Senior Parental Substance Misuse Practitioner Lead

recoveryfocus; Lewisham; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days annual leave

Pension scheme with employer contrib.

Life assurance (3× annual salary)

Enhanced sick pay

Job summary

Waythrough in Lewisham seeks a Senior Parental Substance Misuse Practitioner to lead assessments, care planning and psychosocial interventions for families involved with children's social care. You will supervise staff, collaborate with health, social care and mental health colleagues, and travel across Lewisham sites to deliver integrated support.

The role focuses on safeguarding, recovery, and improving outcomes for children and families affected by parental substance misuse, with a strong

Qualifications

• Experience of assessing and supporting adults with substance misuse needs.
• Knowledge of safeguarding, risk assessment and trauma-informed practice.
• Experience of delivering evidence-based psychosocial interventions.
• Excellent partnership-working and communication skills.
• Experience supervising or managing staff is desirable.
• Willingness to travel across Lewisham sites.

Responsibilities

• Undertake comprehensive assessments and develop evidence-based care plans for parents experiencing drug and/or alcohol misuse.
• Deliver effective health and psychosocial interventions to support sustained recovery.
• Motivate and engage parents during the early stages of treatment, supporting them to access and remain engaged with substance misuse services.
• Provide line management and supervision to the Parental Substance Misuse Recovery Worker.
• Work collaboratively within the multi-agency Family Wellbeing Team, contributing to shared assessments, care planning, case discussions and group supervision.
• Liaise closely with Children's Social Care, Mental Health Services and other partner agencies to ensure effective service delivery, safeguarding and discharge planning.
• Maintain accurate clinical records and contribute to service development and continuous improvement.

Skills

Substance misuse experience

Safeguarding knowledge

Risk assessment

Trauma-informed practice

Psychosocial interventions

Partnership working

Team supervision

Job description

Waythrough in Lewisham seeks a Senior Parental Substance Misuse Practitioner to lead assessments, care planning and psychosocial interventions for families involved with children's social care. You will supervise staff, collaborate with health, social care and mental health colleagues, and travel across Lewisham sites to deliver integrated support.

The role focuses on safeguarding, recovery, and improving outcomes for children and families affected by parental substance misuse, with a strong