Substance Misuse Support Worker

Practice Plus Group - Health in Justice; Lancaster; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension scheme

25 days annual leave increasing to 28

Wellbeing and lifestyle benefits

Shopping and leisure discounts

Professional development support

Long-term career prospects

Employee assistance helpline

Job summary

Practice Plus Group - Health in Justice is seeking a Substance Misuse Support Worker to join the SMS team at HMP Lancaster Farms. The role supports harm reduction, delivers evidence-based care, and works within an MDT across the site to help patients on their recovery journeys.

The position is full-time, based at HMP Lancaster Farms, offering formal induction, career development, and a comprehensive benefits package. UK right-to-work is required and security vetting applies.

Qualifications

• Experience in, or understanding of, working with recovery or other support services.
• Ability to quickly establish rapport with patients and engage them in services.
• Ability to positively manage potentially challenging behaviour.
• Commitment to involve patients in developing service delivery using our Patient Engagement Strategy.
• Understanding, knowledge and commitment to harm reduction.
• Experience (or interest) in working within the substance misuse multi-disciplinary framework including housing, social care, healthcare and mental health pathways.

Responsibilities

• Work with the healthcare team to assess and deliver harm-reduction advice.
• Provide evidence-based, patient-centred care responsive to recovery goals.
• Deliver non-judgemental care alongside the integrated healthcare team across site locations.
• Support delivery of psychosocial interventions through brief intervention and group work.
• Be a first point of contact for SMS service, encouraging patients to access support.

Skills

Recovery/Support services experience

Rapport building

Behaviour management

Patient engagement

Harm reduction

Multidisciplinary awareness

Job description

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Substance Misuse Support Worker to join the team Substance Misuse teamat HMP Lancaster Farms. HMP Lancaster Farms is a busy Category C male prison, currently holding around 550 males, and expanding by another 200.

Hours

This position is full time position working 37.5 hours per week and shifts will be between 8.00 - 19.00 Monday to Friday

Job summary

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Substance Misuse Support Worker to join the team Substance Misuse teamat HMP Lancaster Farms. HMP Lancaster Farms is a busy Category C male prison, currently holding around 550 males, and expanding by another 200.

Hours

This position is full time position working 37.5 hours per week and shifts will be between 8.00 - 19.00 Monday to Friday

Salary

You’ll receive an annual salary up to £29,723per 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

Main duties of the job

As our new Substance Misuse Support Worker, your responsibilities will vary.

• You will be working with other members of the health care team supporting with the assessment and delivery of harm reduction advice.
• Provide outstanding evidence-based care to patients seeking out, listening to and acting on their feedback so that care is personalised to their recovery journey and informed by what matters to them.
• Deliver non-judgemental care, alongside our integrated healthcare team in different locations across the site.
• You will support with the delivery of a range of psychosocial interventions through brief intervention and group work delivery.
• You will often be the first point of contact the patient will have with the SMS service, encouraging the patients to access support to improve their own health and wellbeing.

If you are interested incareer development,we have a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience, which include bothinternal and external optionsfor development and learning.

It doesnt stop there we also offer:

• Company pension scheme
• 25 days annual leave increasing with service up to 28 days per year, plus public bank holidays
• An extensive range of wellbeing and lifestyle benefits
• Discounts on shopping and leisure activities
• Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development
• Excellent long-term career prospects
• 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it

About us

The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. Were the UKs 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 Groups purpose is to Unlock your best work life and we stand by our core values:

• we treat patients and each other as they 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.

Our new Substance Misuse Support Worker will:

• Experience in, or understanding of, working with recovery or other support services and understanding the challenges faced by our patients.
• Ability to quickly establish rapport with patients and use techniques to engage them in services.
• Ability to positively manage potentially challenging behaviour.
• Commitment to include patients in the development of service delivery utilising our Patient Engagement Strategy.
• Understanding, knowledge and commitment to harm reduction.
• Experience (or looking to gain) of working within the substance misuse multi-disciplinary frame work, that includes housing, social care, healthcare, and mental health pathways.

Job description

Job responsibilities

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Substance Misuse Support Worker to join the team Substance Misuse teamat HMP Lancaster Farms. HMP Lancaster Farms is a busy Category C male prison, currently holding around 550 males, and expanding by another 200.

Hours

This position is full time position working 37.5 hours per week and shifts will be between 8.00 - 19.00 Monday to Friday

Salary

You’ll receive an annual salary up to £29,723per 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

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Practice Plus Group - Health in Justice

Address

HMP Lancaster Farms

Stone Row Head

Lancaster

Lancashire

LA1 3QZ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://practiceplushij.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

£25,557 to £29,723 a yearPaying from £25,557 - £29,723 per annum