Substance Misuse Recovery Worker

As our new Substance Misuse Recovery Worker, your responsibilities will vary. Some of your duties will include:

• Being responsible for a caseload of patients (around 35-45) - working closely with them to deliver support, 1-1s, and advise on relapse prevention, relapse triggers etc 
• Deliver group sessions across the substance misuse service, including SMART, patient forums and harm reduction
• Plan for prisoner discharge / release, and ensure ongoing care
• Delivering outstanding care to psycho social patients, seeking out, listening to, and acting on their feedback - ensuring that their care is personalised and tailored to the individual 
• Providing a programme of psycho social interventions 
• Provide information and advice on substance misuse, alcohol, smoking cession, blood borne viruses and safe sex practices 

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.

It doesn’t stop there… we also offer:

• Discounts on shopping and leisure activities
• Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development
• 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it

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:

• 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

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.

• Have experience of working within substance misuse, whether in the community, hospital or a secure setting
• Any experience within a multi-disciplinary framework, which includes housing, social care, health care and mental health pathways would be a bonus
• Experience in, or knowledge of SMART would be helpful, as would experience in running group sessions and 1-1s
• Have a relevant qualification, or equivalent experience