Drug and Alcohol Recovery Worker - E&N Herts

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT); Cheshunt; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health trust in Cheshunt is seeking a Drug and Alcohol Recovery Worker. The role involves working with service users to develop personalized recovery plans and conducting assessments. Benefits include extensive holiday leave, training opportunities, and access to a comprehensive health plan. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference in the community.

Benefits

27 days holiday rising to 33

One of the UK's best pension schemes

Leadership and management training

Comprehensive health and wellbeing services

Qualifications

• Must be a qualified mental health clinician (Registered Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist).
• Full valid driving licence and access to a car for business purposes.

Responsibilities

• Work with care coordinators and service users, dependent on complexity.
• Carry out drug and alcohol misuse assessments.
• Develop recovery plans using a person-centred approach.
• Provide individual brief assessments and group interventions.

Job description

Overview

Are you a talented mental health clinician (Registered Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist)? Are you interested in working with an outstanding Trust to develop and deliver community treatment in mental health? We are seeking to recruit a Drug and Alcohol Recovery Worker to join the Adult Community Mental Health Service (ACMHS) in East and North Hertfordshire. We have one role based in Stevenage and one role based in Cheshunt. We welcome diversity in our workforce and encourage applications from people of all ages and backgrounds, such as those with lived experience of mental health difficulties.

Here’s what our staff say about working in the team: “It’s a privilege to help people make the changes they want to see in their lives. I get to see about three people each day, on site, and I love my job.”

Please contact Helen Dudeney on 07833235057 for an informal chat or to arrange a visit. We look forward to hearing from you!

You must hold a full valid driving licence and have access to a car to use regularly for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

The Successful Candidate Will

• work with care co-ordinators and 35 - 40 service users, depending on complexity and other responsibilities
• carry out drug and alcohol misuse assessment including assessment of personal strengths and recovery capital, and risks
• develop recovery plans using a person-centred approach to develop, implement and evaluate needs and strengths-based care plans and risk management plans in partnership with service users, carers and other professionals
• provide individual brief assessment one-to-one and group interventions

In Return, We Can Offer You

• leadership and management training opportunities
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service) plus bank holidays (pro rata where applicable)
• One of the UK's best pension schemes
• Comprehensive health and wellbeing services
• Special leave for family and personal reasons
• NHS Car Lease Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust is one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of Outstanding from the Care Quality Commission. Our family consists of over 4,000 staff providing health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and in inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our trust values embedded: Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Helen Dudeney, Interim Head of Service. Email: [e-mail]. Telephone: [phone]