Substance Use and Mental Health Recovery Worker

Turning Point; Ashton-under-Lyne; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days' paid holiday

Option to buy additional holidays

Job summary

Turning Point is seeking a COSUM Recovery Worker to support people with co-occurring substance use and mental health needs across the UK. A Full UK Driving Licence and access to a vehicle are essential.

The role offers a starting salary of £25,870 rising to £30,265 per year, with progression opportunities within a multidisciplinary team. You will develop personalised support packages, promote integration, and collaborate with recovery services to improve client outcomes.

Qualifications

• Understanding of dual diagnosis challenges
• Ability to work in a recovery-oriented, person-centred approach
• Ability to provide calm, consistent support during mental health crises
• Experience working towards team objectives
• Good time management and ability to meet deadlines
• Effective communication and listening skills
• Understanding professional boundaries when working with vulnerable people
• Collaborative team working and adaptability in changing environments

Responsibilities

• Promote integration to prevent gaps in services for people with co-occurring needs
• Build partnerships with Drug and Alcohol Recovery services to enhance care pathways
• Coordinate joint working to identify, monitor and respond to needs of dual diagnosis individuals
• Monitor care pathways via case meetings and shared support plans
• Identify and coordinate longer-term support needs for individuals with dual diagnosis
• Ensure tailored exit and follow-up plans based on individual needs
• Provide staff training on dual diagnosis to ensure team competencies

Job description

Job Description Job Introduction Please Note: A Full UK Driving License and access to a vehicle is an essential requirement. At Turning Point, we support people across the UK with substance use issues.

Co-occurring Substance use and Mental health (COSUM) Recovery Worker

You'll make a real difference to their lives as you develop the personal, flexible and realistic support packages they need to help turn things around. Passionate about people, you'll enjoy the scope and support to enhance your own life too, as you make the role your own as part of a friendly and multidisciplinary team. As a Dual Diagnosis Recovery Worker we offer a starting salary of £25,870 rising each year in line with our pay progression salary bands, rising to £30,265 per year. (Dependent on experience you may be offered a starting salary above the initial starting salary). You will have opportunities to progress your career with a structured learning journey and clearly defined career pathways that will enable you to achieve your long-term goals and work to your strengths. Whether you are looking to progress into a management and leadership role or to be a specialist in your field as an Advanced Substance Use Practitioner at Turning point we will support and encourage you on your career journey.

Role Responsibility

• To promote integration and ensure service users with co-occurring substance use and mental health needs do not fall between the gaps of services.
• To build collaborative partnerships with Drug and Alcohol Recovery services enhancing care pathways for those with a dual diagnosis.
• Facilitate joint working arrangements to ensure that individuals with a dual diagnosis do not fall through the net of services, by identifying, monitoring and responding to the needs of this group.
• To monitor care pathways through regular attendance at case meetings, establishing joint working arrangements on a case by case basis, setting up shared support plans that will enable individuals to engage with the holistic support to achieve greater recovery.
• Identify, assess and coordinate the longer-term support needs of individuals with a dual diagnosis and other associated complex needs with the aim of facilitating improved outcomes for this client group.
• Ensure that service users have individually tailored exit plans and follow up plans for each individual according to their needs.
• This process will provide a safety net in case personal circumstances have deteriorated after support has ended.
• Coordinate staff training and development in relation to dual diagnosis to ensure that the team have the right skills and competencies.

Ideal Candidate

• Understanding of the challenges experienced by people with a dual diagnosis (Mental health/ drug and or alcohol use)
• Ability to work in a recovery orientated, person centred, non-judgemental manner
• Ability to provide calm, consistent support to those experiencing a mental health crisis
• Experience of working towards achieving individual and team objectives
• Good time management and able to work to deadlines
• Confident and effective communicator
• A good listener
• Understanding of the importance of professional boundaries working with vulnerable people
• Collaborative team working skills
• Adaptable and able to work in a challenging and changeable environment
• Proven track record in managing incidents of verbal and physical aggression

About us

As a leading health and social care provider with more than 300 locations across England, we take real pride in the services we offer. We run all of our services on a not-for-profit basis; instead, we invest every penny back into our services and people. We never stop believing in change for the better, and we work constantly to improve the lives of the people we support.

Benefits

• You will get 33 days' paid holiday a year, increasing with each year of service up to 35 days. Plus the option to buy additional holidays and spread the cost.

Turning Point Benefits Turning Point Attached documents SM - Recovery Worker.pdf COSUM Recovery Worker Third Page.pdf