Co-occurring Conditions Development Recovery Worker

NHS Jobs; Fareham; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Jobs is seeking a Co-occurring Conditions Development Recovery Worker to join Inclusion Recovery Hampshire. You will work with service users who have co-occurring mental health and substance use conditions, focusing on recovery‑focused outcomes and harm reduction in community settings.

Based in the South of Hampshire with potential bases in Fareham or Havant, you will collaborate with Community Mental Health services and Primary Care Networks to deliver person-centred care and support

Qualifications

• Level 3 NVQ or Diploma in Health and Social Care or equivalent required.
• Training in CBT, Motivational Interviewing, Brief solution focussed therapy or mapping techniques is desirable.
• Experience or training in recovery based interventions and harm reduction is expected.

Responsibilities

• Develop Recovery Hampshire service with partners to promote recovery outcomes.
• Collaborate with Adult Mental Health and Primary Care Networks to deliver person-centred care.
• Contribute to training and development within the team.

Skills

Recovery-focused interventions

Harm reduction

Education

Level 3 NVQ or Diploma in Health and Social Care or equivalent

CBT

Motivational Interviewing

Brief solution focussed therapy

Mapping techniques (ITEP/BTEI)

Job description

Co-occurring Conditions Development Recovery Worker

This role isnot eligible for visa sponsorship. If it is identified that you require sponsorship to undertake this role your application may be withdrawn

Looking to broaden your skillset and professional development? Then joining the No Wrong Door, Co-occurring Conditions Team is perfect for you. We will support you to further develop with the aim to become an experienced Recovery Worker over a 12-18 month period. You will be expected to work with a small caseload of clients who use drugs and/or alcohol from the beginning, with the aim to expand this as the role progresses.

The disconnect between services for people with co-occurring conditions of mental ill-health and substance use has long been recognised as a barrier to the effective treatment of patients in the community. Significant funding has now been allocated to make this a thing of the past

If you are energised by our vision of an innovative NHS focused on tackling social exclusion and feel that you have the qualities to join our community based team

Main duties of the job

Development Recovery Worker role with the resources to support you to become experienced Recovery Workers.

The post will be located in the South of Hampshire, with possible bases of Fareham or Havant.

By working with our partners in Community Mental Health services and Primary Care Networks, we aim to deliver truly person-centred care to those experiencing co-occurring conditions

Now is your chance to be part of this developing service in Hampshire. You will add to your skillset in the process, and work with a wide range of professionals in a variety of settings to deliver effective and long-lasting solutions to patients

Inclusion is part of an NHS Trust offers excellent career and development opportunities and the potential to really make a difference to our service users and the wider communities in which we serve.

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 responsibilities

With Inclusion Recovery Hampshire in partnership with Adult Mental Health services and Primary care. You will be working with the service users and multi-agency team members to support the delivery of Recovery focussed outcomes by promoting and creating opportunities in visible recovery, harm reduction and brief interventions.

The training role will lend itself to someone who hasnt previously worked within this type of setting but has related qualifications and is looking to gain experience working within this field.For Further details please read the attached Job Description

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Level 3 NVQ or Diploma in Health and Social Care or equivalent in a related field which may include counselling, social work, nursing, psychology, human resources, social studies Or Equivalent experience
• Relevant training / Qualification in associated field, CBT, Motivational Interviewing, Brief solution focussed therapy, Mapping techniques (ITEP/BTEI)

Experience

• A commitment to recovery based interventions and harm reduction approaches for substance use and mental health conditions.

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.