Job summary
- Main area
- Drug and Alcohol Recovery Worker
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 367-ACMS-9485
- Employer
- Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Holly Lodge, Cheshunt, Church Lane, Cheshunt Waltham Cross, EN8 0DR
- Town
- Cheshunt Waltham Cross
- Salary
- £39,205 - £47,084 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 13/07/2025 08:00
Employer heading
Drug and Alcohol Recovery Worker - E&N Herts
NHS AfC: Band 6
Values Based Screener
At Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust we are looking for people to join us who share our values and those of the NHS. Before your application can be considered please take part on our online values questionnaire, which you can find below. When you have finished you will be sent a 'completion code' by email, which will be valid for 6 months and required to submit your application form.
http://hpft.recruitforvalues.com/
Job overview
Are you a talented mental health clinician (Registered Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist)?
Are you interested in working with an outstanding Trust to develop and deliver community treatment in mental health?
We are seeking to recruit a Drug and Alcohol Recovery Worker to join the Adult Community Mental Health Service (ACMHS) in East and North Hertfordshire. We have one role based in Stevenage and one role based in Cheshunt
We welcome diversity in our workforce and encourage applications from people of all ages and backgrounds, such as those with lived experience of mental health difficulties.
Here’s what our staff say about working in the team:
“It’s a privilege to help people make the changes they want to see in their lives. I get to see about three people each day, on site, and I love my job.” (LP, Counselling Psychologist, South West ACMHS)
Watch Maleah’s video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRY1EFYPKt0
Please contact Helen Dudeney on 07833235057 for an informal chat or to arrange a visit. We look forward to hearing from you!
You must hold a full valid driving licence and have access to a car to use regularly for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will:
- work with care co-ordinators and 35 - 40 service users, depending on complexity and other responsibilities
- carry out drug and alcohol misuse assessment including assessment of personal strengths and recovery capital, and risks
- develop recovery plans using a person-centred approach to develop, implement and evaluate needs and strengths-based care plans and risk management plans in partnership with service users, carers and other professionals
- provide Individual brief assessment one-to-one and group interventions
In return, we can offer you:
- leadership and management training opportunities
- 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service) plus bank holidays (pro rata where applicable)
- One of the UK's best pension schemes
- Comprehensive health and wellbeing services
- Special leave for family and personal reasons
- NHS Car Lease Scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
Working for our organisation
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of ‘Outstanding’ from the Care Quality Commission.
Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To liaise with professionals e.g. GP at start of treatment, at review and discharge
- To provide evidence-based drug and alcohol interventions in line with guidelines e.g. NICE, CQC, in a variety of settings promoting flexibility and choice for service users.
- To maximise engagement with service users and reduce the risks both to the individual service user and to others affected by their drug and/or alcohol misuse.
- To facilitate service users and carers to be involved in care and treatment.
- To work as an effective member of the multi-disciplinary team ensuring effective communication with other team members and other professionals.
- To attend and contribute to multi-disciplinary and multi-agency clinical meetings.
- To receive and participate in clinical supervision in accordance with Trust policy.
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification attached
Person specification
QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION/TRAINING
Essential criteria
- English and Maths at minimum GCSE or higher (or equivalent)
- Qualification in using Microsoft Office Applications (or demonstrable skill)
- Professional Qualification to degree level or equivalent e.g. Nursing, Social Work or Counselling
- Substance Misuse Training
- Training in Motivational Interviewing or other psychosocial interventions
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
- Good knowledge and understanding of drug and alcohol issues and experience of working within a related field
- Experience of working with clients with physical and / or mental health needs including co-morbidity
- Knowledge and experience of multi-agency working and establishing partnerships with other professions to achieve good outcomes for the service user group, e.g. mental health services, criminal justice agencies, community groups, etc
- Experience of working in an outcomes-focussed environment
- Experience of working in Health or Social Care or relevant sector
- Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team.
- Experience of providing evidence based interventions
- Experience of Recovery Focused interventions
- Experience of care planning and risk assessment
- Experience of managing a caseload of drug and alcohol users
Desirable criteria
- Good working knowledge of mental health services and good practice
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Helen Dudeney
- Job title
- Interim Head of Service
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07833235057
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