Job summary
Change Grow Live is one of the UKs leading health and social care charities and the Substance Misuse Nurse role is a varied one. You will be supporting people with multi-faceted issues related to the impact of substance use on their physical and mental health.
As a Substance Misuse Worker working within local GP surgeiesyou will provide support to people that have been identified as requiring help with addressing their alcohol and/or substance misuse. You will deliver a range or interventions and provide a package of holistic support to help build resilience and improve peoples ability to achieve their goals and build recovery.
Idealy for one of these roles we are looking for someone who can speak fluently in one of the following: languages Hindi, Gujarati, Urdu or Punjabi.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone who has experience in a similar field looking to take the next step in their career.
Essential Car user due to these roles being set in the community we require you to hold a driving licence with access to a car.
Main duties of the job
The Recovery Worker will work as part of the RISE team but will be based in GP surgeries accross the borough of Ealing.This post sits within the wider community engagement team at RISE, which provides a range of peripatetic services within the Borough or Ealing.You will provide support to people that have been identified as requiring help with addressing their alcohol and/or substance misuse.You will deliver a range or interventions and provide a package of holistic support to help build resilience and improve peoples ability to achieve their goals and build recovery.
You will provide psycho-social interventions within the primary care setting to those who are not currently accessing the core RISE hubs and workcollaboratively with the professionals in Primary Care settings to provide support to those with alcohol and/or substances misuse issues. You will also be working with the professionals in Primary Care and RISE to ensure the people we support have regular health checks including BBVs and other relevant screenings where required
About us
Believe in people
At Change Grow Live, above all else we believe in people. It's the one thing that acts as a foundation for all our work.
If you use our services: we understand what you're going through. We won't judge. We believe you can make positive changes in your life.
If you work or volunteer for us: we believe in your potential. We believe you can do brilliant, life-changing work.
Our mission and vision
Our mission is to help people change the direction of their lives, grow as individuals, and live life to its full potential.
The vision we're working towards is to develop, deliver and share a whole person approach that changes society.
We believe that having diverse people working as part of our team makes us the organisation that we are.
We actively encourage applications from people from all backgrounds to help us to provide the best possible experience for the people who use our services and to make Change Grow Live a great place to work.
The safety of vulnerable children, young people and adults is our absolute priority. We will support you in your role to make sure that you are equipped to support the safety of people who use our services and those around them, to the highest standard possible.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As directed by the Senior / Team Leader, the post-holder will be an integral member of a multidisciplinary team offering specialist clinical interventions individuals accessing our services.
All members of staff are required to always act in accordance with Change Grow Live expectations of attitudes and behaviours. These attitudes and behaviours include, but are not limited to:
- Representing Change Grow Live in a professional manner on all occasions.
- Striving to improve and share good practice, and work towards continuous improvement
Maintaining and promoting effective communication and shared good practice across the organisation as a whole and externally.
To be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.
Adopting a co-operative approach to service delivery which draws on the strength, knowledge, and expertise of all individuals including individuals who use our services, staff, and volunteers
Promoting mutual trust and respect as a guiding principle for all working relationships both internal and external
The GP based Substance Misuse Recovery Worker will work as part of the RISE team. This post sits within the wider community engagement team at RISE, which provides a range of peripatetic services within the Borough or Ealing. This role will primarily work within local primary care spaces such as GP surgeries, hospitals, pharmacies, and other community settings. You will provide support to people that have been identified as requiring help with addressing their alcohol and/or substance misuse. You will deliver a range or interventions and provide a package of holistic support to help build resilience and improve peoples ability to achieve their goals and build recovery.
They will work towards:
- Supporting service users from point of entry into the service and through their treatment/recovery journey
- Providing psycho-social interventions within the primary care setting to those who are not currently accessing the core RISE hubs.
- Working collaboratively with the professionals in Primary Care settings to provide support to those with alcohol and/or substances misuse issues
- Working with the professionals in Primary Care and RISE to ensure the people we support have regular health checks including BBVs and other relevant screenings where required
- Promoting carer, service user and community involvement
- Reducing drug and alcohol related harm to service users and the wider community
- Providing screening, assessment, psychosocial interventions, recovery planning and onward referral
Job description
Job responsibilities
As directed by the Senior / Team Leader, the post-holder will be an integral member of a multidisciplinary team offering specialist clinical interventions individuals accessing our services.
All members of staff are required to always act in accordance with Change Grow Live expectations of attitudes and behaviours. These attitudes and behaviours include, but are not limited to:
- Representing Change Grow Live in a professional manner on all occasions.
- Striving to improve and share good practice, and work towards continuous improvement
Maintaining and promoting effective communication and shared good practice across the organisation as a whole and externally.
To be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.
Adopting a co-operative approach to service delivery which draws on the strength, knowledge, and expertise of all individuals including individuals who use our services, staff, and volunteers
Promoting mutual trust and respect as a guiding principle for all working relationships both internal and external
The GP based Substance Misuse Recovery Worker will work as part of the RISE team. This post sits within the wider community engagement team at RISE, which provides a range of peripatetic services within the Borough or Ealing. This role will primarily work within local primary care spaces such as GP surgeries, hospitals, pharmacies, and other community settings. You will provide support to people that have been identified as requiring help with addressing their alcohol and/or substance misuse. You will deliver a range or interventions and provide a package of holistic support to help build resilience and improve peoples ability to achieve their goals and build recovery.
They will work towards:
- Supporting service users from point of entry into the service and through their treatment/recovery journey
- Providing psycho-social interventions within the primary care setting to those who are not currently accessing the core RISE hubs.
- Working collaboratively with the professionals in Primary Care settings to provide support to those with alcohol and/or substances misuse issues
- Working with the professionals in Primary Care and RISE to ensure the people we support have regular health checks including BBVs and other relevant screenings where required
- Promoting carer, service user and community involvement
- Reducing drug and alcohol related harm to service users and the wider community
- Providing screening, assessment, psychosocial interventions, recovery planning and onward referral
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Excellent understanding of drug and alcohol issues and experience of working within a related field
- Accomplished written and verbal communication skills and a high degree of personal IT competency.
- The ability to accurately update and maintain records in a timely fashion
- and to work to deadlines for the submission of information, e.g. reports
- Good working knowledge of mental health interventions, services and good practice
- Be able to speak fluently in one of thefollowing languages: Hindi, Gujarati, Urdu or Punjabi
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in an outcomes-focussed environment.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Excellent understanding of drug and alcohol issues and experience of working within a related field
- Accomplished written and verbal communication skills and a high degree of personal IT competency.
- The ability to accurately update and maintain records in a timely fashion
- and to work to deadlines for the submission of information, e.g. reports
- Good working knowledge of mental health interventions, services and good practice
- Be able to speak fluently in one of thefollowing languages: Hindi, Gujarati, Urdu or Punjabi
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in an outcomes-focussed environment.
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).
