Substance Misuse Recovery Specialist – Prison Care

Practice Plus Group; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension scheme

25 days annual leave

Wellbeing benefits

Discounts on activities

Assistance helpline

Job summary

Practice Plus Group is recruiting a Substance Misuse Recovery Worker for HMP Lancaster Farms. The role focuses on delivering recovery services within a busy Category C prison, supporting inmates with substance misuse, mental health, and related needs.

You will manage a caseload, run group sessions, and collaborate with MDT colleagues to promote health, well-being and successful reentry into the community. The team encourages development and ongoing training.

Qualifications

• Experience in substance misuse or prison settings.
• Ability to assess and triage new entrants to a prison health service.
• Strong interpersonal skills to support patients through recovery.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of psychosocial patients with varying needs.
• Work with receptions to triage and assess new patients entering the prison.
• Deliver group sessions on overdose awareness, harm reduction and relapse prevention.
• Provide a programme of psychosocial interventions and comprehensive assessments.
• Facilitate peer-led group sessions and provide information on substance misuse and safe practices.
• Prepare patients for release and coordinate with community services.

Skills

Caseload management

Psychosocial interventions

Group facilitation

Multi-disciplinary

Communication skills

Job description

Practice Plus Group is recruiting a Substance Misuse Recovery Worker for HMP Lancaster Farms. The role focuses on delivering recovery services within a busy Category C prison, supporting inmates with substance misuse, mental health, and related needs.

You will manage a caseload, run group sessions, and collaborate with MDT colleagues to promote health, well-being and successful reentry into the community. The team encourages development and ongoing training.