Recovery Worker - Hospital Liaison

Change Grow Live; Greater London; On-site; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Wellness Hour

Pension scheme

Discounts

Team environment

Training & progression

Refer a Friend

Job summary

Change Grow Live in Barnet is seeking a Hospital Liaison Recovery Worker to connect hospital teams with community addiction services. You will assess, support and coordinate care for individuals with substance use issues within hospital and A&E settings.

You will build strong relationships across wards, provide training and brief interventions, and contribute to improving outcomes through collaborative work with community recovery services.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Autonomous worker who remains connected with the team.
• Able to prioritise workload and manage competing demands 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 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.

Skills

Substance misuse knowledge

Brief interventions

Communication skills

Autonomous working

Workload prioritisation

Safeguarding & MH knowledge

Continuous learning

Job description

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.

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.

Please read attached Job Description for a more detailed out line of responsibilities and Person Specification

A Note About Using AI In Your Application

AI can be a really helpful tool 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

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

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.

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

Outer London Weighting (£2,250.61)

8/11/2026

Lucy Gardner | [e-mail]

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.