Substance Misuse Practitioner

Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust; England; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in England is seeking a full-time Band 5 Substance Misuse Practitioner to support men in recovery from substance misuse at HMP Stocken. The role requires NVQ 3 in Health & Social Care and offers opportunities to engage in structured psycho-social interventions. Candidates passionate about providing quality care in a dynamic environment are encouraged to apply.

Benefits

Comprehensive wellbeing support

In-house training and coaching

Qualifications

• NVQ 3 Health & Social Care (or commitment to work towards) required.
• Relevant training in CBT, Motivational Interviewing, Brief solution focused therapy is a plus.
• Previous experience in a recovery worker or support role essential.

Responsibilities

• Deliver recovery-oriented and outcome-focused service.
• Work within an integrated team delivering psycho-social interventions.
• Support prisoners in their recovery journey.

Skills

Recovery-oriented service delivery

Psycho-social interventions

Structured 1:1 work

Group interventions

Assessment and care planning

Education

NVQ 3 Health & Social Care

Job description

Job Overview

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. If it is identified that you require sponsorship to undertake this role your application may be withdrawn.

An exciting opportunity has become available within the Inclusion substance misuse team at HMP Stocken. We are recruiting for a full time band 5 Substance Misuse Practitioner.

Come and join a busy vibrant team supporting men with recovery from substances at HMP Stocken. You will be working with a case load of men, supporting them through psychosocial treatment for their substance misuse.

HMP Stocken is a male Cat C prison and the Inclusion SMS team support the population by offering support for drug/alcohol issues.

You would be joining a busy, established team who would support you in your new role. This is an energetic role for an individual who is passionate about providing good quality substance misuse support within a busy and rewarding environment. The variety of the role will keep things fresh and stimulating whilst being part of a supportive team with effective management providing supervision and guidance.

Main duties of the job

As part of the Inclusion Substance Misuse Team you would hold a case load of service users and appropriately manage your time to support their pathway through treatment, building care plans to support the service users throughout their journey.

Your main duties will include completing assessments and care planning, 1:1 structured work, delivering group interventions, supporting men through detox, comprehensive case notes, report writing and supporting men to achieve their care plan targets.

Working for our organisation

Inclusion, created in 2002 is part of the Specialist Services Care Group of Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT). We provide caring and effective services across England, including, West Yorkshire, West Midlands, East Midlands, West Mercia, Thames Valley, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Thurrock, Essex.

We support individuals, families and communities who are affected by addiction, crime, mental health or need treatment for their sexual health. We believe that the individuals and families who use our services should receive high quality, committed and inclusive care, realising all the benefits a modern NHS organisation can provide.

We work with patients and our staff teams to achieve the best outcomes we can. We invest heavily in training and development, and the wellbeing of our people, both staff and service users is central to who we are. Here at MPFT, we are proud of the comprehensive wellbeing and lifestyle support offer available, in addition to in-house training and coaching support.

Our services are robustly governed, evidence-based, inclusive, and designed and provided in conjunction with service users. We are committed to providing the best service we can, and if you share our values, we want you on our team!

For more about HMP Stocken and our incentives offer please see attached information.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for the full list of duties and responsibilities. A summary is below:

• To deliver a steps-based, recovery orientated and outcome focussed service within the host prison with a particular emphasis on high standards and good practice.
• To work within an integrated team delivering psycho-social interventions to service users presenting with substance misuse issues, including alcohol.
• To participate in activities designed to enhance the service such as clinical supervision and P.D.C. reviews, needs analysis, service user forums, increasing personal knowledge and remaining up to date with training.
• To support and facilitate longer term psycho-social, CBT based group work requiring multiple session delivery.
• To work with prisoners who have failed mandatory and voluntary urine tests and actively encourage them into treatment to engage in their recovery journey.
• To provide structured interventions in accordance with the needs identified on an individual basis, in line with the goals identified and agreed on the recovery plan.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• NVQ 3 Health & Social Care (or commitment to work towards) and/or relevant experience in comparable setting.

Desirable criteria

• Relevant training / Qualification in associated field such as CBT, Motivational Interviewing, Brief solution focussed therapy, Mapping techniques, Auricular acupuncture trained.

Experience

Essential criteria

• Previous experience working within a recovery worker or support role.