Criminal Justice Advanced Recovery Practitioner

Turning Point; Milnrow; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK-based health services organization is looking for an Advanced Practitioner to support individuals with complex needs related to substance use, mental health, and homelessness. You will be responsible for assessments, risk management, and delivering interventions, while providing professional supervision to staff. Benefits include up to 27 days holiday and career progression opportunities. Join a passionate team dedicated to making a difference in people’s lives.

Benefits

25 days paid holiday increasing with service

Total reward package for career growth

Supportive work culture with recognition

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in working within a substance use treatment and recovery setting.
• Specialist interest in complexities alongside substance misuse.
• Significant experience working in health and social care.

Responsibilities

• Carry caseload of individuals with complex needs.
• Conduct assessments and formulate management plans.
• Deliver evidence-based interventions.
• Support learning and development of staff.
• Participate in clinical meetings and case presentations.

Skills

Exceptional report writing

Experience in substance use treatment

Knowledge of mental health and complex needs

Understanding of risk management

Experience in health and social care

Education

RMN, Social Work, Psychology or related credentials

Job description

At Turning Point, we support people across the UK with substance use issues. As an Advanced Practitioner, you'll make a real difference to their lives by developing the personal, flexible and realistic support packages they need to help turn things around. Passionate about people, you'll enjoy the scope and support to enhance your own life too, as you make the role your own as part of a friendly and multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Carry a designated caseload of individuals with complex needs that may include mental health, homelessness, criminality, long‑term conditions, domestic abuse, sexual exploitation, self‑harm etc.
• Conduct assessments and risk assessments, and formulate risk management plans and recovery plans that consider the personal recovery goals of the client.
• Effective partnership working with members of any multi‑disciplinary team and other agencies, and take on the role of lead professional when appropriate.
• Deliver interventions that are underpinned by a strong evidence base.
• Participate in clinical meetings and complex case meetings, and be confident and competent at presenting cases orally and through written reports.
• Support the learning and development of Recovery Workers and Trainee Recovery Workers, providing specialist input into Multi‑Disciplinary Meetings.
• Provide professional supervision and mentoring to staff to support their development, learning and standards of care.
• Be known as an expert in a designated specialism within the service (e.g. Dual diagnosis, Homelessness/complex needs, mental capacity).
• Deliver seminars and internal learning events, and represent Turning Point nationally if required in your specialist area.
• This role involves working within the Criminal Justice system, including attendance at HM Prisons and collaboration with Probation Services. The successful candidate will be required to pass enhanced vetting and security clearance checks:
  • Enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check.
  • HMPPS (Her Majesty's Prison and Probation Service) vetting, to allow access to prison establishments.
  • Refer and Monitor system access approval for partnership work with Probation.

Qualifications & Experience

• Exceptional report writing and case notes.
• Demonstrable experience in working within a substance use treatment and recovery setting.
• Specialist interest depth knowledge of one or more complexities alongside substance misuse (e.g. mental health, long‑term conditions, criminality, homelessness, domestic violence, etc.).
• Understanding of risk and risk management as it applies to substance use and complexity.
• Significant experience of working in health and social care, including qualifications such as RMN, Social Work, Psychology or other relevant credentials.
• Extensive experience working with substance users or in a closely related field in health, social care or criminal justice services, and/or a relevant qualification such as social work or nursing.

Benefits

• 25 days’ paid holiday a year + Bank Holidays, increasing to 27 days + Bank Holidays with each year of service.
• Opportunities to boost your career with our total reward package.
• Opportunity to engage in a supportive culture that rewards recognition and celebration.

We run all of our services on a not‑for‑profit basis; we invest every penny back into our services and people. We never stop believing in change for the better and we work constantly to improve the lives of the people we support.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.