Recovery Worker

Scienceabode; Cannock; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Band 5 Recovery Worker in Cannock to support drug and alcohol treatment services. The ideal candidate will have experience in delivering harm reduction advice and psycho-social interventions, and will be responsible for managing a full case load of clients. Full-time availability is required, with a rate of £21.35 per hour. The role emphasizes support for service users and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Recovery worker or equivalent is essential.
• Must have full right to work in the UK.
• Availability for full-time work, Monday to Friday.

Responsibilities

• Provide harm reduction advice and support.
• Maintain a full case load of clients as the key worker.
• Carry out comprehensive assessments and reviews.
• Assist nurse prescribers during prescribing clinics.
• Facilitate group work interventions.
• Provide a needle exchange service.

Skills

Experience in drug and alcohol treatment

Harm reduction principles

Psycho-social interventions

Group work facilitation

Job description

Blackstone Recruitment are working with a drug and alcohol treatment service based in Cannock who support adults and young people in Staffordshire. The service require a Band 5 Recovery Worker to join their team on a locum basis.

Candidates will ideally have experience working within a structured drug and alcohol treatment system working with those prescribed OST, alongside other prescribed interventions. You will offer PSI interventions and be well versed in harm reduction principles to reduce drug and alcohol related harm.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide harm reduction advice, information, and support with an emphasis on safer drug use, safer sex, HIV, Hepatitis A, B and C and other blood borne infections
• Be responsible for maintaining a full case load of clients as the key worker
• To carry out comprehensive assessments, construct care packages with multi-disciplinary colleagues where required, review care plans in a structured format and manage onward referral
• To assist and support nurse prescribers during prescribing clinics
• To provide a range of structured psycho-social interventions including CBT based brief solution focused therapy and motivational enhancement techniques
• To create and facilitate group work interventions
• To provide a needle exchange service
• Demonstrable commitment to service user involvement
• To work with a range of professionals in ensuring service users’ needs in terms of safeguarding and mental health are met
• Encourage and work with service users to move forward in their recovery
• Encourage and work intensively with service users to support them move away from maintenance treatment where appropriate

Essential Requirements

• Must have full RTW in the UK
• Must be available full-time – Monday to Friday
• Previous experience as a Recovery worker, substance misuse practitioner or drug and alcohol worker or equivalent is essential

Please APPLY now or contact Kirsty at Blackstone Recruitment

£21.35/hour