Recovery Worker

NHS; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Wakefield is seeking a compassionate Recovery Worker to join their team at HMP New Hall. The role involves providing interventions for individuals with substance misuse issues in a challenging environment. The ideal candidate will have experience working with substance users and be knowledgeable in recovery methodologies. This position offers the chance to make a significant impact on vulnerable individuals' lives.

Benefits

Comprehensive training and development

Wellbeing and lifestyle support

Qualifications

• Experience working with substance users with at least 12 months in a comparable role.
• Commitment to work towards NVQ 3 if not already achieved.
• Experience in a criminal justice field or prison setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide a range of interventions for substance misuse problems.
• Work in a custodial environment with a focus on recovery.
• Collaborate with clinical prescribing services.

Skills

Knowledge of substance misuse

Integrated working practices

Motivational Interviewing

Education

NVQ 3 Health and Social Care

Relevant training in CBT

Job description

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. If it is identified that you require sponsorship to undertake this role your application may be withdrawn

The Inclusion Directorate with Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation currently provides Psychosocial Substance Misuse Teams into prisons across Yorkshire. An exciting opportunity has arisen for an individual to join our team at HMP New Hall. We are looking for a compassionate and skilled Recovery Worker to join our team.

Working in prisons is both challenging and rewarding. This is an opportunity to work with some very interesting people with complex substance misuse needs. Working in prisons is a fantastic opportunity to make a positive difference to the lives of people who are often disadvantaged and vulnerable.

As a Recovery Worker you will need to have a sound knowledge of substance misuse and the barriers and issues faced by those affected. You will need to be confident in managing a caseload of people with complex substance misuse difficulties.

If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

• To provide a range of low, medium and high intensity interventions to those people experiencing substance misuse problems.
• To work in a custodial environment delivering a high quality drug and alcohol recovery service in response to need.
• To provide a range of psycho-social interventions motivating and supporting people 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.
• To provide a drug and alcohol recovery service (incorporating assessment, recovery planning, casework coordination and psycho-social interventions) to people located within the prison establishment.
• To contribute and work within the prison and wider drug strategy

About us

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 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 provided 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! For more information about HMP New Hall/Askham Grange and our incentives offer please see attached information.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for details. A summary is provided below:

• To deliver a steps-based, recovery orientated and outcome-focussed service within the host prison with a particular emphasis on high standards and good practice.
• To work within an integrated team delivering psychosocial and clinical interventions to service users presenting with substance misuse issues, including alcohol.
• To work closely with the mental health nurses as part of an integrated team.
• To participate in the prisons induction programme, encouraging and motivating clients to engage.
• To use strengths-based approaches including mapping techniques and relevant paperwork in order to carry out initial screening assessments.
• To carry out further assessments that includes strengths-based node-link mapping techniques and recovery planning.
• Work collaboratively with clinical services to ensure service users are referred for clinical services and supported whilst waiting for or receiving clinical treatment. Including joint recovery planning, attending joint clinical reviews, joint 1:1 sessions and communicating progress and needs to appropriate staff where need dictates.
• To identify and formulate goals jointly agreed with the service user on their recovery plan appropriate to their needs.
• To be responsible for the coordination of recovery for each client on your caseload.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• NVQ 3 Health and Social Care (or commitment to work towards) and/or relevant experience in a comparable setting.
• Relevant training/qualification in associated field ie, CBT, Motivational Interviewing, Brief solution focussed therapy, Mapping techniques, Auricular acupuncture trained, SMART Recovery

Experience

• Experience of integrated working practices.
• 12 months minimum experience of working with substance users
• Experience of criminal justice field / prison setting

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.