Substance Misuse Recovery Worker

NHS; Croft; On-site; CAD 54,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is looking for a Substance Misuse Recovery Worker to join their recovery team in Croft. The role involves delivering personalized care to patients, managing a caseload, and conducting group sessions on harm reduction and overdose awareness. Candidates should have the legal right to work in the UK and a DBS check is required. This full-time position offers competitive salary and various professional development benefits.

Benefits

Company pension scheme

25 days annual leave

Support for professional development

Employee assistance helpline

Discounts on shopping and leisure activities

Qualifications

• Candidates must have a legal right to work in the UK.
• DBS check required due to the nature of the role.

Responsibilities

• Deliver outstanding care to psychosocial patients.
• Manage a caseload of approximately 30‑40 patients.
• Deliver group sessions on overdose awareness and harm reduction.
• Provide psychosocial interventions and comprehensive assessments.
• Prepare patients for release and transfer.
• Provide information and advice on substance misuse.

Skills

Communication skills

Empathy

Knowledge of substance misuse

Job description

Job Summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a Substance Misuse Recovery Worker to join the recovery team at HMP Risley, a Category C male prison near Warrington. HMP Risley offers a fast paced, unique rewarding environment where you can learn and develop.

Hours: Full‑time, 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, shifts 8 am–4 pm.

Salary: £29,264‑£33,510 per year, dependent on experience.

How we support you: Bespoke induction, Introducing Health in Justice training, competency framework, regional & national career development, bespoke Learning Management System, support from the wider team.

Main duties

• Deliver outstanding care to psychosocial patients, seeking out, listening to, and acting on their feedback to ensure personalised care.
• Manage a caseload of approximately 30‑40 patients with varying needs, including substance misuse, mental health and trauma.
• Deliver group sessions on overdose awareness, harm reduction, etc.
• Provide a programme of psychosocial interventions and comprehensive assessments.
• Provide information and advice on substance misuse, alcohol, smoking cessation, blood‑borne viruses and safe sex practices.
• Prepare patients for release and transfer.
• Deliver 1‑to‑1 care as well as group sessions.

Qualifications & Requirements

Candidates must have a legal right to work in the UK. Due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks. A DBS check (Rehabilitation of Offenders Act Exceptions Order 1975) is required.

Benefits

• Company pension scheme.
• 25 days annual leave increasing to 28 days per year, plus public bank holidays.
• Extensive range of wellbeing and lifestyle benefits.
• Discounts on shopping and leisure activities.
• Support for professional development and career progression.
• 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance.

About us

The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. We are the UK’s leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments.

Practice Plus Group’s purpose is to Unlock your best work life and we stand by our core values: treat patients and each other with respect, act with integrity, embrace diversity, and strive to do better together.

Employer details

Practice Plus Group

HMP Risley, Warrington Road, Croft, Warrington, WA3 6BP

Website: https://practiceplusgroup.com/our-jobs/join-our-team/

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, requiring a DBS check to verify no previous criminal convictions.