Recovery Worker

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Henley-on-Thames; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking a compassionate Psychosocial Recovery Worker to work in a prison setting. This role involves delivering high-standard drug and alcohol recovery services to marginalized individuals. You’ll be part of a supportive multidisciplinary team, providing essential psychosocial interventions that promote recovery and integration. The position is designed for those experienced in substance misuse and passionate about making a positive impact on vulnerable populations. Comprehensive training and wellbeing support is offered within the organization.

Benefits

Comprehensive wellbeing support

In-house training and coaching

Qualifications

• Experience working with individuals facing substance misuse within a custodial environment.
• Ability to deliver psychosocial interventions and support recovery.
• Knowledge of drug and alcohol recovery processes.

Responsibilities

• Provide low, medium and high intensity psychosocial interventions.
• Collaborate with clinical prescribing services.
• Deliver recovery service within a prison environment.

Skills

Compassion and empathy

Experience in substance misuse

Teamwork

Job description

Do you want to make a real difference as a Psychosocial Recovery Worker? Why not bring your compassion and skills to help support people in their recovery? Our Substance Misuse Service at HMP Huntercombe is looking for a dynamic and experienced 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 use 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.

You will work within a multi‑disciplinary team, in a custodial environment delivering a high‑standard drug and alcohol recovery service in response to the needs of the service users as part of Inclusion and Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust.

You will deliver a range of psychosocial interventions to substance‑misusing offenders within a prison environment.

You will work in collaboration with clinical prescribing services to ensure the needs of each service user is met and that integrated working is a key element to Inclusion’s prison services.

You will provide a drug and alcohol recovery service (incorporating assessment, recovery planning, case‑work coordination and psycho‑social interventions) to problem drug and alcohol users located within the prison establishment.

Responsibilities

• To provide a range of low, medium and high intensity interventions as part of the integrated offender mental health, substance misuse team to those service users experiencing substance misuse problems.
• To work within a multi‑disciplinary team, in a custodial environment delivering a high‑standard drug and alcohol recovery service in response to the needs of the service users as part of Inclusion and Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
• To provide a range of psycho‑social interventions motivating and supporting service users to achieve recovery and positive outcomes within a recovery‑orientated substance misuse treatment service.
• To work in collaboration with clinical prescribing services to ensure the needs of each service user is met and that integrated working is a key element to Inclusion’s prison services.
• To provide a drug and alcohol recovery service (incorporating assessment, recovery planning, case‑work coordination and psycho‑social interventions) to problem drug and alcohol users located within the prison establishment.

Inclusion, created in 2002, is part of the Specialist Services Care Group of Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT). We provide caring and effective services across England, including West Yorkshire, West Midlands, East Midlands, West Mercia, Thames Valley, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Thurrock, Essex. We support individuals, families and communities who are affected by addiction, crime, mental health or who need treatment for their sexual health.

We believe that the individuals and families who use our services should receive high quality, committed and inclusive care, realising all the benefits a modern NHS organisation can provide. We work with patients and our staff teams to achieve the best outcomes we can. We invest heavily in training and development, and the wellbeing of our people, both staff and service users, is central to who we are.

Here at MPFT, we are proud of the comprehensive wellbeing and lifestyle support offer available, in addition to in‑house training and coaching support. Our services are robustly governed, evidence‑based, inclusive and designed and delivered in conjunction with service users. We are committed to providing the best service we can, and if you share our values, we want you on our team!