Community Recovery Practitioner (COMHAD) | Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust; England; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in England seeks a Community Recovery Practitioner to support individuals with mental health and substance use challenges. The role includes conducting assessments, providing psycho-social interventions, and facilitating group support. Ideal candidates will have a solid understanding of substance misuse impacts and a commitment to patient care. This position offers an opportunity to make a tangible difference in the community.

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering psycho-social interventions.
• Ability to conduct assessments for substance misuse needs.
• Knowledge of mental health and substance use impact.

Responsibilities

• Conduct timely screening and assessment of substance misuse needs.
• Deliver personalised psycho-social interventions to promote recovery.
• Facilitate group interventions related to substance misuse.

Skills

Psycho-social interventions

Substance misuse assessment

Engagement with health services

Job description

Overview

The Community Recovery Practitioner will work under the guidance of the COMHAD (Co-occurring Mental Health, Alcohol and Drugs) Specialist Practitioner to support service users with co-occurring mental health, alcohol and drug difficulties. The role involves delivering both individualised and group psycho-social interventions aimed at promoting harm reduction, resilience, and recovery. The practitioner will work both autonomously and collaboratively with Hub partners in a person-centred and holistic manner.

Responsibilities

• Conduct timely screening and assessment of substance misuse needs.
• Deliver personalised psycho-social interventions to promote recovery and self-management.
• Facilitate group interventions related to substance misuse.
• Promote understanding of the impact of substance misuse on mental and physical health.
• Encourage engagement with physical health and wellbeing services.
• Champion parity of access to mental health services for those using substances.
• Support the COMHAD principles of “no wrong door” and “everybody’s business”.

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children’s centres, schools and people’s homes.

We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.

Purpose and Values

Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:

• We’re Kind
• We’re Fair
• We Listen
• We Care
• Communication: Build respectful relationships with service users, guide them through therapeutic activities, and report progress to teams and partners.
• Documentation: Maintain accurate written and electronic records in line with Trust standards.
• Leadership & Supervision: Participate in supervision and appraisal processes.
• Training: Contribute to staff and student training on substance-related topics.
• Service Development: Ensure safe and compliant environments, support legal and safety procedures.
• Professional Development: Engage in ongoing training and maintain a personal development record.
• Clinical Governance: Participate in quality improvement and governance activities.
• Resource Management: Manage stock and advise on necessary resources.
• Research & Development: Apply current substance management techniques and contribute to audits and evaluations.

This advert closes on Wednesday 8 Oct 2025