Supporting change / Recovery worker- Substance Misuse

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a IRC for a supporting change, recovery worker to work at Yarl's Wood IRC. We are seeking an individual who is enthusiastic, compassionate, flexible, and creative in their approach and can work alongside medical staff and the wider multi-disciplinary team to provide high quality and effective administrative support.
NHFT provide Healthcare and Wellbeing services to service users in Yarl's Wood IRC, The post holder will work within the recovery team to provide psychosocial support to service users, through structured interventions
such as group work and individual appointments.
The post holder will work alongside the Doctors and integrated substance misuse clinical team to review and support service users
with past and current substance misuse issues.
The post holder will work alongside the integrated substance misuse clinical team, assisting with managing a caseload of service
users receiving drug and alcohol substitution therapy.
The post holder will work independently on the units and as part of the nursing reception team performing assessments and 1:1
interventions.
The post holder will liaise with internal and external teams relevant to the service user's care.
The post holder will ensure continuity of care for service users transferring both into the community and abroad, via referral and
appoint them to community teams.
The post holder will provide all service users with harm minimisation information, naloxone training and a take home naloxone on
discharge.
The post holder will contribute to the development support and implementation of individual recovery plans for service users.
The post holder will work within the wider substance misuse team to develop and deliver trauma informed therapeutic activities and
programs., Applications will be transferred to the TRAC system, by completing an application you are giving authorisation for the transfer of your data. In submitting an application form, you authorise us to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR) Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process. Including factual reference, occupational health clearance and statutory and mandatory training records
Correspondence regarding your application will be sent to you via a TRAC system account.
Please submit your application as soon as possible; due to the high volumes of applications we receive we reserve the right to close any adverts before the closing date once we have received sufficient applications.
We are an equal opportunities employer, which aims to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.
At NHFT we support many of our colleagues to work flexibly and we will consider requests for flexible working from day one. For this role, we are open to discussing a range of options including flexible hours, agile/home working, compressed hours and part time hours. Please have a conversation with the recruiting manager about the flexibility you need and we will promise to explore what is possible with you.
Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible.
All posts that are engaged in a regulated activity will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and a DBS re-check on a three yearly basis whilst employed in such a role. Staff employed in these posts will therefore be asked to register with the DBS Automatic Update Service upon receipt of their DBS certificate and must update yearly , the annual fee will be reimbursed subject to Trust policy. For further information please visit: DBS Update Service: applicant guide - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Please note if a DBS is applicable for the position then a charge will be deducted from your first salary or upfront cost if a staff bank position.
Please note that all new starters to the trust are subject to a probationary period.

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be 'outstanding' by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.