
We have an exciting opportunity for a passionate and caring individual to join our Specialist Alcohol Service within Inclusion Recovery Hampshire, supporting people who use alcohol in making positive changes to their alcohol use.
In this role, you will utilise all of your expertise in providing a high quality service and care to your own caseload of service users, this includes being responsible for offering a range of interventions, care planning, assessments and supporting service users through their treatment journey and recovery ambitions - from beginning to end. The role will also involve outreach work in the local community and in-reach to those in hospital.
Working as part of our dedicated and multi-disciplinary team and alongside our prescribers, you will offer health support via testing clinics for blood borne viruses (BBVs), embracing the concept of recovery and keeping up-to-date and accurate records and documentation.
APPLICATIONS WILL ONLY BE CONSIDERED FROM EXTERNAL CANDIDATES, OR INTERNAL CANDIATES WHOSE ROLE IS AT RISK (if you are unsure if this applies to you, please discuss with your line manager)
Main duties of the job
Full-time 12 month Fixed Term Specialist Alcohol Recovery Worker (working 37.5 hours per week) across the South of Hampshire.
Provision of primarily alcohol treatment to Service Users within the locality.
Holding a caseload of service users and being responsible for offering a range of interventions to those individuals.
Supporting service users through their treatment journey from beginning to end
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.
Where required, supporting the wider team with duty or caseload management.
About us
Inclusion, created in 2002 is part of the Specialist Services Care Group of Midlands Partnership University 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. Our services are robustly governed, evidence-based, inclusive, and designed and provided in conjunction with service users. We are committed to providing the best service we can, and if you share our values, we want you on our team!
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for further details, a summary is below:
- Delivery of harm minimisation interventions and advice- facilitating safe reduction plans- liaison with health care professionals- conducting home visits- supporting referrals to inpatient units or facilitating home detoxes- creating holistic care plans, identify and manage risks accordingly.- Caseload management
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for further details, a summary is below:
- Delivery of harm minimisation interventions and advice- facilitating safe reduction plans- liaison with health care professionals- conducting home visits- supporting referrals to inpatient units or facilitating home detoxes- creating holistic care plans, identify and manage risks accordingly.- Caseload management
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Foundation Degree / HNC in related field which may include counselling, social work, nursing, psychology, human resources, social studies
Desirable
- Relevant training / Qualification in associated field oCBT oMotivational Interviewing oBrief solution focussed therapy oMapping techniques (ITEP/BTEI)
Experience
Essential
- Considerable experience of working with alcohol users .
- A commitment to and understanding of harm reduction & recovery approaches to working with Alcohol users who may also use other substances
- Excellent communication skills and a willingness to promote service user involvement.
Desirable
- Experience of developing and Delivering group work.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Foundation Degree / HNC in related field which may include counselling, social work, nursing, psychology, human resources, social studies
Desirable
- Relevant training / Qualification in associated field oCBT oMotivational Interviewing oBrief solution focussed therapy oMapping techniques (ITEP/BTEI)
Experience
Essential
- Considerable experience of working with alcohol users .
- A commitment to and understanding of harm reduction & recovery approaches to working with Alcohol users who may also use other substances
- Excellent communication skills and a willingness to promote service user involvement.
Desirable
- Experience of developing and Delivering group work.
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).
