Co-occurring Conditions Recovery Worker (5) - Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Tr[...]

Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust - Inclusion Services; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Co-occurring Conditions Recovery Worker to deliver high-quality clinical services. This role involves managing a caseload of individuals with co-occurring mental health and substance use conditions, ensuring effective treatment and support. The position offers opportunities for career development and a comprehensive wellbeing support package.

Benefits

Counselling support

Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave

Flexible working opportunities

Career development opportunities

In-house training programs

Child Care Vouchers Scheme

Qualifications

• Experience of working with people who have difficulty in engaging with services.
• Experience of assessing, planning, co-ordinating and managing people with mental health problems.

Responsibilities

• Delivering a high quality clinical service to service users and their families.
• Managing a caseload of people who experience co-occurring conditions.
• Delivering interventions in accordance with an agreed wellbeing and recovery plan.

Skills

Knowledge of substances and their effects

Education

Foundation Degree / HNC in related field

NVQ 3 Health & Social Care

Job description

Main area Co-occurring Conditions Recovery Worker Grade 5 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Occasional weekend and evening working) Job ref 301-IT-25-7180313

Employer Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust - Inclusion Services Employer type NHS Site Inclusion Aylesbury and High Wycombe Town Aylesbury Salary £29,970 - £36,483 Per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 20/05/2025 23:59

Co-occurring Conditions Recovery Worker

5

Job overview

The One Recovery Bucks service is an innovative and exciting opportunity to provide a bridge between Primary Care, Community Mental Health services and Substance Use services.

We are looking for a Co-Occurring Conditions Recovery Worker to join the team and One Recovery Bucks on a full-time, permanent basis!

These vacancies have arisen as a result of an unmet need identified for those members of the public who struggle with the co-occurring conditions of poor mental health and substance use.

At MPFT we pride ourselves on staff wellbeing and development and can we offer you:

• Counselling support and lifestyle information with advice on a variety of personal matters
• The opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
• Opportunities for flexible working (depending on the role)
• Career development opportunities and coaching plus access to in house training programs
• Innovative research training program entitled STARS (Supporting the advancement of Research Skills)
• Child Care Vouchers Scheme

Main duties of the job

• Delivering a high quality clinical service to service users and their families.
• Managing a caseload of people who experience co-occurring conditions.
• Delivering interventions, in accordance with an agreed wellbeing and recovery plan, to an identified group of people presenting with co-occurring conditions (substance and alcohol use and mental health conditions).
• Ensuring where required an assessment of co-occurring conditions and delivery of safe and effective treatment for an identified group of service users in accordance with an individual wellbeing and recovery plan where one exists or creating such a plan where not.
• With oversight of the Clinical Lead, leading the partnership work with existing primary and secondary mental health services, as well as with the rough sleepers initiative (RSI) project.

Working for our organisation

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!

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification attached, a summary is below:

• Take responsibility for the management of a caseload, which includes leading on the specialist health assessment of people referred to the service where co-occurring conditions are identified; support referral to primary/secondary care mental health services once needs are indicated and follow up work to ensure needs are met.
• Deliver a range of interventions in accordance with the agreed plan including the management of common mental health problems through delivery of low level interventions.
• Build networks within the primary and secondary mental health services, inclusive of regular attendance at team meetings in those services.
• Promote and provide harm reduction interventions.
• Refer carers and family members into the ORB family service for family/carer support.
• Responsible for participating in the setting of quality standards, including the auditing, monitoring and reviewing of practice in line with current clinical guidance practice and policy.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Foundation Degree / HNC in related field which may include counselling, social work, nursing, psychology, human resources, social studies
• NVQ 3 Health & Social Care (or commitment to work towards)

Experience

• Experience of working with people who have difficulty in engaging with services and have co-occurring mental health needs
• Experience of assessing, planning, co-ordinating and managing people with mental health problems in a community setting.

Skills

• A thorough knowledge of substances and their effects

Employer certification / accreditation badges

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Lizzi Fairless Job title Safeguarding & Complex needs manager Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 07773966392 Additional information If you would like to know more and find out whether joining our dedicated team is for you then please get in touch with Lizzi Fairless as we would love to hear from you. **** We do not accept CVs. Applications will only be considered if made via the website.**** ****This vacancy may close early if a sufficient number of applications are received.****