Substance Misuse Recovery Worker
Practice Plus Group Holdings Limited, West End, Doncaster
Substance Misuse Recovery Worker
£32346
Practice Plus Group Holdings Limited, West End, Doncaster
- Full time
- Temporary
- Onsite working
Posted 2 weeks ago, 11 Jul | Get your application in now before you miss out!
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: a565d64497184161b06957d8cdacec31
Full Job Description
We have an exciting opportunity for a Substance Misuse Recovery Worker to join the team at HMP Lindholme, a Category C male adult prison based in Doncaster, with operational capacity of around 900. Join the Recovery Team and empower those whom wish to make changes in their behaviour to promote health and well-being through recovery from drugs and alcohol. This is a crucial role within the healthcare team, making a real difference to patients, and delivering outstanding care. This role is being offered on a 12 Month fixed term contract, covering maternity leave. Hours: This is a full time role, 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Shifts are 8am - 4pm., As our new Substance Misuse Recovery Worker, your responsibilities will vary. Some of your duties will include:
- Delivering outstanding care to psychosocial patients, seeking out, listening to, and acting on their feedback - ensuring that their care is personalised and tailored to the individual
- Manage a caseload of patients with varying needs, including substance misuse, mental health, trauma etc
- Providing a programme of psychosocial interventions and comprehensive assessments
- Provide information and advice on substance misuse, alcohol, smoking cession, blood borne viruses and safe sex practices
- Prepare patients for release and transfer
- Delivering care on a 1-1 basis as well as group sessions
- Assisting the healthcare team across other pathways as needed If you are interested in career development, we have a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience, which include both internal and external options for development and learning.
- Have experience within a healthcare setting, ideally a prison / secure environment
- Have experience of working within the substance misuse multi-disciplinary framework, which includes housing, social care, health care and mental health pathways
- Have a flexible approach, and excellent communication skills
- Any SystmOne experience would be a bonus
- Have a non-judgemental 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.
- 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
This position is full time , you'll receive an annual salary of up to £32,346 dependent on experience 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, It doesn't 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, Free access to Reward Gateway discount scheme Blue Light Card, Boundless card and Costco membership eligibility Award winning ED&I programme Access to private health insuranceTraining & Development Training delivered via our bespoke Learning Management System including:
- RCGP Level 1 and 2 Training Practice Plus Group Skills Academy Apprenticeship pathways:
- Enhanced Clinical Practitioner L6 or L7 I get to make a significant difference to the lives of very disadvantaged people. And I'd like to say that the organisation I work for is very progressive in terms of patient care and staff development and I work with a really supportive team.
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 Recovery Worker will:
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:
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