Substance Misuse Recovery Worker

The Methodist Church in Britain; South Derbyshire; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounts on shopping

Career development opportunities

Induction training

Learning Management System

24/7 employee assistance helpline

Financial assistance

Job summary

The Practice Plus Group is recruiting a Substance Misuse Recovery Worker to join the Substance Misuse team at HMP Winchester. The role focuses on caseload management and delivering structured psychosocial interventions to patients within healthcare centres, wings and house blocks.

You will work alongside nursing and pharmacy teams, provide information on substance misuse, smoking cessation and BBV, and follow the Health in Justice competency framework while maintaining safeguarding standards.

Qualifications

• Evidence of CPD
• Experience within substance misuse
• Knowledge and experience of providing structured psychosocial interventions
• Experience within a substance misuse multi-disciplinary framework covering housing, social care, healthcare and mental health pathways

Responsibilities

• Provide evidence-based care to a caseload of patients, using their feedback to personalise it
• Deliver a programme of psychosocial interventions
• Give information and advice on substance misuse, alcohol, smoking cessation, blood-borne viruses and safe sex
• Deliver non-judgemental care one to one and through group work
• Support nursing and pharmacy teams in primary care within healthcare centres and on wings and house blocks
• Work to the HiJ competency framework, policies and procedures, always considering safeguarding

Skills

Non-judgemental and compassionate

Excellent communication

IT literacy

Education

Relevant degree or qualification, or equivalent experience

Job description

This is a Substance Misuse Recovery Worker post in the Substance Misuse team at HMP Winchester, a male remand prison, for Practice Plus Group's Health in Justice service. The work centres on a caseload of patients receiving structured psychosocial interventions, with advice on substance misuse, alcohol, smoking, blood-borne viruses and safe sex, delivered one to one and in groups. It is full time, Monday to Friday, based across healthcare centres, wings and house blocks, alongside nursing and pharmacy teams. Offers depend on vetting and security checks, and the role needs prior experience in substance misuse.

What the job involves

• Provide evidence-based care to a caseload of patients, using their feedback to personalise it
• Deliver a programme of psychosocial interventions
• Give information and advice on substance misuse, alcohol, smoking cessation, blood-borne viruses and safe sex
• Deliver non-judgemental care one to one and through group work
• Support nursing and pharmacy teams in primary care within healthcare centres and on wings and house blocks
• Work to the HiJ competency framework, policies and procedures, always considering safeguarding

What’s required

Qualifications

• Relevant degree or qualification, or equivalent experience
• Evidence of CPD

Experience

• Experience within substance misuse
• Knowledge and experience of providing structured psychosocial interventions
• Experience within a substance misuse multi-disciplinary framework covering housing, social care, healthcare and mental health pathways

Skills & knowledge

• Non-judgemental and compassionate approach
• Excellent communication skills
• Good IT skills and IT literacy

Checks & eligibility

• Legal right to work in the UK
• Subject to additional vetting and security checks

What’s offered

• Discounts on shopping and leisure activities
• Regional and national career development opportunities
• Support to grow in the role and continue professional development
• Bespoke induction, including the Introducing Health in Justice training course
• Bespoke Learning Management System
• 24/7 employee assistance helpline
• Financial assistance when needed