Recovery Practitioner

Job Overview

ARC-MK help people over the age of 18, residing in Milton Keynes, who want to break a cycle of addiction to substances such as heroin, alcohol and other types of stimulants or long-term alcohol addiction. We offer a variety of psychosocial and clinical interventions to support clients throughout their treatment journey.

This role will hold a caseload of individuals and specifically provide one-to-one support to individuals through offering 1-1 and group work interventions.

Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity has presented itself within our service! This is a unique opportunity to be part of an integrated substance misuse service combining the elements of education, prevention, treatment and recovery within a community setting. We are looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated and empathic Band 4 Recovery Practitioner to complement our Addictions Team supporting the delivery of psychosocial interventions.

The post holder should be ready for a new challenge, demonstrate good communication skills and work collaboratively within the multi-disciplinary team. You should have experience of completing comprehensive assessments and risk management. The successful candidate will hold a caseload of complex clients and deliver structured interventions via 1-1 and groupwork.

Working for our organisation

There’s a place for you at CNWL.

We’re passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patient’s own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do.

Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people.

We’re always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every new employee we’re hoping to find our future leaders and we’ll support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career.

With a diverse culture and equally diverse range of opportunities across mental health, community services, addictions, eating disorders, learning disabilities and more – whatever stage of your career you're at, there's always a place for you at CNWL.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

• To work as a member of the multidisciplinary team, which provides a range of specialist services to substance users, including harm minimisation approaches, motivational interviewing, relapse prevention, care planning, health education and detoxification, mindfulness and groupwork.
• To make continuous assessments of the psychological, emotional, social, and rehabilitative needs of clients, taking into account the needs of the client, their family/carer and local community, with regular evaluation of care plans.
• To provide case management to a defined caseload of clients, under the supervision of their manager and the multi-disciplinary team.
• To use agreed and established outcome monitoring tools and any other relevant quality measures.
• To manage the transfer of individuals between prisons and into the community.
• To counsel individuals about their substance use, using motivational interviewing and other evidence-based interventions.
• To ensure full risk assessment and risk management is delivered effectively.
• To understand and implement clinical governance.
• To ensure the highest quality of service is delivered by following local and national quality and performance standards, guidance, procedures, and practice guidelines.
• To ensure that all work is performed in accordance with Trust policies and procedures, including Incident Reporting.
• To support the wider service with additional interventions as appropriate and with relevant training, e.g. initial clinical assessment, second signatory for controlled drugs, urine testing, dry blood-spot testing, etc.
  
  

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Educated to diploma level or NVQ level 4
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Motivational Interviewing/Relapse management training
• Harm reduction training
  
  

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

Essential criteria

• Knowledge of risk assessment and management.
• Demonstrates the ability to manage work under pressure
• Ability to use computer to access patient information and email.
• Maintain patient confidentiality
• Sensitive to colleagues and able to promote a positive motivating environment
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Understand the different roles of the multi-disciplinary team and own role within it
• Ability to provide and accept feedback, support, clinical/managerial supervision
• Committed to personal/professional development
• Dependable and a sense of responsibility
• Flexible approach to work with ability to prioritise workload
• Professional manner
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Problem solving skills, stress management skills & conflict resolution skills
• Data processing and analysis
  
  

Experience

Essential criteria

• Keeping accurate electronic records.
• Substantial experience in relevant role.
• Experience of conducting risk assessments and developing/reviewing care plans.
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working within a community addictions service
• Experience of working within a secure environment / prison