Substance Misuse Practitioner

East Sussex County Council; Eastbourne; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

East Sussex County Council's Under 25s Substance Misuse Service is recruiting a Substance Misuse Practitioner to deliver evidence-based treatment interventions to young people and their families impacted by substance misuse. This is a unique opportunity to join a specialist multidisciplinary team delivering services across the county.

You will deliver assessments and casework, utilise psychosocial interventions such as harm reduction and motivational interviewing, and work with Health,

Qualifications

• Effective interpersonal and communication skills with young people and professionals.
• Ability to assess service users and manage risk in the community.
• Understanding of emotional health issues and risky behaviours.
• Knowledge of psychosocial interventions and harm reduction approaches.
• Willingness to work with multi-disciplinary health and social care teams.

Responsibilities

• Deliver evidence-based psychosocial interventions for young people and families.
• Conduct assessments and manage casework across the county.
• Collaborate with Children's, Adult Services and Health partners to achieve outcomes.
• Engage in supervision, reflective practice and CPD as part of a supportive team.
• Support service users to improve health, wellbeing and life opportunities.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Engagement with youth

Multi-agency collaboration

Risk assessment

Emotional health awareness

Therapeutic approaches

Job description

Job Description

Are you able to engage with complex and diverse young people and their families? Join us to build a strong relationship that will enable them to address their substance misuse and make changes that will improve their health, wellbeing, life opportunities and constantly strive for successful outcomes.

Job Description

Are you able to engage with complex and diverse young people and their families? Join us to build a strong relationship that will enable them to address their substance misuse and make changes that will improve their health, wellbeing, life opportunities and constantly strive for successful outcomes.
East Sussex Under 25's Substance Misuse Service are recruiting a Substance Misuse Practitioner to deliver evidenced based treatment interventions to young people and their families who are impacted by substance misuse. This is an opportunity to join a specialist multi-disciplinary team delivering services across the county.
Working across county you will deliver an assessment and casework function delivering a range of evidenced based psychosocial interventions E.G. Specialist harm reduction, Motivational Interviewing. You will work closely with our partners in Children's, Adult Services and Health to ensure that Young People accessing the service achieve the best outcomes.
You will be part of an experienced supportive team who consistently achieve positive outcomes for our service users. You will access excellent and regular staff support mechanisms e.g. supervision, reflective practice and practice development sessions, with Continuing professional development a service priority.
We are looking for candidates with;

• Effective interpersonal and communication skills and ability to engage with service users, including young people, and other professionals.
• Ability to work jointly with Health professionals to deliver multi agency packages of support.
• The ability to assess service users and manage risk in the community by utilising supervision and support from colleagues.
• Understanding of issues affecting service users whose own experiences have impacted on their emotional and psychological health and who may engage in risky behaviours.
• Knowledge of the issues faced by service users who are experiencing emotional difficulty which may manifest itself in harmful behaviours.
• Understanding of different therapeutic approaches which can be used to support emotionally vulnerable people.

N.B. If you are a Social Worker or Nurse applying for this role, we will support you maintaining your professional registration.
This is a unique and rewarding opportunity to help people make tangible and meaningful changes that will improve their lives.
We offer a diverse range of benefits to help and support you during your employment. More information can be found on our benefits page .
For an informal discussion about this opportunity contact Mark Menning, Practice Manager at [e-mail] to request a MS teams call or phone call.
“I really like the hands-on approach of support work and knowing that I’m making a difference.” Kayleigh, Team Leader
For work that makes a difference, choose East Sussex!

About Us

Additional Information
This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced check for Regulated Activity with the Disclosure & Barring Services (previously the Criminal Records Bureau). For further information about what is required in this process please go to https://www.gov.uk/dbs-check-applicant-criminal-record . Please note that we require evidence of an overseas police check if you have lived or worked abroad.
Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is part-time or term-time only.
If you require sponsorship to work in the UK please let the hiring manager know this in your application so we can check eligibility for sponsorship for the role. For further information please go to https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas
If you require any reasonable adjustments, due to disability, to enable you to participate fully in the process please contact the hiring manager on the contact details above.