Complex Needs Practitioner

Waythrough; High Wycombe; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An established charity seeks a Complex Needs Practitioner to empower individuals facing substance use challenges. In this dynamic role, you will engage with clients through a person-centred approach, addressing their holistic support needs. Collaborating within a multi-disciplinary team, you will provide essential psychosocial interventions, enhancing resilience and promoting positive outcomes. If you're an energetic self-starter with a background in health or social care, this is your opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the community. Join a forward-thinking organization committed to diversity and client-centered care.

Qualifications

• Qualification in health/social care, youth and community work.
• Experience in the substance misuse field is essential.

Responsibilities

• Engage clients using a person-centred approach.
• Provide quality psychosocial interventions across diverse client groups.

Skills

Experience in addictions

Record keeping

Report writing

Client engagement

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care

DipSW

Mental Health Nursing

Counselling

Addiction Studies

Job description

Complex Needs Practitioner

Location: High Wycombe , Buckinghamshire

Salary: GBP27,341 - GBP29,500 per annum

You have an understanding of drug, alcohol, and health related issues, and experience of working with adults in an addictions, housing or social care setting? All you need is the perfect environment to put your skills to great use. Welcome to Aquarius as a Complex Needs Practitioner (Recovery Worker).

Aquarius is a charity that helps people and communities overcome the harm caused by alcohol, drugs and gambling. We are part of 'One Recovery Buckinghamshire' (ORB), a partnership between Inclusion (MPFT NHS Trust), Aquarius, and Build on Belief providing support for alcohol and drug issues across Buckinghamshire.

The purpose of the role is to engage people in a variety of interventions, using a person centred approach, empowering them to reduce risk, increase resilience and achieve positive outcomes.

All Complex Needs Practitioners (Recovery Worker) work flexibly across the community and within our multi-agency partnership settings. The caseload will include a mixture of community and multi-agency referral pathways including health and social care. You will join our caring multi-disciplinary teams, to help empower you to provide quality psychosocial interventions to our diverse client groups.

A core part of the role will be working with people to address holistic support needs across all aspects of the person's substance use and wellbeing. This could include diverse work related to physical and emotional health, meaningful use of time, family and relationships, community engagement and activities, accommodation, physical and emotional health, offending as well as substance use (drug use and / or alcohol use).

An energetic and confident self-starter, you have a qualification in health/social care, youth and community work (e.g. NVQ Level 3 or above, DipSW, Mental Health Nursing, Counselling, Addiction Studies).

Alternatively, we'll consider candidates with experience of working in the substance misuse field with a commitment to complete NVQ Level 3 Health and Social Care. Experience of liaising with voluntary and statutory agencies and health professionals and engaging effectively with clients in a variety of settings is essential. You'll also need a flexible approach, excellent record keeping and report writing skills and a willingness to work flexibly across the community and within our multi-agency partnership settings, on an outreach basis, with a central hub base at our head office.

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Waythrough, please click apply to be redirected to their website to complete your application.

We are committed to increasing our diversity and we would welcome applications from those with lived experience and/or who are from a Black, Asian and those in Minority Ethnic background.

This is a rolling recruitment process; shortlisted candidates will be interviewed as and when they apply.

When applying, please upload a CV and supporting statement which should clearly outline your skills and experience.

Aquarius Action Projects is a long-established charity (since 1982) based in Birmingham with a national reach of contracts and Partnerships. Aquarius is a subsidiary of Waythrough - a large charity that specialises in mental health, alcohol, drugs and related areas.