Rough Sleepers Senior Practitioner

Sabp; Guildford; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Free parking

Health and wellbeing support

Job summary

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 7 Senior Practitioner to coordinate a small team of professionals focused on people with substance use issues who are homeless or at risk. The post aims to help service users enter treatment and recovery within the i-access drug and alcohol team, requiring clinical leadership and strong organisational skills.

The role covers Surrey wide with base options in Guildford, Chertsey or Redhill.

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating a small multidisciplinary team.
• Clinical leadership and supervision for team members.
• Ability to develop strategies for user involvement and recovery.
• Ability to travel/drive across Surrey as required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate deployment and responsibilities within the team.
• Provide and lead on high quality substance misuse information, advice and support.
• Carry out joint assessments and brief interventions with service users.
• Collaborate with hostels, housing providers and homelessness centres.
• Attend MDT meetings and prepare reports.
• Ensure safeguarding awareness and appropriate reporting.

Skills

Project management

Substance Misuse experience

Homelessness service experience

Driver's license

Education

Relevant degree

Experience in healthcare or social services

Job description

Would you like to work in an organisation that sits in the top 10 best NHS Mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Services Trust to work for. This ranking is based on staff feedback in the 2023 NHS Staff Survey.

Job overview

Are you experienced in project management? Are you a nurse with extensive experience in Substance Misuse? Or do you have a relevant degree with experience in working in substance misuse? Have you experience of working with individuals who are homeless or at risk of homelessness? Are you a car owner/driver? Are you flexible? Are you proactive?

We are offering a Band 7 Senior Practitioner to coordinate a small team of professionals in reaching out to those with substance use issues and also homeless or at risk of homelessness. The project aim is to assertively and proactively support these individuals into treatment which will sit within the wider i-access drug and alcohol team. Organisational skills and the ability to lead are essential to this role as well as having the necessary clinical skills to deliver treatment.

The post holder will be expected to cover Surrey wide but will have the option of either Guildford, Chertsey or Redhill as their main base. Flexibility to work in a variety of settings in order to meet the needs of the service user is essential.

Do you have access to a vehicle which can be used for work purposes or are you able to travel as required to meet the needs of the service? Please note not all office locations or client care bases may be reached by public transport

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To be responsible for the co-ordination of roles, clarity of responsibilities and the deployment and use of resources within the Team and when required, overall service

To be responsible for developing and implementing strategies that promote an environment of user involvement and recovery.

To provide clinical leadership and supervision for other team members.

To provide and lead on high quality substance misuse information, advice, support, liaison, treatment, signposting and bridging as part of the i-access team to the multi-disciplinary rough sleepers team.

To work closely with the MDT, service users and clinicians, 1:1 brief work including assessments / joint assessments, provide advice, support, brief interventions and work collaboratively with the team

To hold a small complex caseload of service users who are homeless and are engaging with treatment

To work closely with care coordinators and other professionals who are in contact and/or provide services for rough sleepers according to individual need

Use specialist Substance Misuse and Mental Health knowledge and skills to carry out joint assessments, plan, formulate and deliver a range of treatment interventions.

To work closely and collaborate with hostels, housing providers, drop-in centres and homelessness centres. Working collaboratively to create spaces and opportunities to carry out joint assessments and deliver appropriate interventions.

Working for our organisation

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of mental health, learning disability, neurodevelopmental and drug and alcohol services in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We support people of all ages and are passionate about providing high quality care that is delivered at the right time as close to home as possible to help people recover and stay well.

We are one of the top 10 mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Trust to work for nationwide. Our Trust is an inclusive and supportive employer that offers a wide range of staff networks, flexible working, free parking and excellent health and wellbeing support. We also provide a wide range of opportunities to help staff develop and progress.

Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast. Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach. For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.

Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.

Regrettably, due to UK Home Office requirements we cannot offer sponsorship for this job role.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK for the duration of the role.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To provide liaison, advice and support for partnership teams and agencies across Surrey and deliver training to staff regarding service users with drug and alcohol dependency issues/ complex needs including knowledge of Opiate Substitution Therapy and polypharmacy.
• To ensure clinical records are updated, maintained and completed in line with local operational guidelines and trust policy.
• To coordinate and participate in professionals meeting/care planning meetings/team around the person (TAP), including contribution, preparation and presentation of reports and information as appropriate.
• To maintain all records to the expected professional standard and actively ensure good communication within the team and between sessions.
• To maintain agreed standards of care and report to and advise the Management team if there are any difficulties.
• To act as a positive role model for colleagues and others through personal and professional conduct and practice.
• To act as mentor or delegate appropriate mentor for students from other clinical areas wishing to gain experience in Team. Supervisor for junior colleagues in the team and where appropriate supervise students from both their own and other disciplines whilst on placement with the team.
• All staff will have a sound awareness of Safeguarding issues and be clear about their respective roles and responsibilities to report, respond to and share information in relation to Safeguarding Adults, Safeguarding Children, Domestic Abuse and Public Protection.
• To attend Tribunals, Coroners and other Multi-Disciplinary Meetings and prepare reports.

Please see the attached Job Description for further details of the role requirements and person specifications.

We are seeking to enrich the diversity of our Trust to better reflect demographic needs of the populations we serve and to enhance the skills of our workforce. We actively encourage applicants with underrepresented personal characteristics to apply for this role if you match the job description. Please note that you are not restricted from applying for this role if you do not identify with these characteristics and all applicants will be considered fairly against the job description.

As a flexible working and friendly organisation, we want to ensure that you can work in a way that is best for us, our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or any other flexible working patterns.

Gender Pay Gap Action

Women in our Trust are under-represented in some senior grades. We are therefore encouraging women to apply for posts at 8A and above.

Sponsorship

Regrettably, due to UK Home Office requirements we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.