Advanced Recovery Practitioner - Opiates and Complex needs

The Methodist Church in Britain; London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days' holiday plus bank holidays

Option to buy additional holidays

Wellbeing and recognition support

Structured learning journey and career

Routes into management or specialist/h

Job summary

Turning Point is seeking an Advanced Recovery Practitioner to lead work with the most complex clients in the opiate and complex needs team. You will mentor Recovery Workers, chair MDTs, and represent the service in multi-agency settings with a strong harm reduction remit including NSP and BBV work.

The role emphasises high-quality report writing, line management support, and delivery of training on harm reduction topics. Significant health and social care experience is essential.

Qualifications

• Significant health and social care experience in substance use services or related fields.
• Demonstrated ability to document case notes and maintain high-quality reports.
• Ability to assess risk and manage complex caseloads within a multi-disciplinary setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide one-to-one support to Recovery Workers on practice development and day-to-day challenges.
• Hold a defined caseload of the most complex cases and guide treatment plans.
• Chair MDT and multi-agency meetings when deputising for the Team Leader.
• Deliver internal training on harm reduction topics and supervise staff.

Skills

Report writing

Risk management

Line management

Specialism

Job description

This Advanced Recovery Practitioner post sits in the opiate and complex needs team of Turning Point's substance use service. The role centres on a caseload of the most complex clients, mentoring Recovery Workers and taking a leading part in multi-disciplinary and multi-agency work. What sets it apart is a harm reduction remit covering needle and syringe programmes, naloxone and blood-borne virus training, and representation at national forums. Substantial health and social care experience and exceptional report writing are the key tests.

What the job involves

• Provide one-to-one support to Recovery Workers on practice development and day-to-day challenges
• Hold a defined caseload of the most complex cases, with the number varying by complexity
• Complete a monthly audit of a Recovery Worker case and discuss good practice and areas to develop
• Take part in regular MDTs, guiding treatment plans, and deputise for the Team Leader including chairing MDT and multi-agency meetings
• Provide line management support, including supervision and probation reviews
• Act as champion for harm reduction and NSP, representing the service in the National Harm Reduction Lead forums
• Deliver internal training on harm reduction topics including NSP, naloxone and BBVs
• Support the operational management team with NSP, naloxone and BBV competency assessments for the workforce
• Ensure adequate NSP provision, including stock checking and ordering of equipment
• Deliver evidence-based harm reduction interventions, one-to-one and in groups
• Build and maintain relationships with partner agencies and represent the service in external meetings to improve pathways
• Support the service to operate in line with Turning Point's harm reduction standards and policies

What’s required

Experience

• Significant experience in health and social care, in substance use services or a related field
• Demonstrable experience in a substance use treatment and recovery setting

Skills & knowledge

• Exceptional report writing and case notes
• Understanding of risk and risk management as it applies to substance use and complexity
• Holds, or is willing to develop, a specialism within the team

What’s offered

• 25 days' paid holiday plus bank holidays, rising to 27 days with service
• Option to buy additional holidays and spread the cost
• Total reward package including wellbeing and recognition support
• Structured learning journey and defined career pathways
• Routes into management and leadership or specialist practice
• Access to the wider Turning Point benefits package