Specialist Alcohol Recovery Worker

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Eastleigh; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A health and community service organization in Hampshire is seeking a dedicated Specialist Alcohol Recovery Worker. This role involves providing treatment and support to service users dealing with alcohol-related issues. You will maintain a caseload, conduct risk assessments, and embrace recovery concepts within your clinical practice. If you're passionate about making a positive change in people's lives, apply now for this rewarding opportunity.

Benefits

Comprehensive training and development opportunities

Supportive work environment

Impactful role making a difference in the community

Qualifications

• Experience in alcohol treatment services is essential.
• Understanding of recovery concepts in clinical work.
• Ability to maintain evidence-based practice.

Responsibilities

• Provide alcohol treatment to service users.
• Hold a caseload and offer individual interventions.
• Support service users through their treatment journey.
• Conduct accurate record keeping and documentation.
• Perform active risk assessment and management.

Skills

Knowledge of alcohol and its effects

Experience in providing interventions

Record keeping and documentation

Risk assessment and management

Supportive communication skills

Job description

Are you committed to making a positive change and empowering service users to achieve a better quality of life?

We have an exciting opportunity for a passionate and caring individual to join our Specialist Alcohol Service within Inclusion Recovery Hampshire, supporting people who use alcohol in making positive changes to their alcohol use.

In this role, you will utilise your expertise to provide high-quality service and care to your own caseload of service users. This includes offering a range of interventions, care planning, assessments, and supporting service users through their treatment journey and recovery ambitions — from beginning to end. The role also involves outreach work in the community and in-reach to those in hospital.

Working as part of our dedicated, multi-disciplinary team alongside prescribers, you will offer health support via testing clinics for blood-borne viruses (BBVs), embracing the concept of recovery, and maintaining accurate records and documentation.

This vacancy is suited for experienced applicants with robust knowledge of alcohol, its physical and mental effects, and associated risks.

The role is based across Hampshire for Inclusion Hampshire's Specialist Alcohol Service. You will be an integral part of a team, making a real difference to people's lives and the wider communities we serve.

Position Details:

• Full-time Specialist Alcohol Recovery Worker (37.5 hours per week)
• Location: across Hampshire (base location to be discussed at interview)
• Contract: Fixed Term, 12 months

Main Responsibilities:

• Provision of alcohol treatment to service users in the locality
• Holding a caseload and offering interventions to individuals
• Supporting service users through their treatment journey
• Embracing recovery concepts in clinical work
• Maintaining evidence-based, up-to-date practice in line with policies and legislation
• Accurate record keeping and documentation
• Supporting wider team duties, including caseload management and duty cover
• Active risk assessment and management
• Delivery of harm minimisation interventions and advice, including safe reduction plans, liaison with healthcare professionals, home visits, referrals, and holistic care planning

About Us:

Inclusion, established in 2002, is part of the Specialist Services Care Group of Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. We provide effective services across England, supporting individuals and communities affected by addiction, mental health issues, crime, or sexual health needs. We are committed to high-quality, inclusive care, staff and service user wellbeing, and continuous development. We value our staff and invest in training, and we aim to deliver the best outcomes for those we serve.

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