Recovery Worker - Hospital Liaison

Change Grow Live; Chipping Barnet; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Wellness Hour

Wellness Hub

Contributory pension

Discounts on shopping

Friendly team environment

Professional development

Refer a Friend

Job summary

Change Grow Live in Barnet seeks a Hospital Liaison Recovery Worker to bridge hospital and community drug and alcohol services. You’ll work across wards and A&E, delivering assessments, brief interventions and referrals to support safe transitions from hospital to community care.

The role requires experience in substance misuse or hospital settings, strong communication, autonomous yet collaborative working, and a commitment to continuous learning.

Qualifications

• Substance misuse knowledge and its impact on health.
• Experience delivering brief interventions or hospital/health settings.
• Strong communication and relationship-building with hospital colleagues.
• Autonomous yet collaborative working style.
• Ability to prioritise workload in fast-paced environments.
• Knowledge of safeguarding and mental health practice.
• Commitment to continuous learning and improving outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Build effective communication and referral pathways between hospital and community addiction services.
• Act as the key liaison for acute referrals, providing timely and professional advice to hospital teams.
• Deliver alcohol and drug assessments using recognised screening tools (e.g. AUDIT), offering brief interventions and onward referral.
• Develop relationships across A&E, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and other wards.
• Provide advanced assessment, planning and evaluation for a small, complex caseload with safe transitions from hospital to community care.
• Support hospital staff in identifying and managing patients with substance use issues, offering guidance and training.
• Work with community recovery teams to ensure follow-up of repeat presentations and discharges.
• Participate in service audits and research to improve practice and outcomes.

Skills

Substance misuse knowledge

Brief interventions

Communication skills

Autonomous working

Workload management

Safeguarding knowledge

Mental health awareness

Job description

Overview

Believe in People?

The best people have one thing in common.

They care.

At Change Grow Live, our values — be open, be compassionate, be bold — shape everything we do. Every day, our teams help people change the direction of their lives, grow as individuals and live life to its full potential.

We Thrive by recruiting for success, recognising and rewarding effort. We are safe, healthy, agile and flexible in how we work.

We’re looking for a passionate and motivated Hospital Liaison Recovery Worker to join our Barnet Service. With this role, you’ll be working as part of the Change Grow Live Hospital Liaison team, based within local hospitals and A&E departments, acting as a vital link between acute services and community drug and alcohol services.

You’ll work closely with hospital staff, building strong relationships across wards and A&E, offering advice, guidance and training on substance misuse, and helping identify alternatives to unnecessary admissions. You’ll also play a key role in supporting people who present repeatedly, working with wider services to understand what’s going on and what might help break the cycle.

Location:Barnet

Hours: full time, 37.5 per week

Please note: Full-time hours at Change Grow Live are 37.5 hours per week. For part-time roles, salary and payments are pro rata based on contracted hours.

This role includes weekend and out-of-hours working, in line with hospital and service requirements.

Responsibilities

What You’ll Do

• Build effective communication and referral pathways between the hospital and community addiction services.
• Act as the key liaison for acute referrals, providing timely and professional advice to hospital teams.
• Deliver alcohol and drug assessments using recognised screening tools (e.g. AUDIT), offering brief interventions and onward referral.
• Develop strong working relationships across A&E, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and other specialist wards.
• Provide advanced assessment, planning and evaluation for a small, complex caseload — ensuring safe transitions from hospital to community care.
• Support hospital staff in identifying and managing patients with substance use issues, offering guidance, awareness sessions and training.
• Work with community recovery teams to ensure assertive and effective follow-up of repeat presentations and discharges.
• Participate in service audits and research to improve practice and outcomes.

About You

• Strong understanding of substance misuse and its impact on health and wellbeing.
• Experience delivering brief interventions or working within hospital, health or substance-use settings.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills — able to work confidently with hospital colleagues, patients and partner agencies.
• Proactive and able to work autonomously while maintaining strong team connections.
• Skilled in prioritising workload, managing competing demands and working compassionately in fast-paced environments.
• Knowledge of safeguarding and mental health practice.
• A commitment to continuous learning and improving outcomes for people we support.

Everyone at Change Grow Live experiences a sense of belonging — we are inclusive, we engage and connect at all levels, and we create the conditions for success for people who work and volunteer with us.

What We Offer

• 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays), rising by one day each year up to 30 days.
• A paid Wellness Hour each week, plus access to our Wellness Hub and Employee Assistance Programme.
• Contributory pension scheme.
• A wide range of benefits, including discounts on shopping, cinema, travel and more.
• A friendly, supportive and collaborative team environment.
• Comprehensive training, professional development and career progression opportunities.
• A Refer a Friend scheme to help us grow our community of people who care.

A note about using AI in your application

AI can be areally helpfultool when putting together your application, and we're happy for you to use it. However,what we're most interested in is you.

We want to understand your experiences, achievements and strengths, so please make sure your application reflects your own story and clearly shows how you meet the essential criteria and the impact you've made in previous roles.

There's no need to write in a particular style. The strongest applications are those that are authentic, specific and clearly demonstrate your skills, experience and potential.We look forward to learning more about you.

Please note: This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK at the time of application. For applicants with time-limited visas, unfortunately, we are unable to support new visa applications or extensions. More information about eligible roles and occupations can be found here:Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK

Full-time hours at Change Grow Live are 37.5 hours per week. For part-time roles, the salary and payments will be pro rata based on contracted hours.

Salary Range (pro rata if part time)

CGL points 23 to 28 (£28,557.79 - £32,802.41)

ILW / OLW /Fringe

Outer London Weighting (£2,250.61)

Closing Date

8/11/2026