Recovery Worker

NHS; West Yorkshire, Wetherby; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dedicated team as a Psychosocial Recovery Worker in a supportive environment focused on recovery. You'll work with individuals facing substance misuse challenges, delivering evidence-based interventions and collaborating with healthcare professionals to make a real difference in their lives. This role offers a chance to grow professionally while contributing to a vital service within the prison system.

Qualifications

• Experience in integrated working practices with substance use needs.
• Commitment to work towards NVQ 3 in Health & Social Care.

Responsibilities

• Deliver recovery-oriented services within the prison.
• Collaborate with clinical services for comprehensive care.
• Provide varied interventions as part of the team.

Skills

Psychosocial Interventions

Motivational Interviewing

Harm Reduction

Education

NVQ 3 in Health & Social Care

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 Wealstun 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 in the lives of people who are often disadvantaged and vulnerable.

This job is open to qualified professionals or members of the public, preferably with experience and understanding of working within Drug and Alcohol Recovery.

We are willing to support your professional development and provide an opportunity for the right person, who may not have the preferred 12 months experience.

Are you:

• skilled and experienced in providing evidence-based psychological and psychosocial interventions geared towards supporting people to make positive changes and work towards 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.

then we want to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

• To deliver a steps-based, recovery-oriented, and outcome-focused service within the 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 mental health nurses as part of an integrated team.
• To use strengths-based approaches including mapping techniques and relevant paperwork to carry out initial screening assessments.
• To carry out further assessments that include 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 treatment, including joint recovery planning.

About us

Inclusion, created in 2002, is part of the Specialist Services Care Group of Midlands Partnership 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 affected by addiction, crime, mental health, or sexual health needs. We believe that those who use our services should receive high-quality, committed, and inclusive care, realizing the benefits of a modern NHS organization. We work with patients and staff to achieve the best outcomes, investing heavily in training, development, and wellbeing. Our services are evidence-based, inclusive, and designed in conjunction with service users. We are committed to providing the best service, and if you share our values, we want you on our team!

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for the full list of responsibilities. A brief summary is below:

• Providing varied and comprehensive interventions in line with the stepped care model as part of the team.
• Partnering with key agencies to support service users on their recovery journeys.
• Delivering substance misuse and wellbeing elements within the integrated offender team.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• NVQ 3 in Health & Social Care (or commitment to work towards) or relevant experience in comparable settings.
• Relevant training/qualifications in areas such as CBT, Motivational Interviewing, Brief Solution-Focused Therapy, Mapping Techniques, or Auricular Acupuncture trained.

Experience

• Previous experience of integrated working practices or working with individuals with substance use needs.

Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

• Thorough knowledge of substances and their effects.
• Understanding of harm reduction approaches related to substance misuse.
• Ability to conduct assessments and formulate recovery plans.
• Ability to keep records and statistical data.
• Ability to work collaboratively with professionals and develop links with agencies inside and outside prison.
• Knowledge of the criminal justice field.
• Ability and commitment to facilitate psycho-social group work programs.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and a Disclosure check will be required to ensure suitability.

£29,970 to £36,483 per annum, pro rata.