Senior Practitioner – Prison-Based Addiction Recovery Lead

CRANSTOUN; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Cranstoun is seeking a Senior Practitioner to join our psychosocial drug and alcohol service at HMP Birmingham. This 35-hour-per-week role is a permanent contract with a salary of £27,180–£33,580 per annum, depending on experience.

You will be the first point of contact for trainee and newly appointed key workers, providing guidance and peer supervision. You will audit patient records regularly and support innovations in collaboration with the clinical team within the prison setting,

Qualifications

• Experience in substance use settings.
• Knowledge of the criminal justice system.
• Ability to work independently and communicate effectively.

Responsibilities

• First point of contact for trainee key workers and newly appointed key workers, providing guidance and peer supervision.
• Lead on auditing patient records regularly.
• Support with innovation and implementing new initiatives.
• Work in collaboration with the clinical team and contribute towards the wider drug strategy in a prison setting.

Job description

Cranstoun is seeking a Senior Practitioner to join our psychosocial drug and alcohol service at HMP Birmingham. This 35-hour-per-week role is a permanent contract with a salary of £27,180–£33,580 per annum, depending on experience.

You will be the first point of contact for trainee and newly appointed key workers, providing guidance and peer supervision. You will audit patient records regularly and support innovations in collaboration with the clinical team within the prison setting,