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Recovery Worker

Employer
East London NHS Foundation Trust
Location
Bedford
Salary
£27,055 to £32,934 a year per annum
Closing date
18 Feb 2023

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Profession
CBT therapist, Substance misuse nurse
Grade
Band 5
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Path to Recovery, Drug and Alcohol Services provides community-based drug and alcohol services to Bedford Borough and Central Bedfordshire

The purpose of the job is to reduce drug and alcohol-related harms to individuals, families and communities, and empower service users to achieve a better quality of life and wellbeing and fulfil their personal ambitions for recovery. The post holder will
  • put service users at the centre of everything they do, and consistently deliver a high-quality service that promotes and supports recovery in line with Trust vision and processes
  • work to values that include self-determination, empowerment and choice for service users
  • work in partnership with service users and empower them to draw on their individual strengths and assets, and set goals they would like to achieve in all aspects of their lives.
  • deliver personalised and evidence-based interventions in one-to-one and group settings, and will optimise their interventions to achieve the best possible outcomes.


Main duties of the job

P2R is recruiting a full-time Band 5 recovery worker to work in the Bedfordshire addiction service, the role will be as part of the assessment team, this role is a dynamic and fast-paced role with many skills needed to successfully introduce people to the service by completing a thorough assessment of needs, identifying and actioning any risks as well as preparing SMART care plans and working with clients when they first enter treatment of substance misuse.

About us

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

Job description Job responsibilities

Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification attached to this vacancy for more information.

Person Specification Education, Training & Qualifications Essential
  • oEnglish and Maths at minimum GCSE or higher.
  • oInformation and Communication Technology literacy.
Desirable
  • oMinimum NVQ level 4.
  • oFluent Polish speaker
  • oProfessional Qualification e.g. Nursing, Social Work or Counselling.
  • oSubstanceMisuse Training.
  • oTraining in Motivational Interviewing or other psychosocial interventions.
Experience Essential
  • oExperience of working in Health or Social Care as a key worker.
  • oExperience of working within a multi disciplinary team.
  • oExperience of managing a full caseload.
  • oExperienceofprovidingevidencebased interventions
  • oExperience of Recovery Focused interventions.
  • oExperience of using Information and Communication Technology to deliver clinical practice.
Desirable
  • oExperience of working with drug and alcohol users.
Skills & Abilities, and Values Essential
  • oAbility to apply recovery values and principles in day to day work.
  • oAbility to empower service users to draw from their strengths and assets, and identify solutions.
  • oSkills in assessing needs and setting goals.
  • oSkills in planning, implementing and evaluating care. oAbility to manage a caseload.
  • oAbility to respond flexibly to the demands of the service.
  • oAbility to maintain professional boundaries and work effectively with service users, colleagues and other agencies.
  • oHave a positive attitude to learning and personal development.
Knowledge & Understanding Essential
  • oKnowledge of addiction theories and evidence based interventions in substance misuse.
  • oUnderstanding and commitment to the values and principles of Recovery.
  • oUnderstandingofstatutoryresponsibilitiese.g. Safeguarding Children.
  • oUnderstanding and commitment to delivering Key Performance Indicators.
  • oUnderstanding and commitment to delivering quality care in line with national monitoring eg CQC
  • oUnderstanding and commitment to Equality and Diversity.


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