Psychosocial Recovery Worker

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Park Village; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the United Kingdom is seeking a Psychosocial Substance Misuse Recovery Worker to support individuals in their recovery from substance misuse. The role involves providing interventions, working within a prison environment, and collaborating with clinical services. Applicants should have experience in substance misuse services and qualifications in health and social care. This position presents an opportunity to positively impact vulnerable individuals and is ideal for compassionate professionals committed to recovery-focused care.

Qualifications

• Minimum 12 months experience working with substance users.
• Experience of integrated working with substance misuse needs.
• Experience of group facilitation and individual case management.

Responsibilities

• Provide low, medium, and high-intensity interventions.
• Deliver a high-quality drug and alcohol recovery service.
• Facilitate individual and group sessions.

Skills

Evidence-based psychosocial interventions

Motivating and inspiring people

Knowledge of substance misuse and mental health

Education

NVQ Level 3 Health and Social Care

Job description

Job Overview

Do you want to make a real difference as a Psychosocial Substance Misuse Recovery Worker? Why not bring your compassion and skills to help support people in their recovery? Our Integrated Substance Misuse & Mental Health Service, at HMP Oakwood, is looking for a dynamic and experienced Psychosocial Recovery Worker. The team is innovative, forward‑thinking and committed to a recovery‑focused approach that meets people’s needs. You will be part of a supportive team with effective management, supervision and guidance. Working with people who have complex offending backgrounds and substance‑misuse needs, within prison, is both challenging and rewarding. This is a fantastic chance to make a positive difference to the lives of people who are often disadvantaged and vulnerable.

Key profile

Are you:

• Passionate about providing high‑quality substance‑misuse support?
• Skilled and experienced in delivering evidence‑based psychosocial interventions, geared toward supporting people to make positive changes and work toward recovery?
• Highly motivated with the ability to support and inspire?
• Able to apply your skills and interventions to the care of people with substance‑misuse needs that often coexist with mental‑health needs?

This job is open to qualified professionals or members of the public with experience and understanding of working within substance‑misuse services.

Key responsibilities

• Provide low, medium, and high‑intensity interventions as part of the Integrated Mental Health and Substance Misuse Team.
• Work in a custodial environment delivering a high‑quality drug and alcohol recovery service in response to need.
• Deliver a range of psycho‑social interventions that motivate and support people to achieve recovery and positive outcomes within a recovery‑oriented substance‑misuse treatment service.
• Collaborate with clinical prescribing services to ensure the needs of each service user are met.
• Provide a drug and alcohol recovery service incorporating assessment, recovery planning, casework coordination and psycho‑social interventions to people located within the prison establishment.
• Facilitate individual and group sessions; provide case‑management tasks and recovery planning.
• Partner with key agencies to support individuals on their personal recovery journeys.
• Deliver the substance‑misuse and wellbeing elements of the integrated offender team.

Essential qualifications and experience

• NVQ Level 3 Health and Social Care (or commitment to obtain one) and/or relevant experience in a comparable setting.
• Experience of integrated working practices with people with substance‑misuse needs.
• Minimum 12 months of experience working with substance users.
• Experience of group facilitation and individual case management.

Desirable qualifications and experience

• Relevant training/qualification in CBT, motivational interviewing, brief solution‑focused therapy, mapping techniques, auricular acupuncture, SMART Recovery, or equivalent.
• Knowledge of the criminal justice field.