Recovery Worker

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

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Psychosocial Recovery Worker to support individuals in their recovery from substance misuse within a prison setting. The role involves delivering evidence-based interventions, collaborating with mental health professionals, and contributing to recovery planning. Ideal candidates will have relevant qualifications and experience in health and social care, with a commitment to improving the lives of vulnerable individuals. Join a dedicated team committed to high standards of care and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Professional Development Support

Comprehensive Wellbeing Support

Qualifications

• Experience in integrated working practices with substance use needs.
• Knowledge of substances and their effects.
• Ability to conduct assessments and formulate recovery plans.

Responsibilities

• Deliver varied interventions in-line with the stepped care model.
• Work in partnership with agencies to support recovery journeys.
• Provide substance misuse and wellbeing support.

Skills

Psychosocial Interventions

Motivational Interviewing

Harm Reduction

Education

NVQ 3 Health & Social Care

Tools

Mapping Techniques

Auricular Acupuncture

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 to 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 understandingof 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 thepreferred 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 orientated and outcome-focussed service within the hostprison 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 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

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!

Job responsibilities

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

• Working as part of the team you will provide varied and comprehensive interventions in-line with the stepped care model.
• Working in partnership with key agencies to ensure service users are supported on their individual recovery journeys.
• Delivering the substance misuse and wellbeing elements of the integrated offender team.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• NVQ 3 Health & Social Care (or commitment to work towards) or relevant experience in comparable settings.
• Relevant training / Qualification in associated field o CBT o Motivational Interviewing o Brief solution focussed therapy o Mapping techniques o Auricular acupuncture trained

Experience

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

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

• A thorough knowledge of substances and their effects
• An understanding of harm reduction approaches in relation to substance misuse
• Ability to conduct assessments and formulate recovery plans
• Ability to keep records and statistical data
• Ability to work collaboratively with other professionals and develop links with agencies internal and external to prison
• Knowledge of criminal justice field
• Ability and commitment to facilitate psycho-social group work programmes

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.

£29,970 to £36,483 a yearper annum, pro rata