Substance Misuse Recovery Practitioner

Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust; Stretton; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits as a Substance Misuse Recovery Practitioner at HMP Stocken. Join a vibrant team dedicated to supporting men in their recovery journey from substance misuse. This full-time role involves managing a caseload, conducting assessments, and delivering structured interventions to help individuals achieve their care plan targets. The position offers a dynamic work environment with a focus on high standards and effective management support. If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of those affected by addiction, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

In-house training and coaching support

Comprehensive wellbeing support

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• NVQ 3 in Health & Social Care or equivalent experience required.
• Relevant training in CBT, Motivational Interviewing preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deliver recovery-oriented services within the prison environment.
• Manage a caseload and support service users through treatment.

Skills

Psycho-social interventions

Motivational Interviewing

CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy)

Care planning

Assessment skills

Education

NVQ 3 Health & Social Care

Relevant training in associated fields

Job description

Employer Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust - Inclusion Services

Employer type NHS

Site HMP Stocken

Town Leicestershire

Salary £29,970 - £36,483 Per annum

Salary period Yearly

Closing 18/02/2025 08:00

Substance Misuse Recovery Practitioner

Band 5

Job overview

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!

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

• NVQ 3 Health & Social Care (or commitment to work towards) And/Or Relevant experience in comparable setting.
• Relevant training / Qualification in associated field such as CBT, Motivational Interviewing, Brief solution focussed therapy, Mapping techniques, Auricular acupuncture trained.

Experience

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

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Rachael Burley

Job title Team Manager

Email address [e-mail]

Telephone number 01780 795020

If you would like to know more and find out whether joining our dedicated team is for you then please get in touch with Rachael as we would love to hear from you.

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