ARC Hounslow Criminal Justice Recovery Practitioner

Integrated Care System; Hounslow; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in Hounslow is seeking a Criminal Justice Recovery Practitioner to support clients referred via the criminal justice system. The role involves conducting assessments, delivering evidence-based interventions, and providing progress reports for the courts. Ideal candidates will possess recovery practitioner training, strong interpersonal skills, and experience in working with substance users. This position offers a salary range of £35,763 to £43,466, inclusive of Outer HCAS.

Qualifications

• Experience of working with alcohol/substance users.
• Understanding of issues within the criminal justice system.
• Experience in group and one-to-one interventions.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Provide care to substance users and deliver interventions.
• Report progress to offender managers and courts.

Skills

Knowledge of recovery principles

Interpersonal skills

Ability to assess and manage caseload

Communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Education

Recovery practitioner training

Motivational Interviewing training

Tools

SystmOne

Cerna

Job description

Go back Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

ARC Hounslow Criminal Justice Recovery Practitioner

The closing date is 27 August 2025

The applicant will be based in ARC Hounslow working within the core psychosocial team, supporting clients who are referred via the criminal justice route into services.

The post holder will use their specialist knowledge and skills in addictions to undertake assessment, care planning, implementing and evaluating the case and treatment of clients involved with criminal justice services who present with drug and alcohol issues. They will complete client assessments and high-quality reports for court in relation to DRR/ATR disposals and ensure the appropriateness of the Order.

They will plan, organise and deliver individual and group work interventions for clients presenting with offending behaviour & drug and alcohol issues.

Main duties of the job

• To work as a member of the multidisciplinary team which provides a range of specialist services to clients requiring assessments for DRR/ATR disposals and to ensure the appropriateness of the Order.
• To provide care to DRR/ ATR service users presenting with substance use issues, including alcohol to deliver evidence-based interventions such as: harm minimisation approaches, motivational interviewing, relapse prevention, care planning individual intervention, health education and detoxification programmes, mindfulness, counselling and group work in 1-1 and group work settings.
• To provide progress reports for the offender manager and Courts.
• Build effective partnership working with the prison and courts to ensure a timely response to requests, including timely appointments for prison releases & 'Through the Gate' arrangements/escorts.
• To work in partnership with NPS and IOM to best support clients into structured treatment
• To work effectively and in partnership with all key partners within the Borough. This includes networking and establishing links where appropriate.
• The post holder is expected to act as keyworker to a defined allocated caseload of clients, under the supervision of designated manager within the team.
• The post holder will be responsible for ensuring that the delivery of the care and management of this client group is done in compliance with expected Standards and ensuring adherence to policies and procedures.

About us

The Addictions Directorate with CNWL Foundation Trust is a large, well-established provider which offers a wide range of specialist NHS drug and alcohol treatment interventions to the diverse and multicultural populations in Central and North West London. Our Drug and Alcohol services include 7 community services, 1 in-patient service. We also run a National Gambling Service and a Club Drug Clinic.

Our addictions services are dedicated to helping reduce the harm caused by substance use dependency; helping people overcome their dependency on substances and helping clients and their families rebuild their lives and enable recovery. We are committed to working in partnership with other providers and service users in local systems of treatment and recovery.

CNWL is committed to providing high quality, evidence-based treatment options and is a learning organisation which promotes staff competence and training and values clinical governance, audit and research. We are linked with Imperial College, University of London, University College London and numerous other local universities and are committed to evaluating our services and developing new and innovative approaches.

Job responsibilities

JOB SUMMARY:

• To work as a member of the multidisciplinary team which provides a range of specialist services to clients requiring assessments for DRR/ATR disposals and to ensure the appropriateness of the Order.
• To provide care to DRR/ ATR service users presenting with substance use issues, including alcohol to deliver evidence-based interventions such as: harm minimisation approaches, motivational interviewing, relapse prevention, care planning individual intervention, health education and detoxification programmes, mindfulness, counselling and group work in 1-1 and group work settings.
• To provide progress reports for the offender manager and Courts. This may also include supporting/delivering the structured day programme.
• Contribute to sentence plans & breach proceedings where appropriate.
• Build effective partnership working with the prison and courts to ensure a timely response to requests, including timely appointments for prison releases & Through the Gate arrangements/escorts.
• To participate in multi-disciplinary meetings, both on-site and in the community relating to client management.
• Engage in the Safeguarding, MAPPA, MARAC & IDVSA process and information sharing protocols.
• Develop and enhance strong partnership working and liaison as appropriate to the service and refer to & engage agencies as appropriate (inclusive, but not exhaustive; prison, police, NPS, CRCs, Liaison & Diversion Teams, Mental Health Services, GPs, Housing, ETE, Social Services)
• To make continuous assessments of the psychological, emotional, social and rehabilitative needs of clients, taking into account the needs of family, local community and developing care plans and evaluation of these plans

Person Specification

TRAINING & QUALIFICATIONS

• Completed Recovery practitioner training
• Evidence of further training in relation to personal recovery principles
• Commitment to obtain underpinning knowledge through work based learning and mandatory training
• Motivational Interviewing training
• Any specific training related to young People
• SMART Group facilitator trained

Experience

• Experience of working with alcohol/substance users or another comparable field
• An understanding of the complex issues presented by individuals within the criminal justice system
• Experience of working as part of a team
• Experience of working with individuals of all ages in a therapeutic/supportive role.
• Experience of working in collaboration with health providers, probation, the courts, police, youth services, mental health & addictions organisations.
• Experience of delivering groups as well as one-to-one interventions related to addictions
• Experience in undertaking evaluations, audit and research

Skills & Knowledge

• Ability to demonstrate knowledge of recovery principles and values
• Evidence of good interpersonal skills and an ability to form boundary relationships with service users and carers
• Ability to assess and manage caseload of clients, making continuous assessments of the psychosocial, emotional and rehabilitative needs of clients, taking into account the needs of family, local community and developing care plans and the evaluation of these plans
• To be conversant with the precepts of harm reduction
• To ensure compliance with risk assessments and risk management
• To complete all relevant data collection using established Outcome Monitoring Tools and any relevant quality measures to support the delivery of contracted service
• Ability to communicate on all levels and to a broad scope of individuals, both internally and externally to the Trust
• Ability to act calmly and to respond in a professional manner to distress, disturbance and unpredictability
• Ability to see solutions rather than problems
• Good marketing and presentation skills
• Ability to problem solve and create innovative solutions to help empower others
• Ability to work independently, flexibly, reliably and consistently with guidance
• Excellent planning, self -management and organisational skills
• Ability to challenge issues in relation to stigma, low expectations and discriminatory practice in an effective manner
• Excellent written and verbal skills
• Ability to write clear reports for stakeholders (including court reports; probation)
• Proficient use of clinical systems such as SystmOne; Cerna and/or other relevant systems for documenting client 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.

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

£35,763 to £43,466 a yearper annum inc. Outer HCAS (pro rata if P/T)