Substance Misuse Recovery Worker

Practice Plus Group; Lewes; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounts on shopping and leisure

Professional development opportunities

24/7 employee assistance helpline

Financial assistance when needed

Job summary

Practice Plus Group is recruiting a Substance Misuse Recovery Worker for HMP Lewes in Lewes, UK. The role focuses on delivering psychosocial care and interventions to substance misuse patients within a criminal justice setting.

The position offers full-time hours, a structured induction, and opportunities for regional and national career development. Candidates must have the right to work in the UK and pass vetting checks.

Qualifications

• Relevant degree/qualification or equivalent experience.
• Experience delivering structured psychosocial interventions.
• Experience in the substance misuse multidisciplinary framework including housing, social care, healthcare and mental health pathways.
• Non-judgmental and compassionate approach.

Responsibilities

• Provide evidence-based psychosocial care to a caseload of psycho-social patients.
• Deliver psychosocial interventions and information on substance misuse, alcohol, and safe sex practices.
• Support nursing and pharmacy teams in primary care within healthcare centres and on wings/blocks.
• Follow the organisation's HiJ competency framework and safeguarding policies.

Skills

Empathy/Compassion

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Education

Relevant degree/qualification or equivalent experience

Job description

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have an exciting opportunity for a Substance Misuse Recovery Workers to join our Substance Misuse team at HMP Lewes, a

Prison located in Lewes.

HMP Lewes is a Busy local remand male prison with a capacity for 620 inmates. We are recruiting for Substance Misuse Recovery Workers to support the Substance Misuse Healthcare Team. For this role you will preferably have experience with Substance Misuse patients within the criminal justice setting or working with vulnerable patients.

About The Role

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have an exciting opportunity for a Substance Misuse Recovery Workers to join our Substance Misuse team at HMP Lewes, a category B Prison located in Lewes.

HMP Lewes is a Busy local remand male prison with a capacity for 620 inmates. We are recruiting for Substance Misuse Recovery Workers to support the Substance Misuse Healthcare Team. For this role you will preferably have experience with Substance Misuse patients within the criminal justice setting or working with vulnerable patients.

There is free parking on site, a staff a gym. Close to the town centre and train station.

Hours

We offer healthcare 7 days per week, and you will work 5 days out of 7, including weekends on rotation. Shifts are 8am - 4pm, Monday - Sunday.

Salary

This position is full time, you’ll receive an annual salary up to £33,510 per annum.

How will we support you?

• Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course
• Competency framework
• Regional and national career development opportunities
• Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs
• Support from the wider team

Candidates are required to have a legal right to work in the UK and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks.

What you'll be doing

As a Substance Misuse Recovery Worker, your responsibilities will vary. You will

• Provide outstanding evidence based care to a case load of psycho social patients seeking out, listening to and acting on their feedback so that care is personalised and informed by what matters to them.
• You will provide a programme of psycho social interventions, along with information and advice on substance misuse, alcohol, smoking cession, blood borne viruses and safe sex practices.
• Deliver non-judgemental care on a one to one basis and through group work, supporting the nursing and pharmacy teams in primary care within healthcare centres and on wings and house blocks.
• You’ll make a real difference as defined throughout our bespoke HiJ competency framework following our policies, procedures and always considering safeguarding.

It doesn’t stop there

• Discounts on shopping and leisure activities
• Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development
• 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it

What we’ll look for in you

The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. We’re the UK’s leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of their background.

Practice Plus Group’s purpose is to Unlock your best work life and we stand by our core values:

we treat patients and each other as we would like to be treated

we act with integrity

we embrace diversity

we strive to do things better together

We are looking for caring, compassionate but also driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for a fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.

• Relevant degree/qualification or equivalent experience
• Knowledge and experience in the provision of structured psycho social interventions
• Experience of working within the substance misuse multi-disciplinary frame work, that

• includes housing, social care, healthcare, and mental health pathways

• A non-judgmental and compassionate approach

Secure environments are one of the most challenging, yet rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work. If you’re looking for a role where you can develop your existing healthcare skills and learn something new every day in an environment that never stands still, then this could be the right opportunity for you.