Substance recovery Navigator

Forward Leeds; South Shields; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a compassionate Recovery Navigator to join their dynamic team. In this role, you will support individuals struggling with substance misuse, providing essential assessments and guidance to help them achieve their recovery goals. You will work closely with healthcare professionals in a vibrant hospital environment, ensuring that service users receive the structured treatment they need. This position offers a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the lives of those seeking to overcome addiction, all while benefiting from generous leave and professional development opportunities. If you are passionate about helping others and want to be part of a supportive community, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Generous annual leave entitlement (27 days)

Annual leave purchase scheme

Enhanced occupational sick pay

Enhanced employer pension contribution

Death in service benefit

Free Will writing

Eyecare vouchers

Blue light card discount

Free training courses

Flexible working policies

Qualifications

• Experience in substance misuse recovery and support services is essential.
• Strong communication and assessment skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Provide support and assessment for service users entering treatment.
• Collaborate with healthcare professionals to facilitate recovery.

Skills

Substance Misuse Knowledge

Assessment Skills

Communication Skills

Support and Engagement

Education

Relevant Degree or Equivalent Experience

Job description

Job Details: Substance Recovery Navigator

Waythrough launched in October 2024 following the merger of Humankind and Richmond Fellowship. Our vision is to break down the barriers that stop people getting the support they need to live a life they value. We tackle poverty and disadvantage in communities, through mental health, drug and alcohol, housing and related support.

We have almost 200 services around England – and nearly 3,500 amazing staff and volunteers who run them. Every year our services support around 125,000 people.

Bringing together two big organisations is not a small task and it’ll take a while to fully integrate our systems, processes and approaches. That’s why you will notice the jobs here are still branded ‘Humankind’. Next year we’ll be fully integrating our recruitment systems but for now they are separate.

Location: 4/5/7/18/19 Cookson House, South Shields, NE33 1TL

Interview Date: 08 May 2025

About the role

A new opportunity has arisen to be part of South Tyneside Adult Recovery Service (STARS) working closely with South Tyneside and Sunderland Foundation Trust (STSFT) to support service users within the hospital environment to access structured treatment and become free from addiction. STARS is a drug and alcohol recovery service delivered by Humankind in partnership with Spectrum CIC. We provide a range of clinical and psychosocial interventions to support individuals to develop the life skills and confidence to achieve and maintain recovery and abstinence from their substance misuse, and live healthier lives within their community.

As a Recovery Navigator you will provide an efficient and effective response to all who contact your service including professionals, service users, family members or carers. You will provide advice, information as well as assessment for those entering treatment, supporting and encouraging engagement and recovery goals.

If you do have any questions or want to know more about the role, you’re more than welcome to contact Paul Booth at [e-mail] for further information. If you want to apply for this role, you can do so by clicking the apply button and following the process; you can attach your CV and/or complete a supporting statement.

Please be advised salary will be agreed on, from the pay scale, based on your skills and experience.

The posts will be primarily based in the Emergency Departments and associated wards within South Tyneside and Sunderland Foundation Trust (STSFT) and have interconnectivity with South Tyneside Adult Recovery treatment team.

• To attend accident and emergency and all wards to assess inpatients' substance use if referred.
• You will provide harm minimisation and if the patient is agreeable, you will refer them on to STARS and other appropriate services.
• If the patient is in hospital for a long time, they can remain on your caseload providing further support prior to them being discharged.
• You will work alongside the alcohol nurse specialists and alcohol navigators, sometimes visiting the same patient as they may use alcohol and substances.
• If the patient does not want support in the community for their substance use, you can signpost to other services.
• You may be required to work weekends.

For full-person specifications and job details, please visit this link.

‘The salary advertised above demonstrates the full earning potential for this role, starting salaries will allow for pay progression within the pay band’

What can Waythrough offer you:

• Generous annual leave entitlement (27 days, plus bank holidays, increasing to 32 after 1 year’s service)
• Annual leave purchase scheme
• Enhanced occupational sick pay
• Enhanced employer contribution to your workplace pension
• Death in service benefit
• Free Will writing
• Eyecare vouchers
• Blue light card discount
• Fantastic learning and development opportunities, including free training courses
• Work-life balance - flexible working and family friendly policies
• Happy, Healthy You! – our wellbeing offers for our workforce
• Employee Assist Programme and Waythrough Support Networks

Waythrough is an equal opportunities employer. We value unique perspectives and experiences that everyone can bring and fully understand the strength in diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, regardless of race, gender, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or disability. If you have a genuine passion for working for us, we want to hear from you. We also welcome applications from people with lived experience with substance use. If you require support with your application, please contact the Recruitment Team at [e-mail].

Salary Period: 24,020-30,790

DBS Requirement: Enhanced Adult Barred

Does role require Police/Prison vetting? Not Applicable

Driving licence required for role? No

Applications Close Date: 25 Apr 2025

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