Substance Misuse Practitioner

Openhart; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading charity in Nottingham seeks a Substance Misuse Practitioner for a fixed-term contract until March 2026. The role involves conducting assessments and providing treatment to support rough sleepers facing addiction issues. The successful candidate will coordinate care and facilitate access to resources, ensuring a person-centered approach in a supportive environment. Professional growth is encouraged through available training and resources.

Benefits

Employee assistance programme

Stakeholder pension

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Paid DBS and Update Service

Loyalty awards

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Experience in drug and alcohol treatment.
• Ability to develop therapeutic relationships.
• Understanding of safeguarding and risk assessments.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive assessments for treatment.
• Deliver structured treatment and harm reduction interventions.
• Assist clients in accessing support services.

Skills

Conduct comprehensive assessments

Deliver harm reduction interventions

Coordinate care

Advocate for clients

Job description

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FTE

The Rough Sleepers Drug & Alcohol Treatment Team (RSDATT) has a vacancy for the post of a Substance Misuse Practitioner. The service provides drug and alcohol treatment to rough sleepers or those at a risk of homelessness experiencing severe and multiple disadvantages. Treatment focuses on addressing health inequalities through assertive outreach and in-reach provision using an integrated model of care with effective interdisciplinary and interagency working.

SUBSTANCE MISUSE PRACTITIONER, NOTTINGHAM, FIXED TERM TILL MARCH '26, 37HRS, BAND 4 £26,530 - £29,114, FTE

The Rough Sleepers Drug & Alcohol Treatment Team (RSDATT) has a vacancy for the post of a Substance Misuse Practitioner. The service provides drug and alcohol treatment to rough sleepers or those at a risk of homelessness experiencing severe and multiple disadvantages. Treatment focuses on addressing health inequalities through assertive outreach and in-reach provision using an integrated model of care with effective interdisciplinary and interagency working.

The Successful Candidate Will

• Conduct comprehensive assessments.
• Deliver harm reduction-based interventions and structured treatment.
• Prioritise access to opioid substitute treatment.
• Coordinate care for individuals with complex health and social care needs through assertive engagement, SMART care plans and involvement of specialist teams/agencies.
• Assist rough sleepers in accessing emergency or temporary accommodation.
• Provide advice on welfare, housing and tenancy rights.
• Facilitate assessments of care needs.
  
  

The post holder will have the ability to develop and sustain therapeutic relationships based on trust, provide person-centered care, and deliver psycho-social support underpinned by Trauma Informed Care in a Psychologically Informed Environment. The role entails acting as an advocate; promoting autonomy, choice and independence in addition to establishing and reconnecting service users with positive social support networks and local community support services.

A core aspect of the role is carrying out risk assessments and implementing effective risk management plans including for safeguarding concerns and crisis management. The practitioner should have an awareness of legislation, best practice guidelines and local procedures in particular areas relating to substance misuse, mental health, adult and child safeguarding, homelessness and community care.

The post holder will be expected to deliver treatment based on the principles of equality, justice and culturally sensitive practice. It is essential that high standards of professionalism are maintained with accurate case management records and performance data. The successful candidate will be supported through training, supervision and shared expertise across the interdisciplinary team. There is an expectation that within reason, the candidate will be expected to carry out other duties to maintain service delivery, this includes covering the Rota on Saturdays.

Why Join Us?

• We invest in you and encourage career progression providing a full induction, e-learning and classroom training, management development pathways, fully-funded professional qualifications and more.
• Your wellbeing is important to us. We emphasise wellbeing in all our working environments and employ a Wellbeing Practitioner to support our staff.
• Employee assistance programme, salary sacrifice schemes.
• Stakeholder pension, enhanced maternity and paternity leave and paid sick leave.
• 32 days holiday including Bank Holidays increasing with service.
• Paid DBS and Update Service.
• Loyalty awards and non-contributory life insurance.
• Equality and diversity is important to us: we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and cultures, and appreciate the variety of experience they provide. As one of Nottinghams few Disability Confident Leaders, we warmly encourage job applications from people with disabilities.
  
  

Framework supports all employees to achieve a better work/life balance. Should you wish us to consider flexible working or job share as part of your application please state this on your application in the supporting statement section.

98% of the workforce in a recent staff survey said they were proud to work for Framework.

Framework is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Registered charity No: 1060941.

As a Disability Confident employer, we warmly encourage job applications from people with disabilities. Framework is committed to offering opportunities to people from diverse communities. If you have specific requirements or adjustments, please let us know if there is anything we can do to support your application.

As an organisation we do not offer sponsorship for overseas candidates as our roles do not come under the Shortage Occupancy List (SOL) for the scheme. Any non-UK citizen who wishes to apply for a role within Framework would need to be able to provide valid RTW in the UK without the need for support from us.

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